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The first blown save of the season for 38-year-old Boston Red Sox reliever Aroldis Chapman was a painful one for Bostonians but a record-setting night for fans in Denver's Coors Field.
Down 2-0 to the Red Sox in the eighth inning, the Colorado Rockies had four consecutive hits with one out, but they had runners thrown out at home and at third base to remain scoreless.
In the bottom of the ninth, Chapman, a former Cincinnati Reds closer, took the mound looking for his 15th save of the season. He would throw a pair of mid-80s sliders but mostly threw fastballs ranging from 95 to 99 miles per hour.
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The Rockies, tied with the Angels for the most losses in baseball with 48, won with four straight hits off Chapman. TJ Rumfield singled to left, and Hunter Goodman followed with a single. Cole Carrigg had a bunt single, then Jake McCarthy cleared the bases with a triple for a 3-2 Rockies victory.
In doing so, the Rockies became the first team in the live-ball era to have eight consecutive plate appearances with a hit, the last being the walk-off triple.
Aroldis Chapman could be pennant pick-up for some MLB team
The blown save put the Red Sox at 31-45, making them likely sellers at some point. Before the Denver implosion, Chapman had recorded 29 straight saves. Chapman's career began with the Cincinnati Reds from 2010-2015. He blew 18 saves in six seasons but recorded 30-plus saves in four straight seasons.
Career-wise, Chapman has 51 blown saves but is 19 successful saves from 400.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Rockies make MLB history with comeback vs. ex-Red Aroldis Chapman
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