Moniak's Two Homers Power Rockies Over Phillies

On April 5th, Rocky's pulled off a 4-1 win over the Phillies on Sunday, salvaging the last game of the three-game series.

Mickey Moniac smashed two home runs, his third multi-homer game in his career, powering Colorado to victory.

Tomoyuki Sugano earned his first win, striking out five and allowing just one run over six innings.

TJ Rumpfield added a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and he's batting 345 with two dingers and five RBI's in his first nine.

Games this season, Moniac, the 27-year-old outfielder in his second year with the Rockies, was once the Phillies' top pick in the 2016 draft and play for them from 2020 to 2022.

Facing his old squad added some extra spice to his big day.

Victor Vane closed it out with his first save, striking out Rafael Martian with runners on first and second in the ninth.

For Philly, Adalus Garcia homered, but Taiwan Walker took the loss after five innings with four earned runs and three homers allowed, snapping there, four-game win streak.

Rocky's head to face the Astros Monday with Ryan Feltner on the mound, while the Phillies host the Giants and send Andrew Painner to battle Adrian, Hauser.

Keep an eye on these matchups as the series heat up. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News today. I'm Corey with the story.