Harold Capote Fernandez
The duel that takes place tonight at Denver’s Coors Field has a Venezuelan flavor for every angle of that dessert. The starters for the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies are Carlos Hernández and Germán Márquez, the latter proving the strength of Salvador Pérez in raw flesh.
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During the third leg and with the monarchs down 3×1, Salvy finds Whit Merrefield in circulation; On an unfavorable count of 0 balls and 2 strikes, he comes from behind in turn to send the white ball beyond the wall that encompasses center and right fields.
“El Niño” hit his first home run of this series! 💠​
@SalvadorPerez15 | #TogetherReal pic.twitter.com/lttzhuERih– The Royals (@losreales) May 15, 2022
However, that tablazo is wasted by his countryman pitcher; Hernández is sounded by the rockies who generate a good rally of 4 races to resume control of the scoreboard.
The situation is different for Márquez, who only blinks in that inning 3 against Salvador, otherwise the right-hander maintains his composure on the mound, completing a quality start: 6 complete innings, 3 hits, 3 clean runs, 1 bolt and 6 strikeouts.
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He finds enough offensive support in the home run hitters of Charlie Blackmon (5), Sam Hillard (2) and Ryan McMahon (3). This is how he achieved his first win of 2022, leaving his balance at 1-3 and 6.16 ERA.
Charlie Blackmon sent that ball into our bullpen! 💪​
#LosRockies pic.twitter.com/CqMU9GzG2V— Rockies de Colorado (@LosRockies) May 15, 2022
The clean-shaven face is working out very well for Sam Hilliard. 🪒​
#LosRockies pic.twitter.com/iBX9abRbA7— Rockies de Colorado (@LosRockies) May 15, 2022
With all this, the Denver team sets a mark in the National League by reaching 80 games in a row, scoring at least 2 runs at home.
We set a National League record!
#LosRockies pic.twitter.com/IHNhORkdtQ— Rockies de Colorado (@LosRockies) May 15, 2022
The loss is for Hernández, massacred with 8 hits (including 2 homers), 9 runs, all deserved, walking 3 and guillotining 3. His mark is now 0-3 with an ERA of 9.11.
For the Royals, Salvador Pérez (.210) ends the day 3-1, 2 RBIs and another score. On the Rockies side, Yonathan Daza (.382) is 2-for-3 with walks.