Nothing moved at Coors Field for eight innings. Then the ninth arrived, and Jake McCarthy ended it with one swing. His walk-off triple to left scored TJ Rumfield, Hunter Goodman, and Cole Carrigg, turning a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 Colorado victory before 26,910 fans on June 22.
The story through six innings belonged to Jake Bennett. The Boston left-hander was nearly untouchable, striking out 9 and allowing no runs on 4 hits over 6.0 innings on just 72 pitches. With a 3.71 ERA, Bennett gave the Red Sox exactly the start they needed — and received nothing for it. Ryan Feltner matched the tone on the Colorado side, going 6.0 innings and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. Neither starter factored into the decision.
Boston broke through in the sixth. Willson Contreras doubled to right, scoring Wilyer Abreu to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. Caleb Durbin then singled to left, and Contreras scored to make it 2-0. That margin held through the eighth, with Victor Vodnik working two scoreless innings for Colorado to keep the Rockies within striking distance.
Aroldis Chapman entered the ninth to close it out. He did not record an out. McCarthy's triple — the only extra-base hit Colorado needed — cleared the bases and ended the game. Chapman was charged with 3 runs on 4 hits in 0.0 innings, taking the loss to fall to 0-3 on the season. His ERA: 2.08. Vodnik, who worked the seventh and eighth, earned the win to improve to 2-2.
McCarthy finished 1-for-4 with 3 RBI, batting .289 on the season with 31 RBI. Tyler Freeman went 3-for-4 for Colorado, though none of his hits produced runs. Colorado moved to 30-48. Boston fell to 31-44, both clubs sitting fifth in their respective divisions.