The Colorado Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Tuesday night to claim their sixth straight win. Starting pitcher Jon Gray dominated throughout the night as he helped pitch the Rockies to victory in their first game at Coors Field since returning from their nine-game road trip.
The Angels put the pressure on Gray from the get-go by recording two hits in the first inning, but Gray managed to buckle down and escape the inning unscathed before settling into a groove on the mound for Colorado.
Gray hurled seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out eight batters to improve his record to 4-4 on the season. Tuesday’s start was easily Gray’s best outing at home this season.
After two scoreless innings to open up the ballgame, the Rockies were able to score first in the third inning. Tony Wolters started the inning with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt hit by Gray. From there, Rockies’ leadoff man D.J. LeMahieu poked a single to right field to score Wolters and give Colorado an early 1-0 lead.
The score did not change during the fourth and fifth innings, but the Rockies manufactured an additional run in the sixth inning when Gerardo Parra hit a single to left field to score Trevor Story, who led-off the inning with a triple.
The Rockies added an additional two runs in the following inning. Charlie Blackmon worked a two-out walk in the bottom of the seventh inning and then advanced to third on a single hit by Rockies’ All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado. From there, Story ripped a double to left field to score the two runs and push Colorado ahead 4-0.
The Angels’ runs came off the bat of Justin Upton, who blasted a two-run home run to left field in the eighth inning off of Adam Ottavino.
NEXT UP: The Rockies and Angels will conclude their two-game series tomorrow afternoon at Coors Field. Tyler Anderson is set to face Jamie Barria, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:10 MST.
