Rockies clinch first home series win of 2025 with 10-6 victory over Twins

Anyone lucky enough to witness a series-clinching win by the Rockies might as well make a wish It s about as fleeting and rare as spotting a shooting star over Coors Field With help from the family-friendly tradition of Star Wars night at the ballpark paid to spot one together on Saturday night a - Rockies accomplishment over the Twins that cemented Colorado s first home series win of the year It s definitely a nice building block absolutely manager Warren Schaeffer stated We want series wins at home Nobody yearned it to take this long to get it but doesn t matter We ve got it right now It only took until July Ninety-eight games Turns out all the Rockies - needed to certainly accomplish the feat was an All-Star break and a limited motivational words from Schaeffer upon return We had a little club discussion third baseman Ryan McMahon revealed I feel like Warren Schaeffer put a lot of good points a lot of good perspective out there Particular guys mentioned certain stuff Now it s just holding each other accountable to that Trying to make sure that we re playing each competition as hard as we can Now the Rockies have a chance to earn their first home sweep since May - on Sunday p m when they wrap up their three-game set with the Twins Minnesota s not Luke and Leia Skywalker The force was with Colorado in just enough timely moments Saturday Both teams narrowly missed home runs in the first two innings as the Twins built a - lead But when McMahon connected with a Zebby Matthews slider in the third frame it snuck over the tallest portion of the center-field fence for a two-run game-tying home run that defied any suspicion of a post-break malaise already setting in on Blake Street McMahon has gone deep in both games since the All-Star break Then in the fifth Ezequiel Tovar clobbered a - fastball feet to center for a three-run shot again with two outs It gave Tovar his first homer since May It gave the Rockies a - lead that they never relinquished Ezequiel Tovar is Ezequiel Tovar McMahon commented of the shortstop who missed more than a month before the break It doesn t get much better than that This being the Rockies though clinching a series wasn t allowed to be simple and stress-free Starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela gave Colorado seven strong innings of three-run ball snapping a streak of three straight losing decisions Almost instantly after he exited with a seemingly secure - edge his bullpen started walking a tightrope Two walks and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for Minnesota with one out A two-out double brought the tying run to the plate in the form of Carlos Correa Colorado reliever Tyler Kinley was able to extinguish the fire He struck out the three-time All-Star and newly minted All-Star Hunter Goodman gave the Rockies all the insurance they needed with a two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning He Tovar and Mickey Moniak each had three-hit nights Just good stuff from the offense Good plan Schaeffer stated Multiple guys contributing Any time you can get multiple guys contributing you re going to figure runs Especially in this park Related Articles Rockies Journal Ezequiel Tovar returns but will Brenton Doyle ever find his way back Rockies Jordan Beck flirts with cycle in supremacy over Twins at Coors Field With season already lost Rockies face prospect of roster front office overhaul in second half Renck Baseball won with All-Star Meeting but Rockies keep losing Former Rockies pitcher convicted of murder in the shootings of his wife s parents Senzatela overcame a -minute rain delay before first pitch and a string of three consecutive Minnesota extra-base hits early to deliver his longest start of the year He didn t allow a runner to reach scoring position in his last five innings of work inducing two Twins double plays to go with three strikeouts His curveball was good Schaeffer commented He commanded the heater other than that one inning I felt good I maybe could go for another inning or something but seven innings is good Senzatela revealed We ve got a good bullpen and we win the championship which is preponderance significant The Rockies have now won a total of three series in They have lost Ritter injures finger Second baseman Ryan Ritter who has filled in for Tovar at shortstop in the last few days is now expected to be out for multiple games after cutting open his finger on a bunt attempt Saturday He didn t break any bones Schaeffer revealed but needed stitches to close up the pretty nasty injury Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis