Rockies stun Red Sox with walk-off three-run triple off Aroldis Chapman | Sports

(TNS) — By all accounts the Boston Red Sox had this one in the bag.

Facing a terrible Colorado Rockies team who came into Monday with the worst record in MLB, the Red Sox held a 2-0 lead and watched as the Rockies ran themselves out of a potential eighth inning rally after recording two outs on the base paths. With Aroldis Chapman coming on for the ninth, this one should have been a wrap.

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