Article: CARROLL SALUTES MOM CASTLE GRAD HELPS ROCKIES TO PLAYOFFS

Purple was always Patty Carroll's favorite color. And she was the first thought for her son after Jamey Carroll's 13th-inning sacrifice fly lifted Colorado to a 9-8 victory over visiting San Diego late Monday night in the National League Wild Card tiebreaker.

Up in heaven, Jamey Carool said, his mom might have nudged against God, asking him to help. Patty died at age 54 in December 2005.

"She was up there making sure something good was going to happen," said Carroll, a former Castle High School and University of Evansville standout. "It's been kind of a long year. We had an amazing run. This was a great one for the team. "

Colorado, which won 14 of its final 15 games, will make its first ...

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