The Colorado Rockies defeated the Miami Marlins on a gloomy Thursday at Coors Field, winning by a final score of 15-9 and moving their magic number to clinch a postseason berth to three.

Editor’s Note: The Brewers went on to lose Thursday night, dropping Colorado’s magic number to two.

It was a coming out party for a Rockies lineup that has struggled recently, sparking concern within the fan base with just a few games remaining and a Wild Card lead of just 1.5 games.

Colorado’s hitting woes took a hiatus as the Rockies complied 14 hits over eight innings; however, what’s most inspiring was the timely hitting throughout the lineup all afternoon. MVP candidate Charlie Blackmon continued his successful ways, driving in three runs (including No. 100 on the season), while players who have been underwhelming for a majority of this season did most of the heavy lifting for Colorado.

Ian Desmond got the scoring started for Colorado’s offense by blasting a three-run home run in the second inning. The Rockies managed to plate an additional three runs in the inning thanks to base hits from Blackmon and Trevor Story.

Stroy had a big day at the plate and stayed hot following his three-RBI performance the night before, driving in four runs on two hits and also drawing a walk.

Desmond was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and four RBIs on the day.

Carlos Gonzalez also had a productive afternoon, driving in two runs with a three-hit performance.

Those three, Desmond, Story, and Gonzalez, accounted for 10 of the Rockies’ 15 RBIs with Blackmon and youngster Ramiel Tapia rounding out the total.

It was another dominant day on the mound for starting pitcher Jon Gray, who has been laser sharp in the month of September, owning an ERA of 2.17 and holding his opponents batting average to just .219 entering Wednesday’s start.

Gray dominated throughout the afternoon, logging six innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five. Miami jumped on Gray in the fourth with a three-run home run by A.J. Ellis, but other than that, Gray was solid.He was dialed in and kept hitters off-balance all afternoon with the mixture of his flaming fastball and deceiving breaking pitches.

The Marlins did score six runs in garbage time; plating runs in the eighth and ninth innings when the game was virtually set in stone.

The club is off tomorrow but will welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to town for a three-game series that will decide their fate this season.