Rockies 6, Nationals 4: Thunder Struck

The Colorado Rockies marched into Washington DC on a rainy day with one mission: to hand the Washington Nationals their ninth-consecutive loss while putting together their third set of back-to-back wins in a difficult season. Though the bats went cold for a few innings, they came alive where it mattered. Both teams exchanged multiple home runs, but the Rockies brought the thunder to come out on top.

Palmquist hits a wall, Nationals hit ball over it.

Left-handed rookie starter Carson Palmquist looked sharp through his first three innings. He gave up just one hit while keeping the Nationals off the board with two strikeouts. Palmquist’s outing was derailed after a 38-pitch fourth inning where…