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.