Padres' Sheets Stuns Rockies, Ties for NL West Lead

0:00On April 24, San Diego Padres pulled off another wild comeback, Thursday, against the Colorado Rockies, trailing 8-5 heading into the 9th, inning before exploding for five runs to snag the win on the road. Gavin Sheed sealed it with a go-ahead home run, etching his name in the record books as the first major league baseball player to hit such a blast in. The 9th or later against the same opponent twice in one calendar month. The other came April 10th at home. Shemates couldn't believe the clutch magic, especially since Sheed started on the bench and faced the closer throwing triple digits up in the re. Altitude, many Machado called it tough, but said, Sheed stays ready for any moment. The Padres keep rolling, winning six straight series to tie the Los Angeles Dodgers for first in the National League West, and Sheed has been key, with three homers in 23 games. Now they head to Mexico City for a two-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where the even higher elevation could spark more offensive, fireworks.

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