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DENVER -- Andrew Susacs first homer of the season came on his final swing. Not a bad way to head into the winter.Not a bad for Milwaukee to wrap up the season, either, as the catchers two-run drive in the 10th inning lifted the Brewers over the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in the finale Sunday.I wanted to do anything to help this team, said Susac, who was acquired from San Francisco on Aug. 1. Its tough to do when you dont play.After Orlando Arcia hustled for a two-out double, Susac followed with a liner to left off Chris Rusin (3-5) as the Rockies bullpen struggled to hold the lead -- a recurring trend this season. It was Susacs first homer since July 12 last year while with the Giants.Reliever Tyler Thornburg (8-5) won after blowing a lead for a second straight day. Corey Knebel pitched a perfect 10th for his second save, striking out Charlie Blackmon to end the season.DJ LeMahieu sat out Sunday to protect his lead in the batting title race. It worked as LeMahieu edged Washingtons Daniel Murphy by.3478 to .3465.Certainly one of the best story lines of this season, especially when you take into account the guy -- the type of guy DJ is and how hard hes worked to achieve that, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. Thats no small achievement, to win a batting title in this league.LeMahieu didnt really know what to think, mostly because it hadnt quite sunk in.Its a relief, LeMahieu said.There was plenty of intrigue with Milwaukees Chris Carter and Colorados Nolan Arenado dueling for the NL home run title. Both were kept in the park Sunday and finished tied with 41.It would be cool to win by myself. But at the same time, hes had a great year for himself. He earned it, said Arenado, who led the league in RBI with 133. Im just happy I had another good year. Its cool. Its a cool thing to be a part of.Carter hit 24 last season with Houston.I feel good to bounce back and have a good year, said Carter, who posed for photos with Arenado before the game. I worked hard to more consistent and improve as a hitter.Domingo Santana hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give the Brewers a 4-3 lead. It wouldnt last as Jordan Patterson tied it with a two-out single in the ninth that scored Arenado. Patterson also had a run-scoring double in the fifth -- his first two major league RBI.The Brewers struck out 12 times to give them a big league record 1,543 for the season, topping Houstons 1,535 in 2013.Blackmon led off with a homer -- the 10th time hes done that this year. He also had two doubles and a single in what could be Weiss last game with the Rockies. His contract expires at the end of the season and the front office has yet to announce whether they will bring Weiss back.Thats never weighed on me, as a player, as a manager, Weiss said. Im always going to show up the same way, no matter what my contract situation is.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: OF Ryan Braun was given the day off on the final afternoon of the season. Hes at 135 games right now, thats a success, manager Craig Counsell said.Rockies: SS Trevor Story (torn ligament in left thumb) said hes about a month away from being full go. He was limited to 97 games, but led all rookies with 27 homers.OLYMPIC SPIRITOlympians Emma Coburn and Jenny Simpson threw out the first pitch Sunday -- while wearing their bronze medals from the Rio de Janeiro Games. Simpson (1,500 meters) and Coburn (steeplechase) crossed things up by throwing to opposite catchers.THIS & THATBrewers infielder Jonathan Villar fell a homer shy of becoming the fourth player in major league history to hit 20 homers and steal 60 bases. He wound up with a league-leading 62 stolen bases. ... Milwaukee started reliever Tyler Cravy for two innings and then turned things over to the bullpen.TRENDING UPMilwaukee (73-89) won five more games than a season ago and Colorado (75-87) turned in its best record since 2010.UP NEXT:The Brewers host the Rockies in a four-game series to open the 2017 season. Custom College Jerseys . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Stitched College Jerseys .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. https://www.fakecollegejerseys.com/ . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Fake College Jerseys From China . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. Cyber Monday College Jerseys .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. NEW YORK -- Michael Grabner wasnt being greedy. He and linemates Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller were just dominant.Grabner scored three goals, Miller had a goal and two assists, and Hayes added three assists to lead the New York Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.We had a a lot of chances as a line and could, maybe, have had a couple more, Grabner said.Theyre great players, Grabner said of his linemates. They have a lot of skill so I just tried to open up some room for them. Use my speed and it just worked tonight.Rick Nash and Jimmy Vesey also scored to help the Rangers win for the fourth time in five games. Antti Raanta stopped 31 shots.I felt good, Raanta said. I felt like I was seeing the puck (the) whole time and I was in the right position.Nash, Grabner and Vesey scored in a span of 2 minutes, 19 seconds midway through the second period to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead. Miller scored late in the second and Grabner added two more in the third to make it 6-0 with his third career hat trick.We kept coming in waves, Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi said. Line after line, `D pair after `D pair, just kept doing the same thing.Steven Stamkos spoiled Raantas shutout bid with about 3 1/2 minutes remaining, and Ben Bishop finished with 31 saves as the Lightning lost their third straight.Were concerned with the way were playing right now, Bishop said. Its not something we cant fix. Its just about watching the tape and getting better from it; fixing it now. You dont want to stay in this rut.After a scoreless first period in which New York outshot Tampa Bay 16-10, the Rangers scored in a flurry in the second.Nash broke through at 4:45 with his fourth of the season. Nash was sprung for a semi-breakaway by Nick Holdens pass up the middle to start the sequence, and the New York winger snapped a shot which beat Bishop glove side.Grabner increased the lead with a one-timer off Brady Skjeis cross-ice feed as Miller screened Bishop at 6:42. On the play, Miller collided with with Bishop, which prompted Lightning coach Jon Cooper to use his coachs challenge in order to see if there was goaltender interference.ddddddddddddHowever, the video review showed Miller was bumped into Bishop by Valtteri Filppula.I thought the puck was pretty much already in the net by the time he pushed me, Miller said. I didnt think the goalie was going to be able to get over there.Just 22 seconds later, Vesey scored his team-leading fifth of the season to push the advantage to 3-0.Miller extended the Rangers lead with a tap-in with 1:50 left in the period.We put a few away in the second, New York coach Alain Vigneault said. Theres no doubt the speed and the pace was a factor.Grabners breakaway goal midway through the third increased the lead to 5-0, and his tap-in off a pass from Hayes with 5:13 left capped his first hat trick since signing with the Rangers in the offseason. It was also his first since Feb. 13, 2011, while with the Islanders.Breakaway after breakaway after 2-on-1, Cooper said. Not even the best goalies in the world are going to bail you out of that.All of New Yorks goals came at even strength. The Rangers were 0 for 5 on the power play, and Tampa Bay went 1 for 4.Game notes Tampa Bay RW Ryan Callahan made his season debut. Callahan, a former Ranger, had missed the Lightnings first eight games as he recuperated from offseason surgery on a torn labral in his right hip. ... Nikita Kucherov also played after missing Tampa Bays last game, a 3-1 loss to New Jersey on Saturday night, with an upper body injury sustained in the first period of the Lightnings 3-1 loss to the Canadiens in Montreal Thursday night. ... Prior to the game, Tampa Bay announced C Cory Conacher had been sent down to AHL Syracuse. Conacher had played in one NHL game this season, Saturdays loss at the Devils. ... The Lightning scratched D Matt Taormina and RW J.T. Brown. . Rangers LW Chris Kreider missed his fourth straight game with neck spasms. . New York scratched D Adam Clendening.UP NEXTLightning: At the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.Rangers: Host St. Louis on Tuesday night. ' ' '