Quiet pitching control carried the Colorado Rockies past the Washington Nationals, with Hunter Goodman’s early homer establishing the lead and the bullpen protecting it late.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Daylen Lile was Washington’s bright spot, homering to bring the Nationals closer. Colorado’s pitching answered by limiting further damage, and the relief corps closed the game without allowing another run.
Hunter Goodman put Colorado ahead in the fourth with a fly-ball homer to left-center field. Connor Norby later doubled, bringing Willi Castro home, while Lile’s fly-ball homer to right gave Washington its only scoring play. In the fifth, Jordan Beck scored on a wild pitch by Andrew Alvarez during Cole Carrigg’s strikeout.
Alvarez took the loss after allowing Colorado’s scoring, though Washington’s bullpen settled in after his departure. Colorado’s Jimmy Herget, Brennan Bernardino and Jaden Hill each held the Nationals scoreless, and Jordan Romano recorded the save.
The Rockies snapped their recent skid with a controlled road performance. The game belonged to quiet pitching control from the moment Goodman put Colorado in front.
Colorado Rockies defeated Washington Nationals, 3-1.
- Daylen Lile went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .249 on the season).
- Hunter Goodman went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .251 on the season).
- Connor Norby went 1-for-3 with 1 double and 1 RBI (batting .218 on the season).
- Andrew Alvarez allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 4.2 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (2-6) (3.72 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:815081) allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, to earn the win (1-0) (2.25 ERA).
- Jordan Romano allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (4) (4.94 ERA).
Washington Nationals fell to 62-72; Colorado Rockies improved to 51-81.