Goodman hits three homers as Rockies top Twins 8‑5
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Hunter Goodman had three home runs and five RBIs as the Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Saturday at Target Field.
Goodman belted a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give Colorado an 8-1 lead. Kyle Karros added a two-run shot in the eighth. The Rockies scored single runs in the first, third and fifth innings.
Minnesota pushed across one run in the first on Kody Clemens’ RBI single, then added a run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly. The Twins rallied for three runs in the ninth on Trevor Larnach’s two-out, three-run double, but Jimmy Herget recorded the final out for his third save.
Michael Lorenzen (3-9) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. Mike Paredes (0-1) took the loss.
The Rockies outhit the Twins 12-10. Colorado improved to 33-50, while Minnesota fell to 39-45. Attendance was 25,115, and the game lasted 2:56.