Hunter Goodman homer lifts Rockies over Marlins, snaps 22-series losing streak

Hunter Goodman took his bat to the Rockies infamous streak and shattered it with one big swing The catcher lined a one-out home run to left in the eighth inning leading the Rockies to a - accomplishment over the Marlins on Tuesday night at loanDepot Park Combined with their - win on Monday night the Rockies claimed their first series win of the season Colorado had lost its previous series and straight dating back to September of last season That s the longest series losing streak in major league history That was big-time for the boys to get that first series win manager Warren Schaeffer recounted reporters in Miami Who would have known it wouldn t come till June But the time is now I m happy for them Goodman the club s the majority consistent hitter all season put a big smile on his teammates faces He hit right-handed reliever Anthony Bender s - sweeper for his team-high th homer of the season He s just raking and when he s hot he s one of the best hitters in the match center fielder Brenton Doyle communicated Rockies TV in Miami What you re seeing right now it seems like it s mph or off his bat every night I hope he keeps it up He s one of my good buddies and that was awesome While his teammates have struggled on the road Goodman has hit with an OPS and has driven in of Colorado s runs away from Coors Field Goodman hit two home runs in Colorado s conquest on Monday night The Rockies - and still on pace for the worst record in big-league history won back-to-back games for just the second time this season Their bullpen nailed down the achievement shutting out Miami for six innings Combined with four shutout innings on Monday Colorado relievers blanked the Marlins for consecutive frames Right-hander Seth Halvorsen got the save but he had to sweat out the final out Heriberto Hernandez ripped Halvorsen s - slider feet and the ball came off Hernandez s bat at mph But Doyle the two-time Gold Glover made a leaping catch at the wall to clinch the conquest I m not going to lie Off the bat I thought that was a homer Schaeffer commented But it wasn t so it s all good It s the best having Doyle in center field Colorado tied the encounter - in the fifth off Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara combining a one-out walk by Mickey Moniak an infield single by Tyler Freeman an RBI single to right by Jordan Beck and a sacrifice fly to left by Thairo Estrada Freeman hit for lifting his average to Starter Chase Dollander s return to the rotation was short and not very sweet Lacking command the rookie right-hander needed pitches to get through three innings and threw just strikes He needed pitches in the third He issued three free passes and the Marlins turned them into two runs In the third Dollander walked leadoff hitter Nick Fortes the No hitter and then walked Javier Sanoja No setting the table for Jesus Sanchez s RBI single to right Kyle Stowers hit a two-out single to center to outcome Sanchez giving Miami a - lead I saw him out of rhythm a little bit maybe a little amped up Schaeffer reported referring to Dollander s struggles He had pitches in the final inning and I just needed to take care of him coming off the injured list Dollander came off the -day IL Tuesday after recovering from right forearm tightness Dollander felt cramping in his forearm during the first inning of his start on May against Arizona He held the Diamondbacks to one run over innings but threw pitches The Rockies mentioned they put Dollander on the IL as a precaution and mentioned his setback was not serious Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chase Dollander meets on the mound during the third inning of a baseball contest against the Miami Marlins Tuesday June in Miami AP Photo Lynne Sladky Tovar sidelined Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar is injured again leaving the Rockies bridging their fingers that it s not a serious injury that will land Tovar back on the injured list Related Articles Keeler Former Rockies wish Dick Monfort would clean house You want to be proud of where you played Rockies at last get th win on June amid worst -game start in MLB s modern era Rockies lose home run duel with Mets fall to - as historic losing continues Rockies Journal Keeping company with the infamous colorful Cleveland Spiders Rockies infamy continues with - loss to Mets record now - Tovar left in the eighth inning of the Rockies win over the Marlins on Monday night with left oblique soreness Schaffer described reporters that Tovar would be held out of the final two games against the Marlins The Rockies are hopeful that Thursday s off day will give the shortstop a chance to heal He did it after his second at-bat it started small and started progressing Schaeffer reported MLB com Precaution is what it was for me last night getting him out of the event As I understand obliques are serious things Tovar is undergoing restoration and being evaluated Schaeffer revealed The -year-old a reigning National League Gold Glove winner has already missed a month of playing time with a bruised left hip He returned on May and hit with three homers and six RBI in games Wednesday s pitching matchup Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - ERA at Marlins RHP Cal Quantrill - a m Wednesday loanDepot Park TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Colorado has discovered rare success in south Florida this week After winning the first two games of the series the Rockies are now - all-time at loanDepot Park since They had lost four straight at the venue prior to Monday Pitching probables Thursday Off day Friday Mets RHP Kodai Senga - at Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - p m Saturday Mets RHP Clay Holmes - at Rockies LHP Carson Palmquist - p m Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis