Hunter Goodman hits 3 home runs, drives in 5 as Rockies beat Twins 8-5

The Associated Press

6d ago· 2 min readenNews

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Colorado Rockies catcher/first baseman Hunter Goodman hit three home runs and drove in five runs to lead his team to an 8-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Goodman homered in the first, third, and seventh innings, with the last being a three-run blast. Kyle Karros added a two-run homer in the eighth, and Michael Lorenzen earned the win despite allowing two runs over his start.

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Hunter Goodman hit three homers and drove in five runs, powering the Colorado Rockies to an 8-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Goodman, who also went deep in his final at-bat Friday, launched a solo shot in the first inning and another in the third off starter Mike Paredes.

After grounding out in the fifth, the slugger made it 6-2 in the seventh when he connected for his 25th homer this season, a three-run drive to left-center against reliever Kody Funderburk.

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Goodman, who also went deep in his final at-bat Friday, launched a solo shot in the first inning and another in the third off starter Mike Paredes. After grounding out in the fifth, the slugger made it 6-2 in the seventh when he connected…

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