Strikeouts: With the game tied at six in the top of the ninth on Friday night, Justin Miller took the mound hoping to preserve the tie and give Colorado the chance to win it on one swing in the bottom of the inning. Closer John Axford was unavailable, having been used the three nights prior. Facing three hitters who have struggled to hit for average, but have some pop in A.J. Ellis, Joc Pederson and Scott Van Slyke, Miller dug deep and earned to crucial strikeouts. Charlie Blackmon made a superb running catch to rob Ellis of a hit to lead off the inning, spurring Miller on to back-to-back strikeouts of Pederson and Van Slyke. The punchouts kept the game knotted at six and Carlos Gonzalez ended it in the bottom half of the frame with a walk-off home run.
