Rockies defeat Mets behind Michael Lorenzen's strong start

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post on Apr 24, 2026

Published in Baseball

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To all of those New York Mets fans who thought their team would heal up vs. the lowly Colorado Rockies, “Fuhgeddaboudit!”

The resurgent Rockies held on to beat the Mets, 4-3, at Citi Field on Friday night behind a terrific start from Michael Lorenzen and some timely hits.

The Mets, who took two games from the Minnesota Twins after losing 12 games in a row, usually dominate Colorado, especially in Queens. But Colorado made the key plays in the key moments.

Colorado rebounded after a painful ninth-inning loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday at Coors Field.

Key moments

Right fielder Troy Johnson delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning to score Hunter Goodman and TJ Rumfield and increase Colorado’s lead to 4-1. Johnson’s big hit came off reliever Sean Manaea.

In the eighth, after New York tagged Jaden Hill for two runs on four hits in one-third inning, right-hander Antonio Senzatela rode to the rescue. He got Mark Vientos to line out to a double play to end the inning. Senzatela pitched a perfect ninth, striking out pinch-hitter MJ Melendez with a 98 mph fastball to end the game. Senzatela notched his second save and lowered his ERA to 0.50.

Who’s hot

Lorenzen, who struggled to begin the season, pitched seven terrific innings. Although the Mets knocked out seven hits, he limited them to one run, didn’t walk any, and struck out three. Lorenzen induced three ground-ball double plays to get himself out of trouble.

Who’s not

The Rockies’ lineup on the road. Although the Rockies came up with key hits, they also struck out 15 times, were 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position, and left 11 runners on base.

Worth noting

Colorado snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Mets and won for just the second time in its last seven games at Citi Field.

Injury update

Right-handed starter Ryan Feltner was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right ulnar nerve inflammation. Feltner exited Colorado’s 10-8 loss to the Padres on Thursday after pitching just two innings when he felt tightness in his right triceps and numbness in his fingers.

Manager Warren Schaeffer told MLB.com that he’s hopeful that Feltner’s stint on the IL will not be a long one.

“The MRI looked pretty good,” Schaeffer said. “We are hoping (Feltner is on the IL for the minimum 15 days). It’s just a little elbow inflammation.”

To replace Feltner on the roster, Colorado called up left-hander Sammy Peralta from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday. Peralta, 27, was claimed via waivers from Milwaukee earlier this month. In seven appearances with the Isotopes, he has a 3.72 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks over 9 2/3 innings.

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