Field Level Media
06 Apr 2026, 08:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images)
Former Philadelphia first-round pick Mickey Moniak hit two home runs and TJ Rumfield also went deep as the Colorado Rockies beat the Phillies 4-1 on Sunday in Denver.
Hunter Goodman had two hits and Tomoyuki Sugano pitched six strong innings to earn his first win for Colorado. Victor Vodnik got the last three outs to earn his first save as the Rockies salvaged the finale of the three-game series.
Adolis Garcia homered and singled for the Phillies.
Colorado did not homer in its first two home games and had just five in its first eight games overall. Moniak, who began his major league career with the Phillies in 2020, changed that in the first inning with his two-out solo clout to the second deck in right.
It marked the first time the Rockies led in the series.
Goodman followed with a single to center and Rumfield lined the first pitch he saw from Taijuan Walker into the stands in right to give the Rockies a 3-0 lead.
Walker (0-2) struggled in his second start of the season, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings.
Garcia cut into the lead with his second homer of the season, a solo shot into the Colorado bullpen in the second. Brandon Marsh followed with a double, but Sugano got the next two batters to keep it 3-1.
Philadelphia threatened in the fifth when Justin Crawford singled with two outs and went to third on Trea Turner's double, but Kyle Schwarber flew out to center field.
Moniak added to the lead in the fifth with his second homer of the day and the season, a 437-foot shot off the facing of the second deck.
Sugano retired the Phillies in order in the sixth to finish his quality outing. Sugano (1-0) allowed just one run on four hits, walked one and struck out five.
Philadelphia got something going in the ninth. Alec Bohm and Garcia singled to put runners on first and second with one out to bring the tying run to the plate, but Vodnik struck out Marsh and Rafael Marchan to end the game.
--Field Level Media
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