Mickey Moniak breaks out as Rockies rally to beat White Sox
Home delivery has not been on the Rockies menu very often this season But it was Sunday in their - win over the White Sox at Coors Field Colorado s four-run fifth inning supercharged by Mickey Moniak s two-run triple and Michael Toglia s two-run homer wiped out Chicago s - lead Moniak who was for with three RBIs ended up a double shy of hitting for the cycle Moniak who started in center field led off the first with a home run to right off Shane Smith Moniak s th homer of the season He also singled in the seventh Colorado - the worst unit in the National League avoided being swept by the Sox - the worst company in the AL The Rockies improved to - at Coors Field where nine of their victories have come in the last match of a three-game series Rockies starter Chase Dollander still trying to find his big-league footing had a rough afternoon specific of it bad luck several of it his own making The rookie right-hander issued four walks including leadoff walks in Chicago s two-run third and also in its one-run fourth Related Articles Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman named National League All-Star Rockies fail in the clutch lose again to White Sox Rockies Coors Field misery continues vs road-challenged White Sox Charlie Condon Rockies top prospect learning lessons climbing minor league ladder Rockies Journal White Sox series is a history lesson for reeling Colorado His worst piece of luck came in the second when Chase Meidroth hit a sharp grounder that second baseman Thairo Estrada looked poised to turn into a double play except that the ball hit the second base bag and turned into a fluke RBI double In the fourth Brooks Baldwin hit a towering flyball that glanced off the catcher Austin Nola s glove Baldwin ended up scoring on Mike Tauchman s bloop single to right Dollander pitched innings giving up three runs on five hits His overall ERA stands at but his ERA at Coors Field is Closer Seth Halvorsen pitched a perfect ninth inning for his eighth save The Rockies finished their homestand with a - record They now head to Boston to begin a six-game road trip on Monday before next week s All-Star Tournament break Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis
