The Rockies got a chance to do some different sliding than on Thursday afternoon.

As a hail storm swept across the Denver metro area, Coors Field was smothered in pieces of hail that piled up all the way to the handles of the doors of the clubhouse — and the players were loving it.

Colorado catcher Elias Díaz took a swan dive onto the field, delighting in the unexpected winter wonderland in June.

Díaz also took the time to begin spelling out his name with indentations on the hail and made snow angels on the wintry grass in the stadium.

Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, bewildered, grabbed a handful of the pieces of hail that got to be as big as ping pong balls: “Like rocks,” he said in a video.

The two teams’ were able to play the final game in the series after nearly a two-hour delay.

The Rockies players may have enjoyed the hail storm, but the game was another story.

J.D. Martinez had four hits, including his 19th home run to highlight a six-run fourth inning, and the Dodgers came out swinging in a 14-3 blowout win over the Rockies.

“We were all saying we’re here, we might as well go for it,” said Freddie Freeman, who had two hits and three RBIs. “We were all ready to roll, and it was nice having a very young pitcher on the mound. He was ready to roll, too. The bats came out hot, J.D, Mookie, everyone. Everyone swung the bat really well today.”

That pitcher, rookie Emmet Sheehan, who is now 2-0, went five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits for his second consecutive win.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts credited the grounds crew at Coors Field for getting the field in playing shape and his players for coming out focused after the long delay.

“It was really bleak as far as potentially playing but you know, to the guys’ credit, to Emmet (Sheehan) not being fazed by the delay, and to all of our guys, for being ready to play a big league game,” Roberts said. “So, it’s going to be a late night but we’ll sleep a lot better knowing we won a series.”

Hail storms have been a constant in Denver this month as the city has experienced is the wettest June on record, according to 9News Denver.

Another storm system, which moved across the southern part of Denver last Thursday, brought heavy rain, destructive hail, and a tornado to Highlands Ranch.

In some cases, that hail storm destroyed property.

A CBS Colorado employee’s vehicle sustained heavy damage while they were driving on Thursday, and the car’s back windshield was knocked out.

Just last week, a hailstorm canceled a Louis Tomlinson concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, sending seven concertgoers to the hospital as the storm rained down.

Thursday’s storm brought pellets of hail into the press box as reporters looked on.

The Rockies, who are now 32-51 and sit in last place in the NL West, trail the second-place Dodgers by 14 1/2 games in the divisional race.

Los Angeles is two games behind the division-leading Diamondbacks.

— with AP