Rockies again beat Marlins; first 3-game sweep since May 2024.
MIAMI --
Hunter Goodman tripled and doubled and the
Colorado Rockies beat the
Miami Marlins 3-2 on Wednesday to complete a sweep in their first series win of the season.
Rockies starter
Kyle Freeland allowed two unearned runs over 6⅓ innings. Freeland (1-8) scattered four hits and struck out four for his first victory since a 4-1 win against the
Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 8, 2024.
June Jump
After being swept 10 times while starting the season with a 9-50 record, the Rockies have gotten on the right side of the ledger in June, starting the month with a 3-1 mark.
| Month | Rec. |
|---|
| March | 1-3 |
| April | 4-22 |
| May | 4-24 |
| June | 3-1 |
Colorado, which began the series with a major-league-worst 9-50 record, won its third straight for the first time this season. It was the Rockies' first three-game sweep since they beat the
San Diego Padres in May 2024.
Jake Bird got the last two outs in the seventh,
Victor Vodnik pitched the eighth and
Tyler Kinley closed for his second save.
The Rockies struck quickly against Marlins starter
Cal Quantrill (3-6) on Goodman's RBI triple in the first.
Consecutive doubles from
Tyler Freeman and
Jordan Beck in the fifth made it 2-0.
Goodman hit a leadoff double against reliever
Janson Junk in the sixth, advanced on a flyout and scored on
Brenton Doyle's sacrifice fly.
Goodman finished 7-for-13, with three homers and five RBIs in the series against Miami.
The Marlins, who lost their fourth straight, got on the board on
Heriberto Hernandez's run-scoring single and an RBI fielder's choice by
Jesus Sanchez in the seventh.
Quantrill allowed two runs and five hits over five innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out two.