Hunter Goodman homers in the Rockies' 4-3 victory over the Diamondbacks

DENVER (AP) — Hunter Goodman homered, Victor Vodnik struck out two in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Friday night.

Goodman hit his 25th homer — a solo shot off Brandon Pfaadt (12-8) in the first to put the Rockies in front.

Tanner Gordon (3-5) allowed three runs on five hits in five innings for the victory. He gave up 10 runs on 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 13-6 loss to Pfaadt and the Diamondbacks in Phoenix his last time out.

Jimmy Herget fanned four in two innings, and Juan Mejia struck out two in the eighth to set up Vodnik's fifth save.

Tyler Freeman tripled for Colorado leading off the fifth and scored on Jordan Beck's two-out double.

Ketel Marte singled leading off the Arizona sixth and Corbin Carroll followed with a four-pitch walk to end Gordon's day. McCarthy singled off Herget to get the Diamondbacks within a run.

Doyle threw out Lourdes Gurriel Jr. at third trying to advance on McCarthy's hit in the sixth before Herget struck out Locklear on a foul tip to keep it 4-3.

Karros went 2 for 3 with a walk to raise his average to .321 in eight games in the majors. He's the son of former Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros.

Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (6-3, 3.46) was set to start Saturday night opposite RHP Chase Dollander (2-9, 6.35).

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Colorado Rockies' Jordan Beck, left, slides safely into second base with an RBI double as Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo turns to apply a late tag in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle pulls in a fly ball off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, left, congratulates relief pitcher Victor Vodnik after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Hunter Goodman gestures to the bullpen as he circles the bases after hitting a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Orlando Arcia, front, hugs Hunter Goodman as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday asked lawmakers to approve reforms to the oil industry that would open the doors to greater foreign investment during her first state of the union speech less than two weeks after its longtime leader was toppled by the United States.

Rodríguez, who has been under pressure by the Trump administration to fall in line with its vision for the oil-rich nation, said sales of Venezuelan oil would go to bolster crisis-stricken health services, economic development and other infrastructure projects.

She outlined a distinct vision for the future, straying from her predecessors, who have long railed against American intervention in Venezeula. “Let us not be afraid of diplomacy” with the U.S., said Rodriguez, the former vice president who must now navigate competing pressures from the Trump administration and a government loyal to former President Nicolás Maduro.

The speech, which was broadcast on a delay in Venezuela, came one day after Rodríguez said her government would continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro in what she described as “a new political moment” since his ouster.

On Thursday, Trump met at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by Maduro. But in endorsing Rodríguez, who served as Maduro’s vice president since 2018, Trump has sidelined Machado.

Rodríguez, who had a call with Trump earlier this week, said Wednesday evening on state television that her government would use “every dollar” earned from oil sales to overhaul the nation’s public health care system. Hospitals and other health care facilities across the country have long been crumbling, and patients are asked to provide practically all supplies needed for their care, from syringes to surgical screws.

The acting president must walk a tightrope, balancing pressures from both Washington and top Venezuelan officials who hold sway over Venezuela's security forces and strongly oppose the U.S. Her recent public speeches reflect those tensions — vacillating from conciliatory calls for cooperation with the U.S., to defiant rants echoing the anti-imperialist rhetoric of her toppled predecessor.

American authorities have long railed against a government they describe as a “dictatorship,” while Venezuela’s government has built a powerful populist ethos sharply opposed to U.S. meddling in its affairs.

For the foreseeable future, Rodríguez's government has been effectively relieved of having to hold elections. That's because when Venezuela’s high court granted Rodríguez presidential powers on an acting basis, it cited a provision of the constitution that allows the vice president to take over for a renewable period of 90 days.

Trump enlisted Rodríguez to help secure U.S. control over Venezuela’s oil sales despite sanctioning her for human rights violations during his first term. To ensure she does his bidding, Trump threatened Rodríguez earlier this month with a “situation probably worse than Maduro.”

Maduro, who is being held in a Brooklyn jail, has pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking charges.

Before Rodríguez’s speech on Thursday, a group of government supporters was allowed into the presidential palace, where they chanted for Maduro, who the government insists remains the country’s president. “Maduro, resist, the people are rising,” they shouted.

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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez makes a statement to the press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, center, smiles flanked by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, right, and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez after making a statement to the press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)