Rolling Rockies: First 3-game sweep since May '24

MIAMI -- Hunter Goodman tripled and doubled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Wednesday to complete a sweep in their first series win of the season.

Rockies starter Kyle Freeland allowed two unearned runs over 6⅓ innings. Freeland (1-8) scattered four hits and struck out four for his first victory since a 4-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 8, 2024.

Colorado, which began the series with a major-league-worst 9-50 record, won its third straight for the first time this season. It was the Rockies' first three-game sweep since they beat the San Diego Padres in May 2024.

According to Elias, It was the worst record by a team entering their first series sweep of the season since 1900, using a minimum of 30 decisions prior to the first game of a series. Coincidentally, the previous worst mark in that span actually belonged to the Marlins, who were 6-24 (.200) in 2024 prior to sweeping the Rockies (April 30-May 2, 2024).

"It feels amazing to get the sweep," Goodman told reporters after the game. "We've played some of the best teams in baseball the last two weeks, and it's felt like we were one swing away, every game. To just be able to finish some games and win three in a row like we did this week gives us a lot of momentum."

Goodman finished 7-for-13, with three homers and five RBIs in the series against Miami.

Colorado's Jake Bird got the last two outs in the seventh, Victor Vodnik pitched the eighth and Tyler Kinley closed for his second save.

The Rockies struck quickly against Marlins starter Cal Quantrill (3-6) on Goodman's RBI triple in the first.

Consecutive doubles from Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck in the fifth made it 2-0.

Goodman hit a leadoff double against reliever Janson Junk in the sixth, advanced on a flyout and scored on Brenton Doyle's sacrifice fly.

The Marlins, who lost their fourth straight, got on the board on Heriberto Hernandez's run-scoring single and an RBI fielder's choice by Jesus Sanchez in the seventh.

Quantrill allowed two runs and five hits over five innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out two.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.