Rockies beat Nationals 3‑1 Tuesday as Manfredi earns first win
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Mark Manfredi pitched a scoreless inning to earn his first win, and Jordan Romano recorded his 13th save as the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Nationals Park.
Hunter Goodman hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, and Connor Norby doubled home Willi Castro later in the frame. Daylen Lile answered with a solo shot for Washington in the bottom of the fourth. Colorado added a run in the fifth on a wild pitch by Andrew Alvarez that allowed Jordan Beck to score.
Mason Adams struck out five over four innings, allowing one earned run. Alvarez took the loss, giving up three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. Brad Lord threw 2 1/3 hitless innings for Washington. Jimmy Herget, Brennan Bernardino, Jaden Hill and Mark Manfredi each contributed scoreless relief for Colorado.
The Rockies improved to 52-81, while the Nationals fell to 62-72. Attendance was 13,876, and the game lasted 2:48.