Colton Cowser leads Baltimore Orioles to 2-1 win over Colorado Rockies

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Colton Cowser brought back a potential game-winning homer as Orioles reach .500 for first time since April.

It's been a tough baseball season in Baltimore, but the Orioles remain in the AL Wild Card race after Colton Cowser's game-saving catch Monday night.

The Orioles held on to a 2-1 win over the Rockies after Colton Cowser made a leaping catch above the center-field fence for the final out Monday night.

Colton Cowser made a spectacular leaping catch above the center-field fence for the final out, robbing Jake McCarthy of a game-winning homer and preserving the Baltimore Orioles' 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Cade Povich pitched five solid innings and Cowser drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh following a 98-minute rain delay at Coors Field. Baltimore (69-69) has won four straight and six of seven to reach .500 for the first time since taking the first game of a doubleheader against Houston 10-3 on April 30.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser makes the game saving homerun-robbing catch of his career against the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

DENVER — In a game played at the most hitter-friendly ballpark in MLB, started by a pair of pitchers who both have career ERAs north of 5.00, on a warm night in late August, the Orioles' game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday was naturally a low-scoring affair. Baltimore beat the Rockies, 2-1, at Coors Field to improve its record to 69-69, marking the first time the club reached the .500 ...