GERMAN Marquez tossed seven efficient innings Sunday and Hunter Goodman knocked in five runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres in Denver Sunday (Monday in Manila).
After the game, however, the Rockies announced the firing of manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond. Despite the win, Colorado is a league-worst 7-33 on the season. Third base coach Warren Schaeffer was named interim manager with hitting coach Clint Hurdle elevated to interim bench coach.
Marquez (1-6) entered the day with a 9.90 earned-run average but looked more like the pitcher who was 10-4 in his career against San Diego. He allowed just three hits and a run with one walk and two strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 8.27.
Nick Pivetta (5-2) lasted only four innings for San Diego, permitting six runs off seven hits and two walks while fanning five. It was his second-shortest outing of the year.
In other games, it was the Twins 7, Giants 6 (10 innings); Cardinals 6, Nationals 1; Red Sox 3, Royals 1; White Sox 4, Marlins 2; Rangers 6, Tigers 1; Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 1; Pirates 4, Braves 3; Brewers 4, Rays 2; Mets 6, Cubs 2; Astros 6, Reds 0; Yankees 12, Athletics 2; Orioles 7, Angels 3; Phillies 3, Guardians 0; and Blue Jays 9, Mariners 1.
Twins 7, Giants 6 (10 innings)
DaShawnKeirsey Jr. lined a game-winning single down the left field line to lift Minnesota over San Francisco in Minneapolis.
Teammates mobbed Keirsey after the hit, which gave Minnesota its eighth win in a row. Brooks Lee finished 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs.
Heliot Ramos went 2-for-2 with a homer and four RBIs to lead San Francisco, which was swept in the three-game series. Jung Hoo Lee and David Villar drove in one run apiece.
Cardinals 6, Nationals 1
Miles Mikolas gave up one run over 5 1/3 innings while Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras homered to give visiting St. Louis a victory in Washington and an eighth straight win.
Mikolas (2-2) allowed just four hits while striking out five and walking one before the Cardinals’ bullpen combined to throw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. St. Louis’ eight-game winning streak is the club’s longest since winning eight in a row in August 2022.
MacKenzie Gore (2-4) allowed four runs on five hits across 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven and walking three for the Nationals. Nathaniel Lowe’s solo home run accounted for Washington’s only run as it dropped its fifth in a row.
