Rockies finally get 10th win on June 2 amid worst 60-game start in MLB’s modern era

Hunter Goodman and the bullpen banded together to definitively get the Rockies to double-digit wins Goodman blasted two homers and four Colorado relievers combined for four scoreless innings to snap an eight-game slide by beating the Marlins - on Monday at a nearly empty loanDepot Park in Miami The win improved Colorado to - amid the worst -game start in MLB s modern era since It marked Goodman s third career two-homer meeting and first this season as the Rockies notched their fourth road win in tries The win also puts Colorado in position to claim its first series win in with a conquest on Tuesday or Wednesday after losing the first series to begin the season That was a really good win for us interim manager Warren Schaeffer informed reporters The way German Marquez battled back and got the win and it was good to see Goodman have good swings you could just feel it in the dugout that the boys were fighting all night It s good to see them come out on top The Rockies struck first via Thairo Estrada s RBI double in the first off Marlins right-hander Max Meyer which scored Goodman But Marquez gave the lead away briskly in the bottom of the inning when the Marlins scored three runs on two hits and an error Jes s S nchez added on for Miami in the second with an RBI double to make it - but Marquez settled in from there while the Rockies offense woke up and turned the tables Goodman homered feet to center field in the third then Tyler Freeman s RBI single scored Brenton Doyle to make it - in the fourth In the fifth Goodman went deep to center off Meyer again a -foot two-run shot that swung the competition to a - Rockies advantage Colorado Rockies' Hunter Goodman follows through on a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball match against the Miami Marlins Monday June in Miami AP Photo Lynne Sladky After Marquez got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth and then negated a leadoff double in the fifth with no damage the Rockies bullpen shut down the Marlins from there Related Articles Keeler Former Rockies wish Dick Monfort would clean house You want to be proud of where you played Rockies lose home run duel with Mets fall to - as historic losing continues Rockies Journal Keeping company with the infamous colorful Cleveland Spiders Rockies infamy continues with - loss to Mets record now - Rockies option struggling Michael Toglia to Triple-A Albuquerque When the going got tough for Marquez tonight he made his best pitches Schaeffer announced Particular punchouts with runners aboard He just dug deep It could ve went either way and he chose to make pitches Jake Bird Tyler Kinley and Seth Halvorsen each tossed a scoreless inning Then Zach Agnos continued his strong rookie season by notching the save in the ninth after Colorado added an insurance run in the top of the inning via Sam Hilliard s RBI double The bullpen quartet only gave up two total hits with no walks It s just a group effort and that s what I love about this win Schaeffer disclosed Of note in the rare mastery shortstop Ezequiel Tovar left the event in the eighth inning Orlando Arcia moved from third to shortstop to replace him and Ryan McMahon came in at third Tovar narrated reporters after the battle that he felt a pinch on his left side around his rib and Schaeffer explained he was pulled as a precaution Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez throws during the first inning of a baseball championship against the Miami Marlins Monday June in Miami AP Photo Lynne Sladky Tuesday s pitching matchup Rockies RHP Chase Dollander - ERA at Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara - p m Tuesday loanDepot Park TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Dollander who has been on the injured list since May with right forearm tightness is expected to return to the bigs for his Tuesday start in Miami He s had ups and downs since making his MLB debut on April but the Rockies hope he can continue to grow amid a lost season for the club overall Related Articles Keeler Former Rockies wish Dick Monfort would clean house You want to be proud of where you played Rockies lose home run duel with Mets fall to - as historic losing continues Rockies Journal Keeping company with the infamous colorful Cleveland Spiders Rockies infamy continues with - loss to Mets record now - Rockies option struggling Michael Toglia to Triple-A Albuquerque Pitching probables Wednesday Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - at Marlins RHP Cal Quantrill - a m Thursday Off day Friday Mets RHP Kodai Senga - at Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - p m Kyle Newman The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis