Colorado Rockies crush New York Mets 11-3 – MLB Recap
Colorado Rockies crushed the New York Mets 11-3 in the third game of their three-match regular series clash on Thursday, 18 April at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.
Rockies played brilliantly throughout the game and showed their true class. Their pitchers and hitters played an attacking role throughout the game and eventually won in style.
“This has been a tough trip, We're glad it's over and we know the weather's going to start changing soon, start getting baseball weather. We didn't swing the bats today either. We didn't get a lot of opportunities. We've got to start taking BP like we normally do and get back on our schedule," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
Rockies upfront batting lineup hammered the Mets pitchers and kept them under pressure with their dominating hitting. Centre fielder Dexter Fowler started a great run as he scored three runs and ran for an RBI on his .717 slugging percentage.
Left fielder Carlos Gonzalez scored two runs on his three hits. He also ran for an RBI on his consistent slugging percentage of .745. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki also played a healthy role in Rockies win as he scored two runs on his four at bats. He ran for two RBIs and maintained his slugging percentage at .612.
Along with batters, the Rockies pitchers also showed great plays as they stood tall against the Mets hitters. Starting pitcher Jon Garland pitched seven innings and received two runs and six hits. He struck out four and maintained his consistent ERA at 3.32.
"I was surprised at how fast my hand got cold, because it didn't seem that cold out there with the sun, But besides that, my body felt fine. I was throwing curveballs, sliders, a lot of offspeed," Garland said.
Closer Chris Volstad pitched two last innings for the Rockies and received one run two hits. He allowed one earned run and struck out one Mets’ hitter.
On the other hand, the Mets pitchers showed resistance on the mound and kept receiving hard hammering by the Rockies batters as they eventually finished the game with style winning it by a huge margin.
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