The bullpen blues struck the Rockies again on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Coors Field.
Toronto scored two runs off struggling closer Justin Lawrence in the ninth inning en route to a 7-5 victory that earned the Blue Jays a series victory in the three-game set.
The clutch hits came from Whit Merrifield and Ernie Clement, who delivered back-to-back RBI singles. Lawrence also walked Spencer Horwitz in the inning.
Colorado wasted another big day from a rookie.
Outfielder/first baseman Hunter Goodman’s first week in the majors has provided a tantalizing glimpse of what could be. He’s hit safely in five of six games for a .381 average.
Sunday, Goodman drew a walk from All-Star Kevin Gausman in the second inning and stole the first base of his infant career. Goodman’s double off Gausman drove in Elehuris Montero in the fourth, and his two-run double off reliever Trevor Richards scored Brendan Rodgers and Montero to tie the game, 5-5.
Ryan McMahon’s RBI double, followed up by Nolan Jones’ run-scoring single, gave Colorado a 2-1 lead in the third.
Right-hander Anderson, returning from shoulder soreness and starting for the first time since July 22, gave the Rockies four solid innings before a 59-minute rain delay. Anderson allowed two runs on four hits, with three strikeouts and two walks.
Toronto blasted two solo homers off Anderson, a two-out rocket to left by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the third and a leadoff blast to right by Spencer Horwitz in the fourth. Horwitz’s homer, his first of the season, traveled 442 feet and bounced off the second-deck facade.
Kevin Gausman, a graduate of Grandview High School, allowed three runs on six hits, with three walks and five strikeouts over four innings.
Bard to IL. Struggling right-handed reliever Daniel Bard was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with what the team called right forearm fatigue. The move, retroactive to Saturday, opened a spot on the roster for Anderson to make the start Sunday.
Bard, who shined last season as Colorado’s closer, has struggled with command and walks most of the season and his walk rate of 8.8 per nine innings is well above the major league rate of 3.3. Over his last four games (3 1/3 innings), Bard’s given up 12 runs (seven earned) on 10 hits. His 18.90 ERA over those four outings has pushed his overall ERA up to 4.70.
Bard opened the season on the injured list as he dealt with anxiety.
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