The Rockies struck first, hammering Strasburg for seven runs in the first inning.
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DENVER | D.J. LeMahieu singled to stretch his on-base streak to 10 plate appearances for the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday before he struck out to end the first inning of a game against the Washington Nationals.
Chad Bettis (10-6, 5.27 ERA) and the Colorado Rockies (56-63) meet Gio Gonzalez (8-9, 4.24 ERA) and the Washington Nationals (70-47) in the second of a three-game series at Coors Field.
Freeman did have a big night – he went 2 for 3 with a home run and four RBI – but was not in the lineup when Strasburg struggled against the San Francisco Giants the outing before, a loss in which he allowed four earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. He also singled, walked and scored two runs in the game.
LeMahieu’s success this series raised his batting average to.343, second in the NL behind Nationals infielder Daniel Murphy at.348.
Parra had the big hit in the first, a three-run double that made it 4-0.
Jayson Werth of the team hit a 2 home run in the third inning, while Jorge De La Rosa reached the safety 3 times on his base. In his last one, he gave up five runs over five innings in 100-plus-degree heat in Texas.
The Rockies knocked Strasburg out of the game with two outs in the second inning.
The Rockies ended a four-game losing streak with just their third victory in 13 games. After being named the player of the game last night by this very media outlet he followed up tonight with a 3-3 performance that included a homer, triple and walk. Werth is three games away from matching the franchise record held by Rusty Staub, who bridged the 1969 and 1970 seasons by reaching base safely in 46 consecutive games for the Montreal Expos.2. Charlie Blackmon led off with a double, DJ LeMahieu singled and David Dahl walked to load the bases. Harper hit his 21st homer, a two-run shot to right-center in the fifth off Christian Bergman, who relieved Gray, that cut the Rockies’ lead to 9-6.
“After a game, you can’t tell if he got five hits or zero hits”. The inning was highlighted by a three-run double from Gerardo Parra. Colorado chased Washington starter Max Scherzer after just four innings, marking his shortest outing of the season. “I just didn’t want to expand my zone in that situation”.
Pedro Severino had a pinch-hit homer in the seventh and Trea Turner led off the eighth with a triple and scored on Werth’s sacrifice fly. You line up against one of the best teams in the game, one of the best pitchers in the game. Murphy picked up another multi-hit game (2-for-4) while Anthony Rendon was 3-for-4 with a double.
Washington: LHP Sammy Solis was placed on the 15-day DL with left shoulder inflammation.
NEXT GAME: Thursday at Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Rockies’ bullpen, which threw six scoreless innings Tuesday, didn’t exactly quiet the Nationals on Wednesday.
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The Rockies, still dancing on the fringe of wild-card contention, have a day off today before welcoming the Chicago Cubs to Coors Field on Friday. He was ejected in the fourth inning of his last start, at Philadelphia.
