Mets 10, Rockies 5: Rumfield’s three hits not enough to heat up Rockies

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 6: TJ Rumfield #7 of the Colorado Rockies runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Coors Field on May 6, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images Despite a good number of quality at-bats and a surplus of hits to generate traffic, the Colorado Rockies (14-23) left too many men on base as the New York Mets (14-22) continued to heat up with a 10-5 victory. A cold night for Lorenzen After delivering an incredible start his last time out against the Mets, Michael Lorenzen labored in his outing this time around against New York.

The tone of his start was set when Juan Soto blasted a 435-foot home run on the third pitch of the game, the first leadoff home run of his impressive career, to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. View Link That score would remain until Lorenzen surrendered three runs in the fourth inning. Brett Baty drew a lead-off walk and moved up to third on a Marcus Semien double.

Both runners then scored on a single by Carson Benge, who later scored on a groundout by Luis Torrens, making it 4-0. Things then quickly got out of hand for Lorenzen in the sixth inning when he allowed three straight hits to start the inning, leaving the game after allowing an RBI single to Francisco Alvarez. Zach Agnos relieved Lorenzen but couldn’t prevent the other two runs from scoring on a Soto sacrifice fly and a Bo Bichette single.

Agnos would allow a fourth run of the inning on a botched double-play ball to give the Mets an 8-0 lead. On the night, Lorenzen struggled to miss bats, leaving too many pitches over the plate, and the Mets took advantage of his errors in the cold air. He tossed five complete innings, giving up seven runs on 11 hits with three walks and two strikeouts.