Ryan McMahon returned to the Coors Field dugout with a mega-watt smile. Sweet redemption will do that for a ballplayer.
In the fifth inning, the third baseman, who suffered through a nightmarish series at Philadelphia, blasted a 412-foot, three-run homer into the second deck in right field, sparking the Rockies’ 10-1 rout of Cincinnati on a windy Friday night.
McMahon, one of the best defensive third basemen in the majors last season, committed four errors in Philly where the Rockies lost four straight. Before Friday night’s game, he said, “We just have to flush it and think about Cincy.