By MICHAEL KELLY
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton hit a mammoth home run, Tom Koehler pitched seven effective innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 Friday on another rain-soaked night at Coors Field.
J.T. Realmuto had a career-high four hits for the Marlins, who have won three straight.
Troy Tulowitzki had three hits for Colorado in a game delayed nearly two hours by rain.
Koehler has dominated the Rockies in four starts – three in hitter-friendly Denver. He didn’t allow a hit and faced the minimum Friday until Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez had consecutive two-out singles in the fourth.
Koehler kept throwing strikes after his teammates gave him an early lead. The Marlins scored twice in the second before Stanton made it 3-0 with a one-out shot to center off Eddie Butler (3-6).
Stanton’s drive, his 18th, traveled an estimated 478 feet.
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