The lead changed hands six times before Colorado finally made it stick. Hunter Goodman's solo home run in the eighth inning put the Rockies ahead for good, capping a seesaw night at Coors Field that ended 8-7.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| COL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Goodman finished 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and an RBI, his blast to left center covering 399 feet and breaking a 7-7 tie. Mickey Moniak also went deep for Colorado, a solo shot in the sixth that briefly put the Rockies back in front, part of a 2-for-4 night with two runs scored and two RBI. Cole Carrigg added three hits, though he didn't come around to score.
Colorado's eight runs came in bursts. A four-run second inning turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead, punctuated by Moniak's RBI single, a sacrifice fly from Troy Johnston, a go-ahead double by Jake McCarthy and an RBI single from Carrigg. Washington answered repeatedly - C.J. Abrams' two home runs, one in the first and another in the third, each brought home Jose Tena and accounted for four of the Nationals' seven runs. James Wood's two-run double in the fourth put Washington back on top 6-5, and Jorbit Vivas' sacrifice fly in the seventh tied it again at 7-7 before Goodman's homer settled it in the eighth.
Washington starter Carson Palmquist lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits. Colorado starter Michael Lorenzen wasn't much sharper, working 3.2 innings and allowing 6 runs on 7 hits. Clayton Beeter took the loss in relief, charged with 1 run on 1 hit in his only inning of work. Juan Mejia earned the win for Colorado with a scoreless inning, striking out one, while Jordan Romano closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his 7th save of the season.
The Rockies improved to 41-62 with the win, snapping in with a first victory after their last decision, while the Nationals fell to 51-51.