The scoreboard at Coors Field lit up like a Christmas tree last night, with the Colorado Rockies outlasting the Washington Nationals in an 8-7 slugfest that was pure madness. It was a hot night, and these teams brought even more heat, trading blows like it was a boxing match, not a baseball game. If you missed this one, you missed an absolute show of offense from both sides.
Palmquist Got Pounced On Early As Bats Came Alive
You know it’s gonna be one of those nights when the home team is already down before they even get to the plate. Michael Lorenzen, the Rockies’ starter, retired two batters, then gave up a José Tena single followed by a CJ Abrams homer , his third in three games! Just like that, it was 2-0 Nationals in the first. But the Rockies didn’t blink. Nationals opener, and former Rockie, Carson Palmquist, was efficient in the first, but the second inning? Forget about it. TJ Rumfield walked, Kyle Karros got plunked, then Mickey Moniak ripped an RBI single to score Rumfield, making it 2-1. Troy Johnston followed that up with a sacrifice fly to score Karros, tying it at two. Jake McCarthy then smacked a double, extending his on-base streak to 16 games and scoring Moniak for a welcome 3-2 lead. Cole Carrigg kept the rally going, knocking a single to score McCarthy, pushing the lead to 4-2 and knocking Palmquist out of the game. His line: 1.2 innings, four earned runs, four hits, one walk, two strikeouts, and an 8.74 ERA. Ouch.
A Constant Back-and-Forth That Kept Everyone Guessing
Just when you thought the Rockies had some breathing room, Abrams stepped up again and hammered his second homer of the game, tying it right back up at 4-4. This was a night for scoring, folks! In the Rockies’ half of the third, Willi Castro doubled, and Karros scored to give them a 5-4 lead. But the Nationals weren’t done. In the fourth, after a walk and a single, James Wood delivered a double that put the Nationals back on top, 6-5. Manager Warren Schaeffer brought in LHP Brendan Bernardino to stop the bleeding. The Rockies, never giving up, threatened in the fifth when Hunter Goodman hit a one-out double. Rumfield then came through with an RBI single to tie the game once more, 6-6. And speaking of making moves, Mickey Moniak got into the spirit of things! According to the scene, Moniak hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and was seen rocking the purple home run jacket in the dugout. Talk about a statement!
The sixth inning also featured some defensive wizardry. Victor Vodnik gave up a leadoff single to Daylen Lile, who moved to third on a groundout. Then Nasim Nuñez hit a high chopper to Ezequiel Tovar, who threw a laser to home where Goodman tagged out Lile, then zipped the ball to first, catching Nuñez in a rundown to end the inning! What a play! This was a game that promised chaos and delivered. With the Rockies pulling out the 8-7 win, one thing’s for sure: everyone in the stands went home happy and probably stuffed. Tacos for everyone, baby!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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