MIAMI — Hunter Goodman tripled and doubled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Wednesday to finish a sweep of their first sequence win of the season.
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland allowed two unearned runs over 6⅓ innings. Freeland (1-8) scattered 4 hits and struck out 4 for his first victory since a 4-1 win in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 8, 2024.
Colorado, which started the sequence with a major-league-worst 9-50 file, gained its third straight for the primary time this season. It was the Rockies’ first three-game sweep since they beat the San Diego Padres in Could 2024.
Jake Chicken obtained the final two outs within the seventh, Victor Vodnik pitched the eighth and Tyler Kinley closed for his second save.
The Rockies struck rapidly in opposition to Marlins starter Cal Quantrill (3-6) on Goodman’s RBI triple within the first.
Consecutive doubles from Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck within the fifth made it 2-0.
Goodman hit a leadoff double in opposition to reliever Janson Junk within the sixth, superior on a flyout and scored on Brenton Doyle’s sacrifice fly.
Goodman completed 7-for-13, with three homers and 5 RBIs within the sequence in opposition to Miami.
The Marlins, who misplaced their fourth straight, obtained on the board on Heriberto Hernandez’s run-scoring single and an RBI fielder’s alternative by Jesus Sanchez within the seventh.
Quantrill allowed two runs and 5 hits over 5 innings. The precise-hander walked one and struck out two.
