A miraculous Colorado Rockies comeback added to the Atlanta Braves distress on Sunday. Down 8-2 getting into the eighth inning, the Rockies scored seven runs in opposition to Atlanta’s bullpen to show that 8-2 deficit right into a 9-8 win (field rating). For the Braves, the six-run blown lead despatched them to their seventh loss of their final eight video games.

Right here is that seven-run rally, which was capped off by Brendan Rodgers’ go-ahead two-run double. Luke Jackson was charged with 4 runs in two-thirds of an inning. Joe Jiménez wore the opposite three runs. He acquired one out.

In line with FanGraphs, the Braves had a 99.0% likelihood to win Sunday’s sport after Jackson struck out Rodgers to open the eighth inning. For all intents and functions, this was a 1-in-100 comeback, which feels too widespread, no? One out of 100 is not that uncommon. Six straight Rockies reached base with two outs to increase the rally and push throughout the seven runs.

Sunday’s sport was solely the second time in Rockies franchise historical past that they got here again to win a sport when trailing by a minimum of six runs within the eighth inning or later. The one different time it occurred: July 6, 2010, when the Rockies erased a 9-3 deficit within the backside of the ninth inning in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals. Seth Smith hit a walk-off three-run residence run off Ryan Franklin.

The Rockies are actually 2-725 all-time — 2-725! — when trailing by six or extra runs within the eighth inning or later. I am a bit shocked they’ve mounted solely two such comebacks given the Coors Subject of all of it. It is a fantastic place to hit and a horrible place to pitch. I might’ve guessed the Rockies had a number of extra six-run late-inning comebacks than that. Huh.

Sunday’s win improved Colorado to 44-75. They’ve the second worst file in baseball however are 16 video games up on the traditionally unhealthy Chicago White Sox. The Braves, in the meantime, are 61-56 on the season.