It was beginning pitching that carried the Mets to a 2-1 win and collection victory over the Rockies on Sunday. Marcus Stroman, in his third begin of the season, pitched six scoreless innings earlier than giving up his first run at Coors Area since June 2019, when he was pitching for the Blue Jays.
All mixed, Stroman pieced collectively a 15-inning scoreless streak that additionally included seven shutout innings in a September 2019 begin for the Mets, and one other six scoreless frames on Sunday earlier than Charlie Blackmon delivered a one-out RBI single to tug the Rockies to inside one within the seventh.
That 15 inning scoreless-streak is tied for the third longest by a visiting pitcher at Coors Area. Solely Tyler Walker (16 2/three innings pitched) and Jair Jurrjens (15 2/three innings pitched) had longer ones.
After strolling Dom Nuñez within the prime of the third inning, Stroman retired 12 straight batters earlier than Trevor Story related for a seventh-inning double. In all, Stroman allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three in his first eight-inning begin since April 19, 2019.
He joins Logan Verrett as the one pitchers in franchise historical past to permit one or fewer earned runs in a begin of not less than eight innings at Coors Area.