Rockies beat Angels for win No. 42; White Sox’s record of 121 losses is safe

A sellout crowd of came to Coors Field on Friday night for the fireworks and perhaps to see future Hall of Famer Mike Trout hit his th career home run As a bonus the fans saw the Rockies beat the Angels - for their nd win of the season That means Colorado officially dodged baseball infamy The White Sox who finished - last season remain in sole possession of the bulk losses in baseball s modern era The Rockies who snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their last games won via timely hitting and stellar work by the bullpen Four Rockies relievers blanked the Angels for four innings with Victor Vodnik closing out the competition by striking out pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo with a runner on first to notch his ninth save As for Trout Los Angeles designated hitter will have to wait for He went for with a strikeout Colorado got out of the box fleetly to take a rare first-inning lead It entered the contest having been outscored - in the first frame this season but a leadoff double by Tyler Freeman an RBI triple by Hunter Goodman and a sacrifice fly by Blaine Crim put Colorado ahead - The Rockies took a - lead with a four-run fifth They sent nine men to the plate and cashed in with sacrifice flies by Crim and Ezequiel Tovar sandwiched around an RBI single by Brenton Doyle When center fielder Bryce Teodosio muffed Doyle s single Goodman scored the go-ahead run Related Articles Ethan Holliday Rockies top prospect displays power at Coors Field Renck File Labor talks represent inflection point for Rockies Dick Monfort Tanner Gordon emerges as Rockies best starter as season nears close Rockies pounded by Padres lose for the th time in games Rockies Journal Taking a swing at MLB expansion and realignment Rockies rookie right-hander Bradley Blalock is still experiencing growing pains He pitched well at times but the Angels rocked him for specific big hits Hence a linescore of six runs allowed on eight hits over five innings He only walked one and struck out four including fanning Trout in the third inning After starts appearances Blalock has a ERA Los Angeles threw two big punches in the second Christian Moore mashed a two-run homer and two batters later Denzer Guzman hit a solo blast as the Angels took a - lead The Angels regained the lead - with a three-run fifth off Blalock Guzman drew a leadoff walk Bryce Teodosio singled and Nolan Schanuel drove them both in with a double to right Trout advanced Schanuel to third with a flyout to deep center and Yoan Moncada delivered a sacrifice fly Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis