Hunter Goodman homers twice as Rockies beat Marlins 6-4 to end 8-game losing streak
MIAMI AP Hunter Goodman homered twice including a go-ahead two-run shot in the fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins - on Monday night to snap their fourth eight-game losing streak of the season It was the th win against losses for the Rockies who had already wrapped up the worst -game start in the modern era since The Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox both opened - Goodman had a two-out single in the first off Max Meyer and Thairo Estrada followed with an RBI double to give Colorado the lead Goodman was charged with an error in the bottom half when he dropped a throw at home plate allowing the tying run to tally Otto Lopez added an RBI single off Germ n M rquez and a sacrifice fly by Eric Wagaman gave Miami a - lead Jes s S nchez s run-scoring double made it - in the second Goodman homered in the third and Tyler Freeman s two-out RBI single in the fourth got the Rockies within a run Ezequiel Tovar singled leading off the fifth and Goodman followed with his ninth homer for a - advantage Keston Hiura doubled leading off the ninth for his first hit with Colorado and Sam Hilliard s one-out double drove in an insurance run M rquez - allowed four runs three earned and nine hits in five innings Jake Bird Tyler Kinley and Seth Halvorsen each pitched a scoreless inning before Zach Agnos worked the ninth for his fourth save Meyer - gave up five runs four earned and hits in five innings Miami has lost three of four to begin a six-game homestand Key moment S nchez singled leading off the ninth for Miami - before he was forced out at second on a pop fly by Agust n Ram rez that dropped in front of Freeman in right field Agnos got Kyle Stowers to hit into a game-ending double play two pitches later Key stat Goodman a third-year catcher leads Colorado in home runs and RBIs Up next Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara - ERA starts the middle meeting of the series Tuesday The Rockies hadn t reported a scheduled starter