ICYMI: Rockies can’t solve Cardinals’ Steven Matz, lose 6-2 in St. Louis
After beating the Cardinals 9-4 Friday night to end a 12-game drought at Busch Stadium, the Rockies fell 6-2 on Saturday night.
There were a couple of Colorado highlights. Third baseman Ryan McMahon hit the 100th homer of his career, crushing a 424-foot solo shot in the eighth off reliever Andre Pallante. In the second inning, center fielder Brenton Doyle made a sensational diving catch to rob Nolan Gorman of extra bases.“Matz was OK, and his stuff is pretty good,” Rockies manager Bud Black told AT&T SportsNet. “In the end, we just couldn’t string enough hits together.
The Rockies have owned Matz over the years. In eight previous starts with the Mets and Cardinals, the lefty was 1-6 with a 7.55 ERA vs. the Rockies. On April 10 at Coors Field, the Rockies rocked Matz for six runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings. But the Rockies couldn’t solve Matz on Saturday night. They managed just one run on five hits, struck out six times and walked just once. Matz induced seven outs via ground balls.
Colorado’s run came in the fifth on a single by Brenton Doyle, a double by Jurickson Profar and a sacrifice fly by Ezequiel Tovar.Blach entered the game on a nice little run. He had not allowed a run in two starts since getting recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. Blach wasn’t nearly as sharp Saturday night but he provided Colorado with a workmanlike performance, giving up four runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out two and walked one.
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