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MLB bad beat: Road underdog Padres stun Rockies for second time this weekend
MLB bad beat: Road underdog Padres stun Rockies for second time this weekend
The Padres earned a 14-13 win Sunday at Coors Field after being down three runs going into the ninth and five after the sixth. It was the second time in the four-game set San Diego came back from a large deficit as an underdog.
The Padres earned a 14-13 win Sunday over the Rockies at Coors Field after being down three runs going into the ninth and five after the sixth.
It was the second time in the four-game set San Diego came back from a large deficit as an underdog after [storming back from six down in the ninth Friday night](https://www.betchicago.com/mlb-bad-beat-padres-historic-comeback-burns-rockies-bettors).
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## Rockies bad beat vs. Padres
To put it mildly, Sunday's game was crazy. The winning run was scored when starting pitcher -- yes, pitcher -- Matt Strahm pinch hit and walked on a full count after Colorado (a -150 favorite at most Las Vegas sportsbooks) opted to intentionally walk catcher Austin Allen and outfielder Josh Naylor knowing the Padres (+135 to +140 most places) had no position players left on the bench.
San Diego (35-37) tied it at 13 on third baseman Greg Garcia's two-run triple (also on a full count), and the Padres pulled to within two one batter prior, when outfielder Wil Myers hit a two-run single.
The game also had a 17-minute water delay when [a sprinkler head broke](https://twitter.com/TroyRenck/status/1140342922090467328) and a 47-minute rain delay.
The 92 runs scored by the teams in the four-game series set a modern-day record (post-World War II), [per The Associated Press](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26989610/padres-rockies-break-4-game-series-runs-record), and the Rockies (37-34) actually outscored San Diego, 48-44, winning the two non-bad beat games.
Said Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer: "A four-game set here (at Coors Field), it feels like a month."
The game time was 3:31, which probably felt short after Friday's 5:04, 12-inning marathon. The quickest of the four games was Thursday's 3:26 affair.
Colorado is actually 6-2 against San Diego this season, but boy, the two were doozies for bettors.
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