Moniak Powers Rockies Past Marlins 6‑3

DENVER (Interstat) — Mickey Moniak drove in three runs with a triple and a home run, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night at Coors Field.

Colorado struck first with a run in the first inning. The Marlins answered in the fourth when Javier Sanoja tripled to center, driving in two runs for a 3-1 lead. The Rockies erupted in the fifth as Moniak’s triple tied the game, and Hunter Goodman followed with a two-run homer to put Colorado ahead 5-3. Joe Mack hit an inside-the-park home run for Miami in the seventh, but Colorado added a run in the bottom half.

Kyle Freeland (2-7) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over five innings with seven strikeouts. Max Meyer (9-1) took the loss despite yielding just one earned run in six innings. Brennan Bernardino recorded his first save with a scoreless ninth.

Both teams finished with seven hits. The Rockies improved to 34-53, while the Marlins fell to 46-41 in front of 18,798 fans in a game lasting 2 hours, 9 minutes.