Goodman's 3 HRs, 5 RBIs Power Rockies Past Twins
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- Hunter Goodman went 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBIs in the Rockies' 8-5 win over the Twins, hitting solo shots off starter Mike Paredes in the first and third innings that both traveled an estimated 428 feet
- Goodman capped the performance with a 401-foot three-run homer off Kody Funderburk in the seventh inning, working the count full before hammering a high sinker to extend a 3-2 lead
- The night before, Goodman had hit a 451-foot two-run homer in the ninth inning Friday — the longest blast of the day per Baseball Savant — only for the Twins to rally for a 9-8 win in 10 innings
- Michael Lorenzen (3-9) earned his first win since April 24, allowing two runs on seven hits over 5⅔ innings, while Kyle Karros added a two-run homer in the eighth to seal the Colorado comeback
- Goodman now has 25 home runs this season at age 26, making him just the fourth catcher to reach 25 before the All-Star break, alongside Cal Raleigh, Ivan Rodriguez and Johnny Bench
- Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said 'when Goody gets hot, he stays hot for a while,' and Karros called his swing 'one of the most powerful swings in the game'
Why it matters: Goodman's three-homer outburst — following a 451-foot blast the previous night — pushes him to 25 home runs before the All-Star break, a milestone achieved by only three catchers in MLB history. The performance also gave starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen his first win since April 24, offering the last-place Rockies a rare back-to-back bright spot after Friday's blown lead.
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