Quintana, Vodnik lead Rockies to 3‑1 win over Mets
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jose Quintana allowed two hits over 5 1/3 innings and the Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 3-1 victory Sunday at Citi Field.
Quintana (1-2) struck out five and yielded only a solo home run to Tyrone Taylor in the fifth. Victor Vodnik retired the side in order in the ninth for his fourth save.
Colorado scratched across single runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings. Troy Johnston had an RBI single in the fourth and plated another run on a double-play groundout in the sixth. Jake McCarthy’s single in the seventh drove in the final run.
Nolan McLean (1-2) took the loss, striking out seven and allowing five hits and one earned run over five innings. Taylor’s homer was his second of the season.
The Rockies outhit the Mets 7-4. Attendance was 41,136, and the game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes. Colorado improved to 13-16, while New York dropped to 9-19.