Kyle Manzardo's second career 2-homer game powers Guardians to 10-4 win over Rockies

CLEVELAND — Kyle Manzardo had his second career two-homer game and drove in three runs, Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run triple, and the Cleveland Guardians rolled to a 10-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Manzardo hit a two-run shot off Rockies starter Tanner Gordon (2-3) in the third inning and a solo homer against Jimmy Herget in the sixth. His other two-homer game occurred last Sept. 1 against Pittsburgh. Gabriel Arias added a two-run single and José Ramírez and Bo Naylor scored two runs apiece for the Guardians, who are 3 1/2 games out of the final American League wild-card spot with Thursday's trade deadline looming. The lopsided win helped erase the memories from Colorado's ninth-inning comeback victory Monday. Logan Allen (7-9) worked seven innings and allowed two runs on homers by Jordan Beck and Michael Toglia. The left-hander threw a career-high 113 pitches and matched his longest outing, winning for the second time in his last seven decisions. The 113 pitches were the most by a Guardians starter since Aaron Civale threw 114 on May 19, 2021. Cleveland built 7-0 and 10-1 leads, tying its season-best with 15 hits. The Guardians also had 15 hits May 28 vs. the Dodgers. Manzardo went 3-for-4 while Nolan Jones, Daniel Schneemann, Ramírez and Rocchio each had two hits. Manzardo has hit the ball well in July. In the last 19 games, he is batting .288 with two doubles, five home runs, 13 RBIs and seven walks. In the nine games since the All-Star break, he's batting .387 with two doubles, three home runs, nine RBIs and four walks. He is on a career-high eight-game hitting streak. Colorado's Warming Bernabel went 2 for 4 with a double and is batting .400 with two homers and three RBIs over his first four major league games. Kyle Farmer had a solo home run. Key moment Gordon fell off the mound on an aborted pitch in the second when his plant foot slipped on the dirt for a balk. David Fry advanced to second then scored when left fielder Beck mishandled Rocchio's single, giving Cleveland an unearned run. Key stat The Guardians have won 13 of their last 19 games, a surge that began immediately after they lost a season-high 10 straight from June 26 through July 6. Bieber news Shane Bieber made his latest rehab start Tuesday in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, and the 30-year-old worked four innings with Double-A Akron against the Erie Seawolves at Canal Park. Bieber was charged with one run on three hits (including a solo home run), and he struck out seven with no walks. He threw 57 pitches (37 strikes), a workload that was in line with the Guardians' plan for him to throw four innings and around 55 pitches. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Bieber came out of the start feeling "great." "Obviously the line was good. The velo looked good," Vogt said. "We'll just have to monitor how he's feeling today. Tomorrow will be the big story of how he's feeling, to determine the next steps." Up next Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (2-10, 5.24 ERA), who allowed four solo homers in his last start July 25 at Baltimore, pitches the series finale on Wednesday. LHP Kolby Allard (2-1, 2.83) is scheduled to start for the Guardians.