Charlie Blackmon's 2-run double in the 8th inning leads Rockies past Rangers 4-2

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Charlie Blackmon hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory against the Texas Rangers. The Rockies earned consecutive victories for the first time this season.

Colorado RockiesCharlie Blackmon follows the flight of his double to drive in two runs off Texas Rangers relief Yerry Rodríguez in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 10, 2024, in Denver. Colorado RockiesCharlie Blackmon , top, scores on a fielding error by Texas Rangers center fielder Leody Taveras as catcher Jonah Heim, bottom, fields the throw in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 10, 2024, in Denver.

Blackmon had just 12 hits in his previous 69 at-bats — an average of .174 — when he came up against Yerry Rodríguez with runners on first and second base and two outs and the game tied at 2. He hit a sharp line drive to center field that brought Brenton Doyle and Jake Cave home to break a 2-2 tie. Jake Bird earned the win in relief for the Rockies, while Grant Anderson took the loss for the Rangers.The loss temporarily halted a recent hot streak for the defending World Series champion Rangers, who had won five of their last six and eight of 11.Gasser pitches 6 shutout innings in his debut as Brewers roll past slumping Cardinals 11-2Corey Seager hit his fourth home run of the season for Texas, a sharp 403-foot shot to right field that came off his bat at 108.2 mph.

Colorado Rockies TX State Wire MLB CO State Wire Jalen Beeks Texas Rangers Elias Diaz Corey Seager Jake Bird Brendan Rodgers Grant Anderson Brenton Doyle MLB Baseball Sports Charlie Blackmon Jake Cave

 

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