McCarthy’s Two Homers Power Rockies to 8-6 Win Over Cardinals

The victory ended Colorado’s four-game skid and gives the Rockies a short-term momentum boost.

Overview

Jake McCarthy opened the game with a 420-foot homer on the first pitch and finished with four hits and two homers to drive Colorado’s offense.
Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore allowed nine hits and five runs over five innings, creating an early deficit the team could not erase.
Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield each had two hits and key RBIs, including Carrigg’s two-run double in the third that put the Rockies ahead for good.
St. Louis mounted a late threat when Jordan Walker homered in the eighth and the tying run reached the plate in the ninth, but Jordan Romano struck out César Prieto for his 10th save.
The win snapped the Rockies’ four-game slide and the teams will finish the series with Michael McGreevy starting for St. Louis and Michael Lorenzen for Colorado.