In the early days of the Colorado gold rush, Colorado was a Territory of Kansas and Territory of Jefferson. On August 1, 1876, Colorado was admitted as a state, maintaining its territorial borders.
SAN DIEGO â Drew Pomeranz and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, Jon Jay had three hits and an R.B.I., and the San Diego Padres beat the Mets in a second consecutive game, 2-0, on Friday night. The Padres, who have been blanked eight times this year, pitched their first shutout of 2016. They have held the defending National League champion Mets to three runs and seven hits in the first two games of a four-game series.
June 15, 2003 - Jose Reyes becomes the second player in Mets history to have his first Major League home run be a grand slam and becomes the youngest player (20 years, 4 days) in the league to hit a grand slam since Tony Conigliaro in 1964. August 15, 2003 - Tom Glavine gets his 250th win against the Colorado Rockies.