PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley
stood in front of reporters at his locker after Tuesday's night game --
which was remarkable all by itself given what happened to the young
right-hander in the second inning.
Bradley answered questions with a clear head after he took a line drive above the jaw on the right side of his face off the bat of Colorado Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez. After laying on the ground for a while with anguished teammates squatting nearby, Bradley was able to get to his feet, walk off the mound and let the crowd know he was OK with a thumbs-up gesture.
A scan at a Phoenix hospital didn't reveal anything of concern beyond slight sinus cavity damage, and Bradley was back with his teammates at the stadium after Arizona's 12-5 win.
"How's it going, guys?" the 22-year-old Bradley asked, then tried to recall what happened. "I tried to throw a curveball in there for a strike and I saw the pitch going towards the plate, then I woke up and I was laying down. I got myself together and opened my eyes. I could see, wiggled my feet and the next thing I know the trainers are there."
Bradley held an ice pack to his cheek, a small bruise under his right eye having formed as his face had swelled up.
"It's part of the game, Obviously you hate to see it. It hurt pretty bad," Bradley said. "But I hate it because now I don't know the diagnosis, how bad it is or even if it's bad at all."
He said he felt little pain and no headache, but the team's medical staff is expected to have a more complete update as soon as Wednesday. The club announced during the game that Bradley never lost consciousness.
Bradley and Arizona manager Chip Hale both said the exit speed of the ball off Gonzalez's bat was 115 mph. Major League Baseball uses technology that measures such numbers and recently began making it available on broadcasts and online.
"Didn't have any symptoms of concussion, which was a good sign," Diamondbacks head trainer Ken Crenshaw said. "The jaw looks great, his orbital looks great, vision's fine and all of those things looked really well. So it looks favorable. They just want a favorable read (Wednesday)."
Hale called Bradley "a tough kid" but said it's likely he'll go on the disabled list.
Gonzalez was distraught after the game, saying his night was ruined and that he intended to visit Bradley.
"That is one thing you see once in a while on the diamond that you really wish you never see when you are playing," Gonzalez said. "For me as a hitter, it's a nightmare. It's something you don't try to do. Seeing one of those guys going down, especially a guy like him, who is really young and starting his career."
Aside from the frightening scene, the Diamondbacks got plenty of offense from Mark Trumbo and Paul Goldschmidt in ending a four-game losing streak. Trumbo went 4 for 4 with a two-run homer and a two-run triple.
Arizona staked Bradley to a 3-0 lead on a run-scoring single by Goldschmidt and Trumbo's triple. Bradley was charged with a run in the second when DJ LeMahieu singled in Justin Morneau against reliever Andrew Chafin, who ended up with his first major league win following 2 2/3 innings of work.
After the Rockies tied the score at 3, the Diamondbacks scored the next five runs. Four came on two-run homers by Trumbo and David Peralta.
Goldschmidt reached base in his 19th straight game against Colorado and went 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Diamondbacks scored their most runs this season.
Chafin squandered the lead by giving up two doubles and a single in the fourth. Charlie Blackmon drove in pitcher Kyle Kendrick with a double, and Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-out single to score Blackmon, who had three hits and two RBIs.
Kendrick (1-3) was tagged for home runs by Peralta in the fourth and Trumbo in the fifth.
Trumbo's thoughts, however, were with Bradley.
"It was a gut-punch," Trumbo said.
Bradley, a prized prospect who made the roster out of spring training, is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA -- including a win in his major league debut over Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.
The right-hander, selected seventh overall by Arizona in the 2011 amateur draft, went 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. He allowed two hits.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin, coming back from Tommy John surgery last year, threw 30 pitches in a two-inning simulated game at Chase Field. Corbin could return to the mound this summer.
"He looked great. His fastball looked good. He was throwing all his pitches," Hale said.
Hale said Corbin is scheduled for another simulated game Sunday at Salt River Fields, the team's spring training site.
Arizona pitcher David Hernandez, also coming off 2014 elbow surgery, threw in a game situation for the second time. Hale said he didn't think Hernandez felt as good as he did after his first outing. Hernandez threw 20 pitches in an inning.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Jordan Lyles, who is 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA in six starts against the Diamondbacks, pitches Wednesday in Phoenix.
Diamondbacks: Josh Collmenter has a 2.70 ERA over his last three starts, but is 1/3 this season. He faces the Rockies on Wednesday.
Bradley answered questions with a clear head after he took a line drive above the jaw on the right side of his face off the bat of Colorado Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez. After laying on the ground for a while with anguished teammates squatting nearby, Bradley was able to get to his feet, walk off the mound and let the crowd know he was OK with a thumbs-up gesture.
A scan at a Phoenix hospital didn't reveal anything of concern beyond slight sinus cavity damage, and Bradley was back with his teammates at the stadium after Arizona's 12-5 win.
"How's it going, guys?" the 22-year-old Bradley asked, then tried to recall what happened. "I tried to throw a curveball in there for a strike and I saw the pitch going towards the plate, then I woke up and I was laying down. I got myself together and opened my eyes. I could see, wiggled my feet and the next thing I know the trainers are there."
Bradley held an ice pack to his cheek, a small bruise under his right eye having formed as his face had swelled up.
"It's part of the game, Obviously you hate to see it. It hurt pretty bad," Bradley said. "But I hate it because now I don't know the diagnosis, how bad it is or even if it's bad at all."
He said he felt little pain and no headache, but the team's medical staff is expected to have a more complete update as soon as Wednesday. The club announced during the game that Bradley never lost consciousness.
Bradley and Arizona manager Chip Hale both said the exit speed of the ball off Gonzalez's bat was 115 mph. Major League Baseball uses technology that measures such numbers and recently began making it available on broadcasts and online.
"Didn't have any symptoms of concussion, which was a good sign," Diamondbacks head trainer Ken Crenshaw said. "The jaw looks great, his orbital looks great, vision's fine and all of those things looked really well. So it looks favorable. They just want a favorable read (Wednesday)."
Hale called Bradley "a tough kid" but said it's likely he'll go on the disabled list.
Gonzalez was distraught after the game, saying his night was ruined and that he intended to visit Bradley.
"That is one thing you see once in a while on the diamond that you really wish you never see when you are playing," Gonzalez said. "For me as a hitter, it's a nightmare. It's something you don't try to do. Seeing one of those guys going down, especially a guy like him, who is really young and starting his career."
Aside from the frightening scene, the Diamondbacks got plenty of offense from Mark Trumbo and Paul Goldschmidt in ending a four-game losing streak. Trumbo went 4 for 4 with a two-run homer and a two-run triple.
Arizona staked Bradley to a 3-0 lead on a run-scoring single by Goldschmidt and Trumbo's triple. Bradley was charged with a run in the second when DJ LeMahieu singled in Justin Morneau against reliever Andrew Chafin, who ended up with his first major league win following 2 2/3 innings of work.
After the Rockies tied the score at 3, the Diamondbacks scored the next five runs. Four came on two-run homers by Trumbo and David Peralta.
Goldschmidt reached base in his 19th straight game against Colorado and went 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Diamondbacks scored their most runs this season.
Chafin squandered the lead by giving up two doubles and a single in the fourth. Charlie Blackmon drove in pitcher Kyle Kendrick with a double, and Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-out single to score Blackmon, who had three hits and two RBIs.
Kendrick (1-3) was tagged for home runs by Peralta in the fourth and Trumbo in the fifth.
Trumbo's thoughts, however, were with Bradley.
"It was a gut-punch," Trumbo said.
Bradley, a prized prospect who made the roster out of spring training, is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA -- including a win in his major league debut over Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.
The right-hander, selected seventh overall by Arizona in the 2011 amateur draft, went 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. He allowed two hits.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin, coming back from Tommy John surgery last year, threw 30 pitches in a two-inning simulated game at Chase Field. Corbin could return to the mound this summer.
"He looked great. His fastball looked good. He was throwing all his pitches," Hale said.
Hale said Corbin is scheduled for another simulated game Sunday at Salt River Fields, the team's spring training site.
Arizona pitcher David Hernandez, also coming off 2014 elbow surgery, threw in a game situation for the second time. Hale said he didn't think Hernandez felt as good as he did after his first outing. Hernandez threw 20 pitches in an inning.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Jordan Lyles, who is 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA in six starts against the Diamondbacks, pitches Wednesday in Phoenix.
Diamondbacks: Josh Collmenter has a 2.70 ERA over his last three starts, but is 1/3 this season. He faces the Rockies on Wednesday.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Pollock singled to deep right, Pollock to second on error by center fielder Blackmon. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings singled to left center, Pollock to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center, Pollock scored, Owings to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Trumbo tripled to deep center, Owings and Goldschmidt scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Peralta grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Tomás grounded into double play. Trumbo out at third. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Morneau hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 0 | 3 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| González reached on infield single to pitcher, Morneau to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Chafin relieved Bradley. | 0 | 3 |
| Hundley walked, González to second. | 0 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Morneau scored, González to third, Hundley to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Kendrick struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Hill popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Gosewisch grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Chafin lined out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Dickerson walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Morneau singled to center, Dickerson to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Arenado singled to right, Dickerson to third, Morneau to second. | 1 | 3 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Owings lined out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| LeMahieu flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Kendrick doubled to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmon doubled to right, Kendrick scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop, Blackmon to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left center, Blackmon scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Peralta homered to right (411 feet), Trumbo scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Tomás reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Hill popped out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Gosewisch lined out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Dorn hit for Chafin. | 3 | 5 |
| Dorn walked, Tomás to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Pollock lined out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hudson relieved Chafin. | 3 | 5 |
| Morneau grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| González struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Trumbo homered to center (451 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Peralta doubled to deep right. | 3 | 7 |
| Bergman relieved Kendrick. | 3 | 7 |
| Peralta to third on wild pitch by Bergman. | 3 | 7 |
| Tomás walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Hill grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Peralta scored, Tomás out at second. | 3 | 8 |
| Gosewisch grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hundley singled to left. | 3 | 8 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher, Hundley to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Bergman flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Hundley scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Dickerson singled to shortstop, Blackmon to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to left. | 4 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Pennington hit for Hudson. | 4 | 8 |
| Pennington grounded out to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Pollock lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Pérez relieved Hudson. | 4 | 8 |
| Morneau struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 4 | 8 |
| González struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Christian Bergman pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Trumbo singled to shallow right. | 4 | 8 |
| Peralta flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| Tomás doubled to deep center, Trumbo scored, Tomás out stretching at third. | 4 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Owings at second base. | 4 | 9 |
| Ahmed at shortstop. | 4 | 9 |
| Ziegler relieved Pérez. | 4 | 9 |
| Hill at third base. | 4 | 9 |
| Inciarte in right field. | 4 | 9 |
| Hundley grounded out to third. | 4 | 9 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Ynoa hit for Bergman. | 4 | 9 |
| Ynoa struck out looking. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jorge Rondon pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Rondón relieved Bergman. | 4 | 9 |
| Hill reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Gosewisch struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| Inciarte doubled to deep center, Hill scored. | 4 | 10 |
| Pollock walked. | 4 | 10 |
| Owings flied out to right. | 4 | 10 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep left, Inciarte and Pollock scored. | 4 | 12 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 4 | 12 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Addison Reed pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Reed relieved Ziegler. | 4 | 12 |
| Blackmon singled to deep right. | 4 | 12 |
| Blackmon to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 12 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 4 | 12 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center. | 4 | 12 |
| Morneau singled to left center, Blackmon scored. | 5 | 12 |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 5 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .305 | .363 | .488 |
| Dickerson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .333 | .385 | .611 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .297 | .312 | .514 |
| Morneau 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .319 | .356 | .464 |
| Arenado 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .296 | .338 | .535 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .208 | .256 | .361 |
| Hundley C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .316 | .371 | .456 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .406 | .446 | .522 |
| Kendrick P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .455 | .600 |
Bergman P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Ynoa PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .235 | .278 | .353 |
Rondón P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 159 | |||
| a-struck out looking for C Bergman in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Morneau (4, Bradley); Kendrick (2, Chafin); Blackmon (5, Chafin) RBI: LeMahieu (13), Blackmon 2 (11), Tulowitzki (10), Morneau (7) 2-out RBI: Tulowitzki, Blackmon, Morneau Rockies RISP: 7-17 (LeMahieu 1-1, Hundley 0-1, Kendrick 0-1, Arenado 1-2, Tulowitzki 1-3, Bergman 0-1, Morneau 1-1, Blackmon 2-3, Dickerson 0-2, González 1-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Blackmon (2, bobble) DP: 1 (Arenado-Morneau). Outfield Assist: Blackmon (Tomás at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P BRADLEY (HEAD) LEFT GAME TOP 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 18,792 (38.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Marty Foster, Second Base - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base - Mike Winters |
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