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Starling Marte of the New York Mets looks skyward after hitting a
Starling Marte hit a two-run homer off the Colorado Rockies. He homered in his return to the lineup and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Saturday in the first meeting of a doubleheader.
Friday’s game was postponed when a wintry spell hit the area. to Colorado. The snow continued It fell on Saturday morning, but by the time of the first pitch, the sky cleared. and the thermometer rose. at 45 Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius).
Carlos Carrasco (4-1) tolerated the a career in seven hits during five and a third innings, while the also Venezuelan Luis Guillorme totaled. three hits for the Mets.
The Dominican Marte had left the team after the death of his grandmother. He was put on the list of active players just before the game.
His first swing of the day put the ball into the left field bleacher and gave the Mets a 2-0 lead with just two innings left in the game.
Stepping on the plate, Marte looked up. and pointed “It’s a difficult situation, because this has been on my mind for a long time,” Marte said of the passing. “Being with the team is a distraction, but you have to get over it.
C.J. Cron batted three hits and the Venezuelan Germán Márquez (1-4) admitted. five runs —four earned— in six innings for the Rockies, who have lost nine of their last 11 duels.
For the Mets, Dominican Marte is 2-5 with one run scored and two RBIs. Puerto Rican Francisco LIndor 5-1 with an RBI. Venezuelans Eduardo Escobar 4-1, Luis Guillorme 4-3 with a run scored.
For the Rockies, Venezuelans Yonathan Daza 4-1, Elías Díaz 4-0. The Cuban José 2-1 churches.