ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — TJ Rumfield hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run eighth to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Monday night.
Hunter Goodman put Colorado ahead 8-6 with a three-run homer in the eighth. Jake McCarthy homered earlier for the Rockies, who have won more games this season (23) than they did before the All-Star break last year.
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Los Angeles Angels' Jorge Soler, right, is greeted by third base coach Keith Johnson after hitting an RBI triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, second from left, speaks with pitcher José Soriano (59) before a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Colorado Rockies' Kyle Karros dives safely to score during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela (49) gestures after getting a double play during the ninth inning of a baseball game to defeat the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Colorado Rockies' Hunter Goodman reacts after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Jorge Soler's two-run triple for the Angels tied it 8-all in the bottom of the eighth.
McCarthy doubled in the ninth to move Kyle Karros to third before Rumfield drove him home with a sac fly to right field for a 9-8 lead. McCarthy finished 2 for 4 at the plate, including a solo homer in the third for a 2-0 lead.
Troy Johnston plated Colorado's first run with an RBI single in the first, and Sterlin Thompson added an RBI single in the fifth to pull the Rockies to 5-3.
Karros' RBI double in the eighth sparked the five-run rally. Tyler Freeman tacked on an RBI single and Goodman capped the outburst with his 14th homer — a three-run drive over the left-field wall.
Antonio Senzatela (5-0) threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win. Kyle Freeland allowed six runs, five earned, and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Kirby Yates (0-1) gave up the go-ahead run in the ninth.
José Soriano pitched the first 4 2/3 innings for the Angels, giving up three runs on three hits and striking out seven. He also hit two batters with pitches and walked seven — a career high. He became the first Angels pitcher to issue seven free passes in a game since Garrett Richards on Sept. 2, 2013.
Jo Adell hit an RBI single in the third before Jose Siri drilled his second career grand slam to put the Angels up 5-2 in the third. Vaughn Grissom scored on a throwing error by Goodman in the fifth for a 6-3 lead.
Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4, 4.01 ERA) starts Tuesday against Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-1, 7.53).
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Los Angeles Angels' Jorge Soler, right, is greeted by third base coach Keith Johnson after hitting an RBI triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, second from left, speaks with pitcher José Soriano (59) before a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Colorado Rockies' Kyle Karros dives safely to score during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela (49) gestures after getting a double play during the ninth inning of a baseball game to defeat the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Colorado Rockies' Hunter Goodman reacts after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
COLUMBIA, S.C (AP) — A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old.
The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia. He maintained he acted to defend his son.
The killing sent waves of anguish and grief through the African American community in Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black.
After the verdict was read, sobs and cries of distress could be heard coming from Carmack-Belton’s family seated in the gallery. Chow sat silently frozen before slowly bowing his head onto his interlocked hands.
Defense lawyer Jack Swerling said they're very pleased with the verdict but also feel for Carmack-Belton's family.
“My heart goes out to them, but 14-year-old kid should not be roaming the streets of Columbia or South Carolina with semiautomatic pistol loaded and ready to fire,” he said.
Todd Rutherford, an attorney and representative in the South Carolina Legislature, stood next to Carmack-Belton’s father as he told reporters that they don't agree with the verdict.
“This makes us feel as if our children don't matter and they do,” he said. "This makes us feel like Cyrus' life didn't matter and it did."
Rutherford announced they will pursue a civil lawsuit.
“I've been practicing law for almost 30 years. I've never seen anything like this. I don't understand it,” he said.
Prosecutors and a defense lawyer in closing arguments painted different pictures of the 2023 shooting. Prosecutors said Chow acted in anger because he wrongly thought the teen had stolen four bottles of water from the store. A defense lawyer said Chow fired to defend his son only after the teen pointed a gun at him.
“This case is not about a shoplifter. This case is about a father who sees a gun pointed at his son and had to make a decision,” Defense attorney Shaun Kent told jurors during closing arguments. The defense attorney said Andy Chow testified that Carmack-Belton pointed a gun at him.
Prosecutors acknowledged Carmack-Belton had a semiautomatic pistol, but they say it fell on the ground during the chase, and he never threatened anyone with it. Prosecutors said Chow chased the teen more than 130 yards (119 meters) from the store.
Gipson told jurors that Chow “chased a kid down, shot him in the back.”
During closing arguments, Gipson placed a bottle of water before jurors. Gipson said that Chow “at the end of the day, believed that a human is not more than that.”
Gipson said multiple witnesses testified that they didn’t see anything in Carmack-Belton’s hands and didn’t see him point a gun as he ran from the store.
“Nobody testified that happened that doesn’t have the last name Chow,” Gipson said.
The fatal shooting prompted vigils and protests outside the store. Empty water bottles were arranged to spell out “Cyrus” at one 2023 vigil.
Defense attorney Shaun Kent speaks during closing arguments in the murder trial against Chikei Rick Chow, accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Chikei Rick Chow, a convenience store owner accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, is escorted out of the courtroom during closing arguments in his murder trial, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Solicitor Byron E. Gipson speaks during closing arguments in the murder trial against Chikei Rick Chow, a convenience store owner accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
An image of Cyrus Carmack-Belton is displayed in court during closing arguments in the murder trial against his shooter, Chikei Rick Chow, a convenience store owner accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of the 14-year-old, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Chikei Rick Chow, a convenience store owner accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, appears in court during closing arguments in his murder trial, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Andy Chow testifies as a defense witness in the murder trial against his father Chikei Rick Chow, accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, shown in the screen above, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Chikei Rick Chow, left, accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, is escorted in the courtroom during his murder trial, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
