Anyone lucky enough to witness a series-clinching win by the 2025 Rockies might as well make a wish. It’s about as rare as spotting a shooting star over Coors Field.
Thanks, no doubt, in part to the family-friendly tradition of Star Wars night at the ballpark, 42,131 paid to witness one on Saturday night — a 10-6 runaway victory over the Twins that cemented Colorado’s first home series win of the year.
It only took until July 19 for the Rockies (24-74) to accomplish that feat. Ninety-eight games. Turns out, all they needed was an All-Star break. Wrapping up their three-game set with Minnesota on Sunday (1:10 p.m.), they’ll have a chance to earn their first home sweep since May 10-12, 2024.
The force was with Colorado in just enough timely moments. Both teams narrowly missed home runs off the top of the wall in the first two innings as the Twins — Minnesota’s, not Luke and Leia Skywalker — built a 3-1 lead. But Ryan McMahon’s two-out fly off Zebby Matthews in the third managed to sneak over the tallest portion of the wall in right-center field, tying the game and defying any suspicion that post-break lethargy was already about to set in on Blake Street.
Then shortstop Ezequiel Tovar clobbered a 1-2 fastball 433 feet for a three-run homer in the fifth — again to center, again with two outs.
That gave the Rockies a 6-3 lead that they never relinquished.
This being the 2025 Rockies, though, it couldn’t be simple and stress-free.
Starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela gave Colorado seven strong innings of three-run ball, snapping a streak of three consecutive appearances with losing decisions. Almost immediately after he exited with a seemingly comfortable 8-3 edge, his bullpen was walking a tightrope. Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases for Minnesota with one out. A two-out double brought the tying run to the plate in the form of Carlos Correa.
Colorado reliever Tyler Kinley was able to extinguish the fire. He struck out the three-time All-Star, and newly minted All-Star Hunter Goodman gave the Rockies all the insurance they needed with a two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning.
Senzatela overcame a 35-minute rain delay before first pitch and a string of three consecutive Minnesota extra-base hits in the second to deliver his longest outing of the year so far. He didn’t allow a runner to reach scoring position in his last five innings of work, inducing two Twins double plays to go with three strikeouts.
The Rockies have now won a total of three series in 2025. They have lost 29 series.
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