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Colorado Rockies Win First Game By Walk-Off Pitch Clock Violation in Baseball History

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The Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals on Saturday night in one of the most unique ways in baseball history: The Rockies won by a walk-off pitch clock violation, which is the first time that’s ever happened.

Now, the pitch clock has only been around for a year so that’s a small total sample size, but still, it’s something we haven’t seen. Pitchers and hitters alike have tended to get a hold of the pitch clock and the timing associated with it but Nationals’ closer Kyle Finnegan couldn’t handle it on Saturday.

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Finnegan was pitching against Rockies’ star Ryan McMahon, who was 3-for-4 with two RBI, so he likely wanted as much time to think about his impending 3-2 pitch, but he went too far with it.

It was a tough night all around for Finnegan, who took the loss after not getting an out in the ninth inning. He surrendered two runs on four hits and the walk, raising his ERA to 2.30 in the process. Despite that, he’ll still have a case for being an All-Star in the National League.

As for the Rockies, it was a much-needed win and marked another walk-off win for them this week. They also beat the Dodgers by walk-off on Wednesday. Colorado is now 27-50, which is the second-worst record in the National League. They are 0.5 games ahead of the Miami Marlins.

The Rockies will play the Nationals again on Sunday with first pitch coming at 3:10 p.m. ET. Jake Irvin (WASH) will pitch against Kyle Freeland (COL).

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Evacuation warning issued for area near wildfire in southwest Boulder

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Authorities have issued an evacuation warning for homes near a wildfire that broke out in southwest Boulder on Saturday afternoon.

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Just before 1 p.m., Boulder Fire Rescue said a wildfire sparked in the southwest part of Boulder’s Chautauqua neighborhood. The Bluebell Fire is currently estimated to be approximately five acres in size, and more than 50 firefighters are working to bring it under control. Mountain View Fire Rescue is assisting Boulder firefighters with the operation.

Around 1:30, emergency officials issued an evacuation warning to the residents in the area of Chatauqua Cottages. Residents in the area should be prepared in case they need to evacuate suddenly.

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Chatauqua evcuation warning area

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Officials have ordered the DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) and Type 1 helicopter to assist in firefighting efforts. Boulder Fire Rescue said the fire has a moderate rate of spread and no containment update is available at this time.

Red Flag warnings remain in place for much of the Front Range as windy and dry conditions persist.



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Two-alarm fire damages hotel in Estes Park, 1 person taken to a Colorado hospital

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A two-alarm fire damaged a hotel in Estes Park on Friday night. It happened at Expedition Lodge Estes Park just north of Lake Estes.

The lodge, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on the east side of the Colorado mountain town, was evacuated after 8:30 p.m. and the fire chief said by 10 p.m. the fire was under control.

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One person was hurt and taken to a hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. So far it’s not clear how much damage it caused.

A total of 25 firefighters fought the blaze.

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Warm storm delivers modest totals to Colorado’s northern mountains

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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area recorded 8.5 inches of snow through Friday morning.
Lucas Herbert/Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

Friday morning wrapped up a warm storm across Colorado’s northern and central mountains, bringing totals of up to 10 inches of snowfall for several resorts.

Higher elevation areas of the northern mountains — particularly those in and near Summit County and closer to the Continental Divide — received the most amount of snow, with Copper, Winter Park and Breckenridge mountains seeing among the highest totals.

Meanwhile, lower base areas and valleys received rain and cloudy skies, thanks to a warmer storm with a snow line of roughly 9,000 feet.



Earlier this week, OpenSnow meteorologists predicted the storm’s snow totals would be around 5-10 inches, closely matching actual totals for the northern mountains. The central mountains all saw less than 5 inches of snow.

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Here’s how much snow fell between Wednesday through Friday morning for some Western Slope mountains, according to a Friday report from OpenSnow:



Aspen Mountain: 0.5 inches

Snowmass: 0.5 inches

Copper Mountain: 10 inches

Winter Park: 9 inches

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Breckenridge Ski Resort: 9 inches

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area: 8.5 inches

Keystone Resort: 8 inches

Loveland Ski Area: 7 inches

Vail Mountain: 7 inches

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Steamboat Resort: 6 inches

Beaver Creek: 6 inches

Irwin: 4.5 inches

Cooper Mountain: 4 inches

Sunlight: 0.5 inches

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Friday and Saturday will be dry, while Sunday will bring northern showers. The next storms are forecast to be around March 3-4 and March 6-7, both favoring the northern mountains.





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