Colorado built an early cushion and survived a late exchange of power, defeating the Chicago White Sox in a slugfest at Rate Field. The Rockies struck first in the opening inning and never surrendered the lead.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Hunter Goodman provided the centerpiece for Colorado, homering in the third and again in the ninth. His second blast brought home Jake McCarthy and Cole Carrigg, restoring breathing room after Chicago had narrowed the margin.
TJ Rumfield’s single brought Jake McCarthy home in the first, giving Colorado the lead. Adael Amador’s single then brought home Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield. Ezequiel Tovar added a homer in the fourth, while Carrigg’s single brought Jordan Beck home in the ninth. Chicago answered with homers from Brenton Doyle, Luisangel Acuna and Andrew Benintendi, but the comeback stopped there.
Ryan Feltner kept Colorado in front before Brennan Bernardino continued the scoreless relief work. Davis Martin took the loss for Chicago after allowing Colorado to add to its advantage in the late innings.
The Rockies extended their winning streak, while the White Sox saw their losing streak continue. The game’s character was set early, then reinforced late: Colorado’s early cushion proved enough when both offenses found their power.
Colorado Rockies defeated Chicago White Sox, 9-6.
- Hunter Goodman went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .247 on the season).
- Andrew Benintendi went 1-for-2 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .240 on the season).
- Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .219 on the season).
- Ryan Feltner allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 3 hits over 3.2 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (7-10) (5.40 ERA).
- Davis Martin allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits over 0.2 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (9-8) (3.95 ERA).
- Brennan Bernardino allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 1 (2.81 ERA).
Chicago White Sox fell to 83-78; Colorado Rockies improved to 58-103.