"The Rockies' season hasn't been one big disappointment so much as several little ones.

Jorge De La Rosa's season-ending elbow injury. Juan Nicasio's frightening ordeal on the mound. The eternal search for a key hit in the clutch. They're all on the list.

At the top of it, though, may be the Rockies' inability to win at Coors Field, a house of horrors for opponents in 2009 and 2010.

"One thing we haven't done this year is have a fantastic homestand like we've been known to have here over the course of the past couple of years," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "If I had one wish . . . it would be for one of our real, real good homestands."

Lo and behold, the Rockies, for one night anyway, rediscovered that old LoDo magic in Monday's 7-4 win over the Marlins. Long story short, they were down 4-3 going into the ninth inning before a little luck and a three-run homer by Jason Giambi carried them home.

"I haven't seen that this year," Tracy said. "That was terrific to see. That was a breath of fresh air, no question.""