Drew Romo drove in a career-high three runs, and Jordan Beck hit a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 7-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
“This is what we come to the ballpark for every day,” Beck said. “Each and every one of us wants that at-bat. You’ve just got to be ready when your name and your number’s called.”
Charlie Blackmon added two RBIs for the Rockies with his fourth triple of the season in the fourth inning.
Brendan Rodgers and Nolan Jones each had two hits for Colorado. Rodgers recorded his fifth RBI in the past four games, and Jones scored what turned out to be the game-winning run on Beck’s single.
In just his eighth career game, Romo hit a two-run bloop double in the second inning and extended the Rockies’ lead in the eighth with a groundout that brought Beck home from third base.
“I definitely feel much more comfortable now,” Romo said. “I feel like I’m having better at-bats and not chasing as much, but still also being aggressive in certain situations.”
Jeff Criswell (1-0) earned his first career win after pitching a scoreless eighth inning, while Craig Kimbrel (7-5) took the loss for the Orioles, who are 1 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the AL East standings and four games ahead in the AL wild-card race.
Tyler Kinley secured his eighth save of the season by striking out Adley Rutschman with runners on first and third.
“I want them aware of who we’re playing and what it means to the whole integrity of the season,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “The Yankees watched this game tonight.
When we go to Atlanta, the Diamondbacks, the Padres, the Dodgers, and everybody in our league is going to watch the outcome of these games.”
