Rockies snap streak of 22 straight series losses dating to ’24 with 3-2 win over Marlins

MIAMI AP The Colorado Rockies ended a streak of consecutive series losses dating to last year beating the Miami Marlins - Tuesday night as Hunter Goodman homered for the third time in two games Colorado a major league-worst - won consecutive games for just the second time this year after beating Atlanta on April and San Francisco the next day They go for a series sweep against the Marlins on Wednesday Goodman hit his th homer of the season in the eighth inning as the Rockies ended a run of series losses this season He had two homers in a - win over Miami on Monday Goodman went for with his th double of the season Tyler Freeman had three hits and Jordan Beck two The Rockies tied the encounter in the fifth on Beck s RBI single and Thairo Estrada s sacrifice fly Victor Vodnik - worked innings of relief for the win Seth Halvorsen retired three pinch hitters in the ninth and earned his third save Colorado center fielder Brenton Doyle ended the competition with a running catch at the wall to retire Heriberto Hern ndez Anthony Bender - gave up Goodman s homer The -year-old right-hander had not allowed a homer since Aug Chase Dollander was reinstated from the injured list and started for the Rockies The -year-old lasted three innings and pitches giving up RBI singles to Jes s S nchez and Kyle Stowers S nchez had two hits for Miami which has lost three in a row and seven of eight Miami s Sandy Alcantara matched his longest start of the year working six innings but didn t figure in the decision for the second straight championship after seven straight losses Key moment With two outs in the Marlins seventh Xavier Edwards and S nchez singled Vodnik relieved and got Agust n Ram rez on a tapper back to the mound Key stat Eight of Goodman s homers have come on the road Up next Colorado LHP Kyle Freeland - faces Miami s LHP Cal Quantrill - in Wednesday s series finale