Chatwood closes ’16 with club-record road ERA

SAN FRANCISCO — Tyler Chatwood stomped behind the mound at AT&T Park and broke the silence with an emphatic, “Yes.” It was the odd soundtrack to the Rockies’ 2-0 victory Wednesday night over a Giants team fighting for a National League Wild Card spot.

His Rockies leading by two runs in the seventh, Chatwood walked Giants seventh-inning leadoff man, Brandon Belt, to bring the home crowd alive. Then Chatwood forced Buster Posey into a double play to bring the silence that let his voice be heard.

“It fired me up,” Chatwood said.

Chatwood repeated that song in the eighth. He walked leadoff man Brandon Crawford, but forced Angel Pagan into another double-play grounder. Chatwood would complete eight scoreless innings with three hits and a season-high nine strikeouts. And, after a seat-of-the-pants ninth that was closed by Adam Ottavino, Chatwood celebrated the Rockies’ ninth shutout this season.

This season, his return from a second Tommy John surgery (he had one at age 16), saw Chatwood silence crowds from coast to coast. Overall, his 12-9 record and 3.87 ERA would qualify as a solid season for someone coming off surgery and having to fight …

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