To shamelessly steal a phrase from Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi: “No sweep for you!”
Sunday afternoon, the Rockies were on track for just their second three-game sweep of the season. They led the White Sox, 5-3, entering the eighth inning at Coors Field. Then, “yada, yada, yada,” it all fell apart.
Chicago teed off on relievers Matt Koch, Justin Bruihl and Justin Lawrence in a seven-run inning to pocket a 10-5 win.
Koch gave up four runs on three hits and a walk. Bruihl, a left-hander, came in and intentionally walked Yasmani Grandal to load the bases so that he could face lefty Oscar Colas. The strategy backfired when Colas hit a two-run double to left.
The back-breaker was Lenly Sosa’s three-run homer to left off of Lawrence’s first-pitch sweeper. Lawrence has not been sharp lately. He allowed a career-high five runs last Tuesday in the ninth inning, his eighth blown save of the season in an 8-5 loss to Arizona at Coors.
The Rockies were seeking their first sweep since taking three games from Milwaukee from May 2-4 at Coors Field. And with a big day from veteran Charlie Blackmon and a solid start from Chris Flexen, they were well on their way to one of the most satisfying weekends of the season.
Blackmon put the Rockies on the board in the third inning with a two-out, solo homer into the second deck in right field. Blackmon demolished right-hander Dylan Cease’s first-pitch curveball, sending it 455 feet. It was Blackmon’s seventh homer of the season and his second in two days.
The 37-year-old Blackmon, who missed 53 games because of a broken right hand, tore around the bases for a triple in Colorado’s three-run fifth inning. It was Blackmon’s 62nd career triple — he also hit one Tuesday night — the most among active major league players. Blackmon is the only active player with at least 300 doubles, 60 triples and 200 home runs in his career.
Flexen gave the Rockies six strong innings, limiting the White Sox to two runs (one earned) on seven hits.
Flexen struck out five and walked none. Andrew Vaughn led off the second with a homer to left, and Chicago tagged on an unearned run in the third to take a 2-0 lead when Andrew Benintendi stole third base and strolled home on catcher Austin Wynns’ throwing error.
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