The Rockies’ epic drought ended with a cloudburst of terrific pitching by Tanner Gordon and one of the feel-good moments of the season coming from a most unlikely source.
First baseman Blaine Crim, called up from Triple-A Albuquerque before the game, hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning. It was first homer, indeed the first hit, of his major league career, and it carried the Rockies to a 4-2 win over the Padres Friday night at Petco Park.
Of course, nothing comes easy for the 2025 Rockies. San Diego scored a run in the ninth off closer Victor Vodnik and had men on first and third before Vodnik struck out Ryan O’Hearn to close out the game and give Vodnik his eighth save.