DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar singled home the winning run with the bases loaded and two outs in the 12th inning Monday night to give the Colorado Rockies a 9-8 victory over Boston, handing the Red Sox their fourth straight defeat since the All-Star break.
Jake Cave singled to drive in Brendan Rodgers with the tying run with no outs in the 12th off rookie Bailey Horn (0-1), who was making his fifth major league appearance.
Jacob Stallings was intentionally walked to bring up Sam Hilliard, who sacrificed the runners up a base. After Aaron Schunk was intentionally walked, Horn struck out Charlie Blackmon before being replaced by Chase Anderson.
Tovar had three hits to extend his hitting streak to nine games. Blackmon had two hits, including his seventh homer, and the last-place Rockies won for the fourth time in five games.
Wilyer Abreu’s two-out RBI single in the top of the 12th gave Boston an 8-7 lead. The Red Sox are playing without closer Kenley Jansen, who will miss the series because of health concerns related to the Denver altitude.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected after the 11th inning.
Boston grounded into double plays in the eighth, ninth and 11th, the first two ending an inning.
Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith doubled in the first run and Rafael Devers added a sacrifice fly in Boston’s two-run 10th for a 7-5 lead, but Hilliard tied the game on a 450-foot, two-run homer with one out in the bottom half off Zack Kelly.
Tyler O’Neill had three hits for the Red Sox, who were swept at Dodger Stadium last weekend but are 29-21 on the road, the third-best record in the majors.
