In a season with far too many long nights, the Colorado Rockies experienced a really good one on Friday that might put a serious crimp in the San Diego Padres' hopes of a National League West title.

The Rockies (41-107) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory on Friday. The decision kept San Diego (80-68) from gaining ground on the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the West, but the Padres still hold the second wild-card position in the NL.

Colorado rookie Blaine Crim supplied the big hit Friday with a three-run blast, his first homer in 13 MLB at-bats. It came hours after the Rockies called him up from Triple-A Albuquerque and optioned struggling first baseman Michael Toglia to the Isotopes.

Toglia, who hit a career-high 25 homers last year and also stole 10 bases, has reg

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