The Rockies hit three two-run homers Thursday night off of the slumping Clay Buchholz, fueling an 8-2 victory over the Red Sox to win the finale of a three-game series at Fenway Park.

No. 27 is perfect in baseball, and there are some perfectly good reasons to vote for No. 27 on May 27 as you help decide All-Star starters via your 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot.

Here are the Top 5 GIFs from Thursday’s games, courtesy of @MLBgifs.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch said prior to Thursday’s 4-2 win over the Orioles at Minute Maid Park that he wanted center fielder Jake Marisnick in the game for his defense, even though the outfielder has been struggling at the plate.

Inclement weather didn’t stand a chance.

Despite all the great strikeout pitchers the Astros have had through the years — J.R. Richard, Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott, Roger Clemens, Billy Wagner and Roy Oswalt, to name a few — they’ve never had a staff achieve what it did in sweeping the Orioles.

George Springer walloped a pair of homers and Luis Valbuena homered for the third game in a row to lead the Astros to their first three-game winning streak of the season and a sweep of the Orioles with a 4-2 victory Thursday night at Minute Maid Park.

That is quite the flip.

Call it the Big Bang Theory. Everybody knew Bryce Harper’s home run drought wouldn’t last much longer, and it ended with quite a bang during Thursday’s 2-1 victory over the Cardinals.

The baseball spotlight will shine on Citi Field tonight, when 19-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias makes his highly anticipated Major League debut against the Mets and Jacob deGrom. But that’s far from the only matchup of note on the day’s full 15-game slate, as plenty of other intriguing contests await on MLB.TV.

Jackie Bradley Jr.’s 29-game hitting streak came to an end on Thursday night at Fenway Park as the Red Sox lost, 8-2, to the Rockies. Bradley was on deck in the ninth when the game ended.

This season’s longest hitting streak and top Beat the Streak run ended simultaneously Thursday night, as Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. went 0-for-4 vs. the Rockies.

John Smoltz is one of the fortunate thousands that have experienced the Hall of Fame in person. But there are many, many more who logically may find it difficult to get there. Starting this summer, the travel is about to get a lot easier.

Welcome to DraftKings fantasy baseball, the Official Daily Fantasy Game of Major League Baseball. The players listed below could provide difference-making stats for DraftKings participants on Friday.

Reflexes are important.

Right now, scouts are able to see first-round candidates in high-pressure situations. High schoolers who are still playing are in the playoffs and college players are currently in conference tournaments. Seeing how these players perform “under the lights” can have a huge impact.

Guess he doesn’t need them…