DENVER -- About three minutes after J.C. Escarra delivered his third hit of the game and drove in a big insurance run in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 5-4 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday, the sun bathed the field in light for the first time all afternoon.

It had been a gray day to that point, one that included thunder, lightning and a rain delay of one hour and 46 minutes. But in the end, it was sunny for the Yankees as they took two of three from Colorado to open a nine-game road trip.

Escarra, who made his MLB debut on March 29, was hitting .195 entering the series finale in Colorado. But he got his moment in the sun on Sunday. In addition to his clutch single in the eighth inning, the 30-year-old catcher doubled in a run in the second and singled in the fourth.

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