The Twins enjoyed a stroll in the ballpark Sunday, waltzing to a 7-1 victory over the walk-happy Rockies.
Colorado pitchers issued four leadoff walks — three by starter German Marquez — and Minnesota hit four home runs, denying Colorado a rare three-game sweep at Coors Field.
Marquez, a possible trade candidate as the July 31 deadline nears, was off his game from the beginning and departed after just three innings. Meanwhile, Twins All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan had no problems in his second career start at Coors, allowing one run and striking out 11 over seven innings.
Colorado (24-75) was searching for its first series sweep in LoDo since May 10-12, 2024.