The game turned in the opening inning, when Arizona's offense created separation that Colorado could not erase. The Diamondbacks held on for the win at Coors Field, extending their winning streak while the Rockies endured another loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Merrill Kelly gave Arizona the foundation it needed with a sharp start, allowing the early advantage to stand before the bullpen took over. Brandyn Garcia, Juan Morillo, Justin Martinez and Jonathan Loaisiga combined to protect the lead late.
Gabriel Moreno put Arizona ahead when his single brought Ketel Marte home. Nolan Arenado then brought Moreno across with a single, and Corbin Carroll's triple brought home Pavin Smith and Arenado. Colorado answered with Adael Amador's double scoring Kyle Karros and Hunter Goodman's sacrifice fly bringing Ezequiel Tovar home, but the Diamondbacks retained control.
Tim Tawa added insurance with a home run in the eighth. Tovar answered with a home run for Colorado in the same inning, yet the Rockies could not complete the comeback against Arizona's relief corps.
Arizona's one-inning burst supplied the margin, and its pitching carried that advantage through the finish. Colorado's late response changed the mood but not the outcome.
Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Colorado Rockies, 5-3.
- Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .218 on the season).
- Tim Tawa went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .236 on the season).
- Gabriel Moreno went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .310 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:690279) allowed 4 runs (0 earned) on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 8, and took the loss (0-2) (4.03 ERA).
- Merrill Kelly allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 5.1 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (10-14) (4.94 ERA).
- Jonathan Loaisiga allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (2) (2.22 ERA).
Colorado Rockies fell to 57-101 (3 straight losses); Arizona Diamondbacks improved to 84-73 (4 straight wins).