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Article: All's well that ends well Quintanilla delivers rare finishing touch to 12-inning game.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- August 25, 2008
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Byline: Jack Etkin, Rocky Mountain News
The improbable scene came at the end of a long, strange and even unsightly afternoon. There was utility infielder Omar Quintanilla, of all people, trotting down the third-base line Sunday, tossing his helmet aside and about to jump into the mosh pit of jubilant Rockies at home plate.
Quintanilla concluded a game that was entertaining in some ways and grotesque in others when he homered in the 12th to give the Rockies a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Rockies left a franchise- record 18 runners on base, at least one in each of the first 11 innings. They went 0-for-16 with runners in scoring position. ...