TJ Rumfield’s home run lifts Colorado Rockies past Baltimore Orioles
DENVER (Interstat) — TJ Rumfield homered in the seventh inning to break a tie and lift the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at Coors Field.
Rumfield hit a two-run shot to right-center, scoring Mickey Moniak, after Jackson Holliday homered for Baltimore in the top half to tie the game at 2. Adael Amador homered in the second, and Jake McCarthy singled in Zac Veen to give Colorado a 2-0 lead. Carlos Narváez scored on a double play in the third for Baltimore’s first run.
Colorado starting pitcher Gabriel Hughes allowed one earned run and struck out four over 4 2/3 innings. Jaden Hill (1-3) earned the win with relief help, and Jordan Romano recorded his 14th save. Luis De León (0-1) took the loss.
The Rockies outhit the Orioles 10-7. Baltimore fell to 69-73. Colorado improved to 55-86. Attendance was 16,334, and the game took 2:50.