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Venezuelan pinch hitter Yonathan Daza hits a sacrifice fly for the Colorado Rockies in the eighth inning of the game against the Miami Marlins.
The emerging Venezuelan Yonathan Daza connected a three-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Monday night. He hit the longest major league homer of the season, a 496-foot shot in the second inning by Miami’s Jesus Sanchez. arrived to the concourse of the third level of the grandstands at Coors Field.
Daza finished. with four RBIs after hitting a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth. Garrett Hampson had a two-run triple and Brendan Rodgers connected. a single in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. He also reached base. in 26 straight games.
Colorado starter Ryan Feltner (1-1) earned his first major league win, going seven innings and four hits, including Sá ;nchez. punched out to six and gave a passport.
Venezuelan Pablo López opened the for Miami to hold off the Rockies for six shutout innings, and Cole Sulser (0-2) came on. in relief to open the seventh.
For the Rockies, Venezuelans Daza 1-1 with runs scored and four RBIs, and Elías Díaz 1-0.
For the Marlins, Dominican Sánchez 3-1 with runs scored and RBI. Cuban Jorge Soler 4-1. Venezuelans Miguel Rojas 3-0, Avisaíl García 4-0, Jesús Aguilar 4-0, and Willians Astudillo 2-0.