Yankees Obliterate Rockies In Game 2 With A 10 Run 5th Inning

Photo by The Empire City Wire

For four innings, it looked like another ordinary night on the road for the Yankees. Playing away at Colorado’s Coors Field—a ballpark named for the Coors Brewing Company, which is based in Denver and bought the naming rights—the game had a slow, measured rhythm.

Aaron Judge opened the scoring with his 18th home run of the season, a fly ball to right-center in the first inning. The Rockies answered in the fourth when Ezequiel Tovar came around to score on a Michael Toglia triple, tying the game and setting up what felt like a back-and-forth battle.

Then came the fifth.

In a stunning offensive outburst, the Yankees erupted for 10 runs in a single inning, turning a close game into a runaway. Things quickly snowballed into a relentless string of base hits that left Colorado’s pitching staff reeling and the crowd roaring.

It wasn’t just the usual suspects doing damage. The entire lineup got involved—grinding out at-bats, showing patience at the plate, and forcing the Rockies to make tough pitches they couldn’t execute. Every rally seemed to build on the last. The hits came in waves, and the Yankees never let up.

It was a statement inning from a team that’s had its share of dry spells this season—proof of what this offense can do when it’s firing on all cylinders.

The game never tightened back up. After that explosive fifth inning, the Yankees stayed in control, coasting to a commanding 13–1 win over the Rockies. The bullpen shut things down, the defense stayed sharp, and the offense added a few more insurance runs to underline the dominance. It was the kind of performance that sends a message—on the road, in altitude, the Yankees didn’t just win, they overwhelmed.