Jake McCarthy’s triple lifts Rockies past Red Sox in 9th

DENVER (Interstat) — Jake McCarthy’s two-out, bases-clearing triple in the ninth inning lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday at Coors Field.

Ryan Feltner struck out two over six innings of four-hit ball, allowing two runs for Colorado, which improved to 31-48. Victor Vodnik pitched two perfect innings of relief to earn the win, his second against two losses.

Boston, which fell to 31-45, took a 2-0 lead in the sixth on Willson Contreras’ RBI double and Caleb Durbin’s run-scoring single. Starter Jake Bennett dominated over six innings, yielding four hits and striking out nine without an earned run.

Aroldis Chapman took the loss, falling to 0-3, after allowing three runs on four hits in the ninth.

McCarthy’s triple scored TJ Rumfield, Hunter Goodman and Cole Carrigg. The Red Sox managed five hits. The game lasted 2 hours, 14 minutes in front of 26,910.