Rockies beat Twins 10-6 for first home series victory of the season
DENVER AP Ezequiel Tovar hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie and the Colorado Rockies secured their first home series conquest of the season with a - win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night Hunter Goodman had three hits the last a two-run homer in the eighth and Ryan McMahon homered for the second straight competition The Rockies have won two straight home games for the first time this season The Rockies lost their first home series At - they remain on pace to set a major league season record for losses Antonio Senzatela - gave up three runs in the second inning but faced only one batter over the minimum in the next five going seven innings for the first time this season Senzatela who leads the major leagues in losses gave up five hits and struck out three with one walk He used an economical pitches Kody Clemens had a double and a triple for the Twins who have lost of their last road games and their last five road series Clemens two-out two-run double made it - in the eighth but Tyler Kinley struck out Carlos Correa with runners on second and third to end the inning Tovar had three hits and Mickey Moniak had three hits for the Rockies Zebby Matthews - gave up five runs on eight hits in four-plus innings leaving after the first two batters reached in the fifth He was activated from the injured list to make the start after missing six weeks with a strained shoulder The start of the encounter was delayed minutes by rain Key moment Goodman hit a slow roller that hugged the third base line and stayed fair in the fifth leaving third baseman Brooks Lee no option but to hope it would go foul It did not Goodman got a single and Tovar hit his tie-breaking homer three batters later Key stat The Rockies are on pace for wins The Chicago White Sox were - when they set the major league record for regular-season losses a year ago Up next Minnesota RHP Joe Ryan - ERA was set to oppose Colorado RHP German Marquez - on Sunday AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source
