TJ Rumfield hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run eighth to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 9-8ByThe Associated PressJune 2, 2026, 1:39 AMANAHEIM, Calif. -- TJ Rumfield hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run eighth to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Monday night.Hunter Goodman put Colorado ahead 8-6 with a three-run homer in the eighth. Jake McCarthy homered earlier for the Rockies, who have won more games this season (23) than they did before the All-Star break last year.Jorge Soler's two-run triple for the Angels tied it 8-all in the bottom of the eighth.McCarthy doubled in the ninth to move Kyle Karros to third before Rumfield drove him home with a sac fly to right field for a 9-8 lead. McCarthy finished 2 for 4 at the plate, including a solo homer in the third for a 2-0 lead.Troy Johnston plated Colorado's first run with an RBI single in the first, and Sterlin Thompson added an RBI single in the fifth to pull the Rockies to 5-3.Karros' RBI double in the eighth sparked the five-run rally. Tyler Freeman tacked on an RBI single and Goodman capped the outburst with his 14th homer — a three-run drive over the left-field wall.Antonio Senzatela (5-0) threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win. Kyle Freeland allowed six runs, five earned, and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.Kirby Yates (0-1) gave up the go-ahead run in the ninth. Popular ReadsJosé Soriano pitched the first 4 2/3 innings for the Angels, giving up three runs on three hits and striking out seven. He also hit two batters with pitches and walked seven — a career high. He became the first Angels pitcher to issue seven free passes in a game since Garrett Richards on Sept. 2, 2013.Jo Adell hit an RBI single in the third before Jose Siri drilled his second career grand slam to put the Angels up 5-2 in the third. Vaughn Grissom scored on a throwing error by Goodman in the fifth for a 6-3 lead.Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4, 4.01 ERA) starts Tuesday against Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-1, 7.53).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Goodman's 3-run homer and Rumfield's sac fly help Rockies rally for 9-8 win over Angels
TJ Rumfield hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run eighth to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 9-8













