Guardians beat Rockies 5-0 on Fry's homer and Allard's pitching

CLEVELAND (AP) — David Fry hit a two-run homer, Kolby Allard struck out five in 3 1/3 innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Wednesday night.

Carlos Santana had two hits and an RBI and José Ramírez added two hits as Cleveland took two of three from the Rockies.

Allard retired nine straight batters with five strikeouts while surrendering just one hit.

Ramírez doubled in the first inning, moving to seventh on the Guardians' career hit list, and Fry followed with a home run over the left field wall for a 2-0 lead.

Jakob Junis (3-1) went two innings while Nic Enright, Hunter Gaddis and Cade Smith each pitched one scoreless inning. Six Cleveland pitchers held the Rockies to three hits.

Colorado starter Kyle Freeland (2-11) gave up three hits and two runs in three innings.

Brayan Rocchio hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth to make it 3-0. Steven Kwan extended his hitting streak to eight games in the eighth inning and scored on Kyle Manzardo's base hit to center field. Santana hit a double to right to make it 5-0.

Colorado's Juan Mejia pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts.

Fry's 383-foot homer gave the Guardians an early 2-0 lead. Cleveland is now 44-12 when scoring four or more runs this season.

Allard's second start of the year was exceptional. The 27-year-old retired nine straight Colorado batters, striking out five and allowing just one hit and no walks.

After a day off, the Rockies open a three-game series against the Pirates but have yet to announce a starting pitcher. The Guardians will also come off a rest day and begin a series against the Twins, with RHP Gavin Williams (6-4, 3.51 ERA) slated to start the opener.

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Cleveland Guardians' Brayan Rocchio, right, watches his sacrifice fly with Colorado Rockies' Austin Nola, left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak reacts after a strike out by Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Hunter Gaddis during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Cleveland Guardians' Brayan Rocchio catches a pop fly by Colorado Rockies' Austin Nola during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Kolby Allard delivers against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Cleveland Guardians' David Fry watches his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, coming as part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote Thursday on social media, “Motor Tanker Veronica had previously passed through Venezuelan waters, and was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”

A social media post from U.S. Southern Command on the capture said that Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to make the capture while Noem’s post noted that, like in previous raids, a U.S. Coast Guard tactical team conducted the boarding and seizure.

Noem posted a brief video that appeared to show part of the ship’s capture. The black-and-white footage showed helicopters hovering over the deck of a merchant vessel while armed troops dropped down on the deck by rope.

The Veronica is the sixth tanker that has been seized by U.S. forces as part of the effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products, and the fourth since the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid almost two weeks ago.

Noem, in her social media post, said that the raid was carried out with “close coordination with our colleagues” in the military as well as the State and Justice departments.

“Our heroic Coast Guard men and women once again ensured a flawlessly executed operation, in accordance with international law,” Noem added.

This story has been corrected to show the Veronica is the fourth, not the third, tanker seized by U.S. forces since Maduro's capture.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)