Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Gonzalez each hit two-run home runs in the 11th inning, picking up Ottavino after he blew a save in the ninth and delivering the Rockies to a 9-4 victory over the Nationals.
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The Nationals mustered just two runs over seven innings against Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis, and all three of their runs came via solo homers as they lost for the second consecutive day to a team that nearly certainly won’t play in the postseason.
“When you can run, you make people rush”, Baker said.
The winning pitcher was Jake McGee (1-3), who pitched a scoreless 10th inning.
“It just shouldn’t happen”, Harper said of Winters’ third-strike call. “It’s not a strike”.
Washington Nationals’ Jayson Werth celebrates his RBI single, after he advanced to second base, tying the game during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Washington. It would be the first of four hits today for Arenado (4-for-4). “I always thought his changeup was a real good weapon”.
The Nationals took a 3-2 lead in the fourth as Rendon scored on a double-play grounder off the bat of Lobaton.
Gary Sanchez became the quickest player in major league history to reach 11 career home runs and the New York Yankees collected 18 hits in a 13-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Dating to September 6, 2014, it’s the longest active streak in the majors.
“They can score in a hurry”, Washington manager Dusty Baker said of the Rockies. And if people rush in this game most of the time they’re not themselves and most of the time they’re going to make mistakes.
Giolito (0-1) allowed four runs and six hits in five innings. Harper had an RBI double, Wilson Ramos drove in a run with a single and Danny Espinosa plated a run with a groundout. “He knows what he’s doing out there”, said Walt Weiss, the Rockies manager.
Washington announced Saturday that right-hander Joe Ross, who has been on the disabled list since July 3 because of right shoulder inflammation, would make a minor league rehab start Sunday for Syracuse against Pawtucket.
Blackmon hit a two-run homer off Yusmeiro Petit (3-4) in the top of the 11th inning to give the Rockies a 6-4 lead. He finished with six strikeouts and walked only one after walking a career-high seven in his last start. Closer Kenley Jansen struck out two in a ideal ninth for his 38th save.
Hoffman tossed six innings and allowed four runs (three earned) and six hits with four walks and three strikeouts.
Rockies: Colorado returns home to begin a three-game series against the Dodgers.
After the switch-hitting catcher connected, the crowd of 38,843 emphatically chanted his name. Mark Teixeira stepped out of the batter’s box, pausing the game and allowing the 23-year-old to tip his batting helmet to the fans from the top of the dugout steps.
The good news of the day? The only qualified pitcher with a higher percentage in the major leagues is 43-year-old craftsman Bartolo Colon, who throws fastballs 89 percent of the time, and his success bewilders all.
But defeats haven’t hurt Washington (75-55) in the standings because the Miami Marlins also have lost two straight. Dylan Bundy (7-5) was the loser.
TORONTO – Melvin Upton Jr. hit an RBI triple and continued home on a misplay in the eighth inning, completing AL East-leading Toronto’s rally from a five-run deficit.
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The Blue Jays trailed 7-6 in the eighth when Kevin Pillar doubled with one out off Ryan Pressly (6-6). Kepler fumbled the ball as he chased it down by the wall, allowing Upton to score standing up as a sellout crowd of 47,485 cheered wildly. The evidence was in his swing-and-miss total: He compiled five in the second and third innings after generating one in his previous outing at this level. Encarnacion hit his 36th homer and leads the AL with 105 RBIs. Minnesota’s Trevor Plouffe homered for the second straight game.
