On the back of three Hunter Goodman homers, the Colorado Rockies put up another eight runs tonight, and this time, it was enough to take home the victory.
Colorado’s #3-hitting DH earned five RBI on the night, popping two homers off starter Mike Paredes, who went a career-best 5.1 innings, then one more off Kody Funderburk. Marco Raya, who pitched the final two frames, gave up a dinger of his own to Kyle Karros. Goodman’s splits are fascinating, as the man who calls Coors Field home has actually fared
much better in other ballparks:
Home: .193/.276/.393 (56 wRC+)
Road: .281/.335/.614 (156 wRC+)
Former Twin Willi Castro went 0-for-5; no other former Twins made it into the game. And current Twins? Well, let’s get into it.
Paredes’ start was perfectly fine, as he allowed eight hits but held the Colorado lineup to three runs across nearly six innings. While he didn’t walk anybody, he only generated two strikeouts. Meanwhile, Kody Clemens continued a nice stretch with another early RBI, singling in Trevor Larnach in the first inning; Larnach had three hits including his 14th double of the year, a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the ninth.
Taylor Rogers lowered his ERA to 6.16.
With the series split, the Twins will need to take Sunday’s game to avoid a mega-dud of a homestand a week after a hugely successful road trip. As is the case with almost anything in life, we’re just gonna have to see what happens.
STUDS:
LF Trevor Larnach (3-for-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B)
3B Brooks Lee (2-for-4, R, 2B)
DUDS:
RP Kody Funderburk (IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, HR)
RP Marco Raya (2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K, HR)
