Ronny Mauricio, Jared Young and Jeff McNeil each homered and Clay Holmes tossed six strong innings as the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 on Saturday night in Denver.

Ronny Maurico hit his first home run of the season, a 456-foot shot into the second deck, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 on Saturday night.

Infielder Ronny Mauricio could be worth the wait for the New York Mets, who will aim for a sweep of their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon in Denver.

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The Colorado Rockies finally found a groove more than two months into the season but stumbled against the New York Mets on Friday night.

Missed opportunities spoiled an otherwise competitive game for the Colorado Rockies (12-51) on Friday against the New York Mets (40-24). Now, the Rockies shuffled the rotation slightly for the rest of the weekend as they look to rebound on Saturday night. Germán Márquez will start tonight with Chase Dollander starting tomorrow.