Rockies fall for fifth-straight game as Sugano loses no-hitter in sixth

Rockies Report, Game 36:

ROCKIES BOTTOM LINE: Tomoyuki Sugano twirled five innings of no-hit ball, but in the sixth inning, it quickly got away from him, as four-consecutive Mets reached base before he could record an out. All scored, and they represented all the offense the Mets needed in dealing the Rockies a 4-2 defeat that extended their losing streak to five games.

Carson Benge’s solo home run two pitches into the sixth ended the no-hitter and ignited the outburst. Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens kept up the pressure with a pair of doubles; a four-pitch walk to Juan Soto followed.

The Rockies responded with a pair of two-out RBI hits in the seventh inning — a triple from Jordan Beck and a single from Kyle Karros. Mickey Moniak tripled in the eighth inning, but advanced no farther.

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Colorado dropped to 14-22.

ROCKIES STARTER’S REPORT

Sugano was dominant through five innings, facing the minimum 15 batters as his only wobble — a third-inning walk to Benge — was erased by a 6-4-3 double play. He needed only 48 pitches to complete those five innings.

But two pitches into the sixth, Sugano’s 88-MPH cutter settled over the middle over the plate. Benge made him pay.

“I thought Tomo was fantastic today. Super efficient. Did what he does and what he’s been doing for us all year,” manager Warren Schaeffer said. “Benge just put a good swing on the the ball — it was a cutter in, a couple of doubles in a row, and at that point it was time to go to your stopper.”

Indeed, Schaeffer opted to relieve Sugano with Jaden Hill despite Sugano having just 61 pitches to his name. Hill struck out MJ Melendez, but Mark Vientos singled to center field, adding the fourth run to Sugano’s tally.

Sugano had allowed just one earned run in his last two starts combined.

“Tomo was still throwing the ball well,” Schaeffer said of lifting Sugano in the sixth. “They just took some good swings off him.

BITS AND PIECES

IT WAS DECIDED FOR THE ROCKIES WHEN: They went 1-2-3 in the ninth against Mets closer Devin Williams.

NUMBER TO NOTE: 17 — Length in games of Moniak’s hitting streak after he went 2-for-4 on Monday. If he had enough plate appearances to qualify, he would rank second in MLB in OPS.

WHAT’S NEXT: The schedule says the Rockies and Mets will play Game Two of their three-game series at 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday night. A stormy forecast seems likely to force a postponement.

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