Hawpe Delivers Walk-Off Double; Seth Smith Proving His Value

It was an important game for the Rockies. They had fallen short the two previous nights and were looking at going into the All-Star break three games behind in the National League Wild Card race. Starter Jason Hammel lasted just three innings, giving up five runs on nine hits. He simply did not have it.The past two days have seen the Rockies get down by a few runs and the offense struggle to keep the team in the game. It looked as if the Rockies from April and May had returned. The batters seemed to be pressing when they had runners in scoring position and they found new ways to keep runs from coming across the plate.Not on Sunday, as the Rockies continued to battle back. Despite the poor outing by Hammel, and the two-run home run given up by Jorge De La Rosa, who relieved Hammel, there was a constant feeling that the Rockies were going to find a way to get back in the game.Hawpe got them on the board in the second inning with a solo home run, his 14th of the season. Then Tulowitzki...