DENVER – Hunter Goodman had two home runs and five RBIs in his first four-hit game, Ryan McMahon doubled twice and stole home, and the Colorado Rockies scored their most runs in two years in a 16-4 rout of Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
Goodman made his second big league start as a catcher and put the Rockies ahead with a 440-foot solo home run in the third inning off rookie Jared Jones (4-6). He doubled in a run in a three-run fourth, singled and scored in the sixth, hit a 429-foot, two-run home run in the seventh against Justin Bruihl and had an RBI groundout in a six-run eighth that included Michael Grand Toglia’s slam against Dennis Santana.
“We’ve been working on some things in the cage the last few weeks,” said Goodman, who has had 70 home runs in the minor leagues over the past two seasons, “trying to work on consistency with my play in the zone and working on staying under control and being a little more Short on the ball helped tonight, for sure.
Colorado had six doubles, a triple and three home runs in its highest-scoring game since a 16-5 win over St. Louis on Aug. 9, 2022.
“Excellent both ways,” Colorado coach Bud Black said of Goodman. “He’s learning about big league pitching. There is power there. Tonight is a sign of something he can do.”
Andrew McCutchen and Nick Gonzales were honored for the Pirates, who had won the previous five games at Coors Field. McCutchen joined Jeff Kent and Giancarlo Stanton as the only visiting players to hit in five consecutive games at the mile-high ballpark.
Pittsburgh has given up the most runs since a 16-0 loss against the New York Yankees on July 6, 2022.
“We have to flush it out,” Pittsburgh coach Derek Shelton said. “We just didn’t play well.”
McMahon doubled in the fifth and capped a two-run inning with a late steal of home, breaking for the base after a 1-2 pitch to Nolan Jones, when catcher Yasmani Grandal threw the ball back to Jones after looking at McMahon. It was McMahon’s first stolen base of the year, the 25th of his eight-year career, and the Rockies’ first stolen base since Dexter Fowler on July 21, 2011.
McMahon said he “backed off” after Grandal looked, “because I knew that would get him off of me. As soon as he wasn’t looking anymore, I left.”
“He just timed the throw and made a good baseball play,” Shelton said.
Ty Blach (3-4) gave up two runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
“Hunter worked really hard to follow the game plan and know what he was trying to do,” said Blach, who threw just 29 pitches through the first three innings. “Obviously, what he did with the bat tonight was really incredible.”
Jones (4-6) allowed six runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: C Henry Davis (concussion protocol) was placed on the 7-day injured list. He left Friday’s game in the seventh inning after taking a fly ball off the faceplate in the sixth. … C Jason Delay has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. … SS Oneil Cruz (sore ankle) participated in pregame activities but was kept out of the lineup for the second consecutive game. … LHP Ryan Borucki (triceps) threw 28 pitches in a bullpen session. … LHP Marco Gonzalez (forearm strain) threw a bullpen session Saturday.
Rockies: 1B/OF Kris Bryant (rib, oblique strain) was diagnosed with an oblique strain after an MRI. “We all thought it was just a bruised rib,” Bryant said. “It all makes sense now, what I’m feeling. It’s frustrating.” Bryant was injured when he hit the fence while catching a foul ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 5. “I probably strained it pretty bad just getting caught on the fence,” Bryant said. He was given no timetable for his return. “They told me the obliques are a little different,” he said. “They told me you have to see how it goes.” … CF Brenton Doyle (left patellar tendonitis) was a late scratch. … OF Jake Cave had three hits in his return to the lineup after being scratched Friday when he was hit by a line drive in batting practice.
NEXT
RHP Dakota Hudson (2-8, 4.87 ERA) will start for the Rockies in Sunday’s finale of the three-game series. The Pirates had not yet announced a starter.
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