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Troy Johnston hit a two-run homer to ignite a seven-run sixth inning Monday evening and the visiting Colorado Rockies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 14-5.
Ezequiel Tovar had three hits and three RBIs and TJ Rumfield added three hits and two RBIs to assist Colorado win for the primary time in 4 video games this season. Braxton Fulford added a solo homer and a run-scoring single.
Rockies reliever Chase Dollander (1-0) allowed 4 runs, 5 hits and two walks with 5 strikeouts over the ultimate 4 innings for the win.
Davis Schneider hit a two-run homer whereas George Springer, Andres Gimenez and Kazuma Okamoto added solo photographs in Toronto’s first loss in 4 video games this marketing campaign.
Colorado opened the scoring within the third when Toronto starter Cody Ponce was injured whereas making an attempt to subject Jake McCarthy’s grounder.
Kyle Karros led off with a stroll, took second on a wild pitch and superior to 3rd on a balk when Ponce fell whereas delivering a pitch.
Ponce went down in making an attempt to subject McCarthy’s grounder to the proper facet of the infield as Karros scored. Ponce was helped onto a cart with what was termed proper knee discomfort. Louis Varland (0-1) took over.
Ponce allowed one run, one hit and one stroll with three strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings in his first main league outing since 2021 after pitching in Japan and South Korea.
Springer hit a two-out homer to left within the third towards Tomoyuki Sugano, who allowed one run, two hits and two walks with 4 strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
Colorado regained the lead within the fourth towards Varland. Tovar led off with a single and stole second. He scored when second baseman Ernie Clement bobbled Jordan Beck’s two-out grounder.
The Rockies scored seven runs within the sixth to take a 9-1 lead. Rumfield singled with one out and Johnston homered to proper towards Spencer Miles.
After Beck walked, Brendon Little changed Miles. Beck stole second and scored on pinch hitter Fulford’s one-out single. Pinch hitter Brenton Doyle singled, Hunter Goodman walked and Will Castro and Tovar hit two-run doubles.
Toronto backup catcher Tyler Heineman allowed 4 runs and 6 hits within the eighth and Fulford’s ninth-inning homer.
The Blue Jays scored three within the eighth on homers by Gimenez and Schneider. Okamoto went deep within the ninth.
–Field Level Media