Rockies beat Mets, clinch series behind excellent start by Jose Quintana

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post on Apr 26, 2026

Published in Baseball

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Meet the Mets … greet the Mets … step right up and beat the Mets.

That’s exactly what the Colorado Rockies did on Sunday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader at Citi Field.

Behind 5 1/3 superb innings by veteran left-hander Jose Quintana, another shutdown performance from its bullpen and timely hits, Colorado beat New York, 3-1.

Coupled with their 4-3 win on Friday night, the Rockies clinched the three-game series. It was their third series win of the season, an illustration of how much better the Rockies are now compared to last season. In 2025, Colorado did not win its third series until July 18-20 vs. the Minnesota Twins.

The scuffling Mets have lost 14 of their 16 games and have been outscored 84-39 during that span.

Quintana found himself in deep trouble in the first inning when the Mets packed the bases on walks by Bo Bichette and Luis Robert Jr., followed by a single by Mark Vientos. But Quintana struck out Marcus Semien and Brett Baty to escape the jam unscathed.

New York's only run off Quintana came in the fifth on a leadoff home run by Tyrone Taylor.

Troy Johnston's bases-loaded single scored Edouard Julien in the fourth off Mets ace Nolan McLean, and his base-loaded double-play grounder scored Julien again in the sixth. Colorado scored its third run in the seventh on a leadoff double by Brett Sullivan and a one-out RBI single by Jake McCarthy.

Juan Mejia, Jaden Hill and Victor Vodnik combined to pitch 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Vodnik rebounded from his painful blown save in Colorado's 10-8 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday to pitch a perfect ninth and claim his fourth save.

The Rockies will attempt to finish off the sweep in the second game of the doubleheader.

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