Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon dives to make an out against the Cleveland Guardians during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 27, 2024, in Denver. Blackmon, who turns 38 on July 1, hit a three-run homer and two doubles and drove in four runs to lead the Rockies to an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
Colorado Rockies’ Sean Bouchard and Elehuris Montero, left, greet Charlie Blackmon at home plate after being driven in on Blackmon’s three-run home run against the Cleveland Guardians during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 27, 2024, in Denver. Rockies bullpen gives up six runs in ninth in 8-4 loss to Phillies
Colorado’s breakout inning was the six-run fourth. It sent nine men to the plate and got a two-run single from Elehuris Montero, immediately followed by Blackmon’s three-run, line-drive homer to right. It was only Blackmon’s second homer of the season and his first in 114 at-bats, dating back to April 8.The Rockies love Feltner’s high-velocity fastball and his potential, but he remains a work in progress. His last start was a step forward.