The Rockies finally cleaned up their act. Their reward was a clean sweep of the Marlins in Miami.

Riding left-hander Kyle Freeland’s excellent start, the hot bat of Hunter Goodman and one of their best defensive plays of the season, the Rockies beat Miami 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon at loanDepot Park to complete the three-game sweep.

It marked Colorado’s first three-game sweep since they broomed the Padres at Petco Park on May 13-15, 2024 — a franchise record 57 straight series without a three-game sweep.

“It feels amazing to get the sweep,” Goodman said. “We’ve played some of the best teams in baseball the last two weeks, and it’s felt like we were one swing away, every game. To just be able to finish some games and win three in a row like we did this week gives us a lot of momentum.”

The Rockies finished their nine-game road trip 3-6, lifting their historically bad record to 12-50. Before the series with the Marlins (23-37), the Rockies had played 29 consecutive games against clubs with records of .500 or better.

Freeland, who ended a 15-start winless drought that dated back to Sept. 8, was masterful for six innings. He blanked Miami, allowing just two infield hits — a liner by Connor Norby that glanced off third baseman Ryan McMahon’s glove in the first inning, and an infield grounder to short by Heriberto Hernandez to lead off the fifth.

“Freeland (was) strong, taking us on his back and took us into the seventh,” manager Warren Schaeffer told reporters in Miami.

Freeland ran into trouble in the seventh. Norby reached on a one-out error by shortstop Orlando Arcia, and Eric Wagaman hit a ground-rule double that got stuck under the padding on the left-field wall. Norby then scored on Hernandez’s single to left, cutting Colorado’s lead to 3-1 and sending Freeland to the dugout. Pinch-hitter Jesus Sanchez’s force-out, 6-4 grounder off reliever Jake Bird scored Wagaman from third, making it 3-2.

Then came Colorado’s game-saving defensive play.

Pinch hitter Liam Hicks ripped a double off Bird into the left-field corner. Jordan Beck started the play with a perfect scoop-and-relay to Arcia, who fired a strike to catcher Jacob Stallings, who tagged out Sanchez attempting to score from first base.

“Those are the margins; those are the plays that win games and lose games,” Schaeffer said. “Succeeding with that play helps win the game. It was big for us (today). Great pick and tag by Stallings on the back end.”

Freeland, sporting a clean-shaven face for the first time this season, was splendid: 6 1/3 innings, four hits, zero earned runs, no walks and four strikeouts.

“He just looked ready to go from the beginning,” Schaeffer said. “His body language looked energetic, and he looked ready to roll.”

Goodman continues to drive the Rockies’ offensive engine. His triple in the first inning off right-hander Cal Quantrill drove in Thairo Estrada to give Colorado a 1-0 lead. The ball came off Goodman’s bat at 111 mph. Estrada had reached on a one-out double.

Goodman led off the sixth with a double off reliever Janson Junk, advanced to third on McMahon’s fly out to left, and scored on Brenton Doyle’s sacrifice fly to right, giving Colorado a 3-0 lead.

Goodman’s 63 hits lead all major league catchers, while his 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 110 total bases lead all National League catchers.

Colorado’s second run came in the fifth on back-to-back, two-out doubles by Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck off Quantrill. Quantrill, who pitched for Colorado last season before being cut in the offseason, allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. He walked one, struck out two and departed with a 5.63 ERA.

The Rockies are off on Thursday before opening a three-game series against the Mets beginning Friday at Coors Field.