NEW YORK -- Right-hander Michael Lorenzen made his fifth career start against the Mets -- for his fifth different team -- on Friday night at Citi Field.
After facing New York as a member of the Reds, Angels, Tigers and Rangers, Lorenzen was in a Rockies uniform and had his best game of the season as Colorado won, 4-3.
Entering the game, Lorenzen had a 7.48 ERA, but one couldn’t tell that he had been having problems on the mound. He became the first Rockies starter this season to throw seven innings, while allowing just one run on seven hits.
The only time Lorenzen was in trouble was in the second inning. The Mets had runners on first and third with no outs, but the right-hander induced Marcus Semien to hit into a double play. Brett Baty scored the first run of the game, but Lorenzen escaped the frame with no further damage.
The Rockies then took a 4-1 lead by the seventh inning. It started in the fifth inning against right-hander Freddy Peralta. With the bases loaded and one out, TJ Rumfield grounded out to Peralta and Brenton Doyle ended up scoring the tying run.
An inning later, Kyle Karros came home on a double by Jake McCarthy, while Hunter Goodman and Rumfield touched home plate in the seventh inning on a single by Troy Johnston.
The Mets made it a close game against reliever Jaden Hill in the bottom of the eighth when Ronny Mauricio and Bo Bichette came home on a single by Baty. But right-hander Antonio Senzatela was able to record the final five outs and picked up his second save of the season.