DeLauter leads Guardians past Rockies 7‑2 Sunday afternoon
DENVER (Interstat) — Chase DeLauter went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and scored three times as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 Sunday at Coors Field.
Foster Griffin allowed two earned runs over five innings while striking out four to earn his 15th win. Tomoyuki Sugano took the loss for Colorado. Cleveland grabbed early control, scoring three in the first and two more in the second. DeLauter tripled in the first, then singled in the second. Jo Adell added two hits and two RBIs. The Guardians posted 12 hits; the Rockies had seven. Colorado’s runs came in the second on Brett Sullivan’s RBI double and Ryan Ritter’s groundout. Cleveland added single runs in the fourth and eighth. Tim Herrin, Craig Yoho, Logan Allen and Matt Festa combined for scoreless relief for Cleveland. Attendance was 28,835, and the game lasted 3:16. Cleveland improved to 66-66, while Colorado fell to 50-80.