{"id":24565,"date":"2025-08-13T19:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/goodman-and-the-borrowed-bat-home-run-for-rockies\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:13:57","slug":"goodman-and-the-borrowed-bat-home-run-for-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mlb\/goodman-and-the-borrowed-bat-home-run-for-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodman and the borrowed bat: Home run for Rockies!"},"content":{"rendered":"ST. LOUIS \u2013 Hunter Goodman has had Kyle Farmer to thank for the two home runs he hit on consecutive days in St. Louis.\n\nGoodman borrowed Farmer&#8217;s bat for the 432-foot home run he hit on Wednesday, giving the Rockies a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals. The 25-year-old All-Star catcher also used Farmer&#8217;s bat the night before when he sent a ball 436 feet in Colorado&#8217;s 3-0 victory.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s a gift. I turn 35 in five days, so I guess I&#8217;m still giving. He has serious power. He&#8217;s a very good hitter, a smart hitter.<\/p><cite>Farmer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nGoodman leads the Rockies with 24 home runs. On Wednesday, he pinch-hit in the ninth inning and sent a 3-2 sinker from JoJo Romero to the grass beyond the center field fence.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I was just looking for something in the zone. He left a sinker in the middle. I know what he&#8217;s trying to do.<\/p><cite>Goodman<\/cite>\n\nIt was the first pinch-hit home run for Goodman, who has hit five home runs in the last 10 games.\n\nGoodman broke the scoreless tie on Tuesday with a two-run homer against Matthew Liberatore in the fourth inning. That landed in the plaza beyond the lower deck seats in left field.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Shout out to Farmer for the bat. Couldn&#8217;t have done it without his bat. I&#8217;ve used his bat now the last two days. Gotta give him some credit.<\/p><cite>Goodman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nWhy the change?\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s a long season. His bat is a little shorter than mine, so I thought I could try something more at this moment. As the season progresses, it&#8217;s now August and the dog days. You get a little tired. Sometimes, adjustments like that can help.<\/p><cite>Goodman<\/cite>\n\nHe helped Goodman and the Rockies, who had the worst record in the league, and who had lost eight games in a row before the two victories over the Cardinals.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In these last two games, he has shown that no moment is too big for him. He has a slow heartbeat and shines in the big moments. He has a bright future.<\/p><cite>Farmer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nInterim manager Warren Schaeffer agreed.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He&#8217;s an All-Star for a reason. He loves those situations. He wants to hit in important moments. That&#8217;s just him. He&#8217;s really developing this season.<\/p><cite>Schaeffer<\/cite><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. LOUIS \u2013 Hunter Goodman has had Kyle Farmer to thank for the two home runs he hit on consecutive days in St. Louis. Goodman borrowed Farmer&#8217;s bat for the 432-foot home run he hit on Wednesday, giving the Rockies a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals. 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