Rockies stun the Giants with two ninth-inning homers, including a walk-off

DENVER — Rockies Report, Game 58:

ROCKIES BOTTOM LINE: The Rockies were 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position Friday night when Hunter Goodman stepped to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with Jake McCarthy and Tyler Freeman on base and one out and a 6-3 deficit.

With one swing, Goodman wiped out that 0-fer.

Goodman crushed a Caleb Killian offering down the left-field line to tie it, then after Willi Castro singled, Ezequiel Tovar followed it up with a two-run blast to give the Rockies a walk-off, 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on Friday night.

Hey now! Hey now!

This is what Rockies sweet dreams are made of ☺️#Rockies x @denvermattress pic.twitter.com/1IdVsSg17m

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 30, 2026

Tovar earlier had sliced into the Giants’ lead in the eighth inning with his third home run of the season, a 441-foot blast to center field off San Francisco reliever Keaton Winn.

Tovar Tank! pic.twitter.com/FTrMBKqb0h

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 30, 2026

The Giants promptly canceled out those runs at the expense of reliever Juan Mejia, who plunked Luis Arraez, then allowed three-consecutive two-out base hits, including an RBI triple to Rafael Devers. But all that did was set up the ninth-inning heroics.

For Goodman, the three-run shot capped a 2-for-4 night, but was also part of a recent revival. After struggling for much of May, he’s hit .304 over the last six games, with a pair of homers in that span.

But his shot — and Tovar’s that followed — felt cathartic for the entire team. After Goodman’s homer landed on the canvas banner above the tunnel in the right-field corner, he flung his bat, the frustrations of a rotten month seeming to come off his shoulders.

For the first time this season…

THE MITT HAS BEEN HIT!

Hunter Goodman's homer in the bottom of the 9th hit the mitt, which means @uchealth is donating $5,000 to @AthleticBeyond! pic.twitter.com/a15vSuz7U6

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 30, 2026

The Rockies went 1-6 on their recent Arizona-Los Angeles road trip and had lost eight of nine coming into Friday night.

“We’ve. had a rough stretch, so, being able to hang in there in that game and then get some big swings at the end of the game was pretty awesome,” Goodman said.

Prior to the late-inning theatrics, it took something audacious for the Rockies to get on the board: a double steal that resulted in Tovar stealing home — the first time the Rox have scored by stealing home since June 15, 2024.

We got a double steal 🚨 pic.twitter.com/wDSnV8YYjl

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 30, 2026

Colorado improved to 21-37.

ROCKIES STARTER’S REPORT

By pitch count, Friday night’s 70-pitch outing was the shortest of the season for Michael Lorenzen. Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer lifted the struggling starter after 3 2/3 innings, not permitting him to face the San Francisco lineup for a third time.

After a scoreless first two innings in which he allowed a single hit, trouble began for Lorenzen in the third inning with Bryce Eldridge’s leadoff double. Harrison Bader moved him over to third base, and then Willy Adames brought him home with a sacrifice fly.

In the fourth inning, walks were Lorenzen’s undoing, starting with a leadoff pass to Devers, who eventually came home via Daniel Susac’s one-out sacrifice fly. A two-out, four-pitch walk to Bryce Eldridge extended the inning, setting up Bader for an RBI single that he poked through the right side of the infield. It was the ground ball that Lorenzen wanted; it just found the perfect spot. At that point, Lorenzen’s night ended, and Jaden Hill began what would be 5 1/3 innings of work for the Rockies’ bullpen.

BITS AND PIECES

IT WAS DECIDED FOR THE ROCKIES WHEN: Tovar walked off the Giants with his 406-foot blast into the left-field seats.

NUMBER TO NOTE: 19 — Consecutive hitless at-bats against pitchers with runners in scoring position for Rockies batters prior to Goodman’s ninth-inning homer.

WHAT’S NEXT: Ryan Feltner is expected to make his first start since April 23, when he left after two innings due to inflammation of the right ulnar nerve. Adrian Houser will get the call for the Giants. First pitch at Coors Field will be at 7:10 p.m. MDT.

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