Ezequiel Tovar’s homer propels Rockies past Orioles for 5th win in 7 games

BALTIMORE Ezequiel Tovar hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Baltimore Orioles - on Friday night to improve to - since the All-Star break It s a rare run of success for the Rockies who improved to - on the season but still need wins to avoid matching the modern record of losses by last year s Chicago White Sox Colorado rallied from a - deficit after Jordan Westburg Tyler O Neill Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson hit solo homers for Baltimore in the first two innings Mickey Moniak hit a solo shot in the third for the Rockies and Thairo Estrada added a two-run homer in the fourth Colorado took the lead in the fifth when Hunter Goodman hit an RBI double and then scored on Jordan Beck s single Jackson Holliday tied it for the Orioles with an RBI single in the seventh off Rockies reliever Jake Bird - Related Articles Renck File Rockies wisely pact Ryan McMahon Too bad it was a year late Rockies arrangement Ryan McMahon to Yankees for two pitching prospects With Ryan McMahon traded Kyle Karros emergence gives Rockies another option at third base Renck Rockies Hall of Famer Larry Walker forever linked to Ozzy Osbourne s Crazy Train Rockies Journal Mickey Moniak s hot streak creates pact dilemma for Colorado Tovar answered with a one-out drive off Andrew Kittredge - and the Rockies held on Seth Halvorsen worked a perfect ninth for his th save in chances Colorado and Baltimore both in last place in their respective divisions traded players to New York before the battle The Rockies sent infielder Ryan McMahon to the Yankees and the Orioles dealt reliever Gregory Soto to the Mets Key moment O Neill led off the eighth with a double but Tyler Kinley retired the next three hitters two via strikeout to protect the one-run lead Key stat Baltimore remains the only organization in the major leagues without a walk-off conquest in Up next Trevor Rogers - ERA starts for the Orioles on Saturday night against Colorado s Antonio Senzatela - AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis