PHOENIX -- The way the Arizona Diamondbacks have been hitting the last few days, they didn't seem to need a sterling performance from starting pitcher Josh Collmenter.
He delivered one any way Wednesday night, striking out six and scattering five hits over eight innings without allowing an earned run in Arizona's 9-1 romp over the Colorado Rockies.
Jordan Pacheco stung his former team with a three-run home run and Yasmany Tomas drove in three runs with two singles to lead the Diamondbacks.
Collmenter (2-3) got through a bumpy first inning and at one point, retired 12 straight.
"I felt better with my command out of the gate," Collmenter said. "The way we were taking some swings, we looked pretty good. Just wanted to give the team as many opportunities to score and they continued to do that."
The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the fifth inning -- all with two outs -- to break open a 2-1 game. Rockies starter Jordan Lyles walked the bases loaded, and Tomas, whose first major-league RBI came Tuesday night, slapped a single to right field to drive in Ender Inciarte and Paul Goldschmidt.
"That's what we felt like he could do. He can be a run producer," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said of Tomas, a rookie from Cuba. "He just seems to be getting better at all parts of the game on an everyday basis."
Pacheco was next, and his first home run of the season cleared the wall in left field. Pacheco was waived by the Rockies last June and was claimed by the Diamondbacks.
"We know the offense is there for him, it's just been tough to get him at-bats as a pinch-hitter," Hale said of Pacheco. "So it's nice to get him three or four in one game."
It was the first home run allowed by Lyles (2-2) in seven starts. The Rockies are winless in all four of Lyles' career starts in Arizona.
Lyles allowed six earned runs and eight hits with five walks.
"Too many walks. Too many runners scoring via the walks. It's uncalled for, unnecessary walks, and you can't live like that," Lyles said.
Nolan Arenado's two-out single drove in Troy Tulowitzki, who doubled, in the first inning to give the Rockies the lead. But the Diamondbacks went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the inning on two singles, a double steal, a throwing error and Mark Trumbo's RBI single.
Trumbo has reached base safely in 16 straight games against Colorado. Arizona scored a combined 21 runs on Tuesday and Wednesday, Goldschmidt had three hits and David Peralta walked three times, doubled and scored twice.
Goldschmidt has three or more hits in three straight games for the first time in his career.
"Just played up to our capabilities the last couple of days," Goldschmidt said.
Arizona's Aaron Hill, used as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, reached on a bunt single in his 1,300th career game.
The Diamondbacks on Wednesday placed pitcher Archie Bradley on the 15-day disabled list with a sinus fracture in the right side of his face, the result of being struck with a batted ball in the second inning of Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
The club called up reliever Enrique Burgos from Double-A Mobile to take Bradley's place on the roster. Burgos made his major-league debut when he pitched the ninth inning.
Bradley feels he will be back as soon as the 15 days are up.
"I think I'm going to take a couple of days off and then try to get back into it," Bradley said. "Once the swelling goes down I can get back into strenuous activity."
Bradley said Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, who hit the ball, texted to say he was praying for him.
"It just thought it was a really classy move for him to reach out to me," Bradley said.
Bradley also heard from Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout and former NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth, both offering encouragement.
PERALTA POWER
LF Peralta had a fine sixth inning, throwing out Corey Dickerson at home trying to score on a short-hop single by Tulowitzki. Then Peralta took away a hit from Justin Morneau, snaring a fly ball near the wall for the third out of the inning.
"That pumped me up," Inciarte said. "He plays hard. It's good to see him make those plays."
DAY OFF FOR DJ
Rockies manager Walt Weiss left 2B D.J. LeMahieu out of the starting lineup Wednesday, hoping to give him a break despite his four-game hitting streak. LeMahieu's replacement, Daniel Descalso, committed a first-inning throwing error that allowed a run to score after a double steal.
UP NEXT
Rockies: After getting Thursday off, the Rockies are in San Diego with Eddie Butler (1-1) the scheduled starter in Friday's series opener. Butler has never faced the Padres, but has made six of his seven career starts against the NL West.
Diamondbacks: Arizona's April schedule is over, and the Diamondbacks will start May against at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Former Dodger Rubby De La Rosa (2-1), who has never faced his former team, is on the mound.
He delivered one any way Wednesday night, striking out six and scattering five hits over eight innings without allowing an earned run in Arizona's 9-1 romp over the Colorado Rockies.
Jordan Pacheco stung his former team with a three-run home run and Yasmany Tomas drove in three runs with two singles to lead the Diamondbacks.
Collmenter (2-3) got through a bumpy first inning and at one point, retired 12 straight.
"I felt better with my command out of the gate," Collmenter said. "The way we were taking some swings, we looked pretty good. Just wanted to give the team as many opportunities to score and they continued to do that."
The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the fifth inning -- all with two outs -- to break open a 2-1 game. Rockies starter Jordan Lyles walked the bases loaded, and Tomas, whose first major-league RBI came Tuesday night, slapped a single to right field to drive in Ender Inciarte and Paul Goldschmidt.
"That's what we felt like he could do. He can be a run producer," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said of Tomas, a rookie from Cuba. "He just seems to be getting better at all parts of the game on an everyday basis."
Pacheco was next, and his first home run of the season cleared the wall in left field. Pacheco was waived by the Rockies last June and was claimed by the Diamondbacks.
"We know the offense is there for him, it's just been tough to get him at-bats as a pinch-hitter," Hale said of Pacheco. "So it's nice to get him three or four in one game."
It was the first home run allowed by Lyles (2-2) in seven starts. The Rockies are winless in all four of Lyles' career starts in Arizona.
Lyles allowed six earned runs and eight hits with five walks.
"Too many walks. Too many runners scoring via the walks. It's uncalled for, unnecessary walks, and you can't live like that," Lyles said.
Nolan Arenado's two-out single drove in Troy Tulowitzki, who doubled, in the first inning to give the Rockies the lead. But the Diamondbacks went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the inning on two singles, a double steal, a throwing error and Mark Trumbo's RBI single.
Trumbo has reached base safely in 16 straight games against Colorado. Arizona scored a combined 21 runs on Tuesday and Wednesday, Goldschmidt had three hits and David Peralta walked three times, doubled and scored twice.
Goldschmidt has three or more hits in three straight games for the first time in his career.
"Just played up to our capabilities the last couple of days," Goldschmidt said.
Arizona's Aaron Hill, used as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, reached on a bunt single in his 1,300th career game.
The Diamondbacks on Wednesday placed pitcher Archie Bradley on the 15-day disabled list with a sinus fracture in the right side of his face, the result of being struck with a batted ball in the second inning of Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
The club called up reliever Enrique Burgos from Double-A Mobile to take Bradley's place on the roster. Burgos made his major-league debut when he pitched the ninth inning.
Bradley feels he will be back as soon as the 15 days are up.
"I think I'm going to take a couple of days off and then try to get back into it," Bradley said. "Once the swelling goes down I can get back into strenuous activity."
Bradley said Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, who hit the ball, texted to say he was praying for him.
"It just thought it was a really classy move for him to reach out to me," Bradley said.
Bradley also heard from Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout and former NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth, both offering encouragement.
PERALTA POWER
LF Peralta had a fine sixth inning, throwing out Corey Dickerson at home trying to score on a short-hop single by Tulowitzki. Then Peralta took away a hit from Justin Morneau, snaring a fly ball near the wall for the third out of the inning.
"That pumped me up," Inciarte said. "He plays hard. It's good to see him make those plays."
DAY OFF FOR DJ
Rockies manager Walt Weiss left 2B D.J. LeMahieu out of the starting lineup Wednesday, hoping to give him a break despite his four-game hitting streak. LeMahieu's replacement, Daniel Descalso, committed a first-inning throwing error that allowed a run to score after a double steal.
UP NEXT
Rockies: After getting Thursday off, the Rockies are in San Diego with Eddie Butler (1-1) the scheduled starter in Friday's series opener. Butler has never faced the Padres, but has made six of his seven career starts against the NL West.
Diamondbacks: Arizona's April schedule is over, and the Diamondbacks will start May against at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Former Dodger Rubby De La Rosa (2-1), who has never faced his former team, is on the mound.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Morneau safe at first on error by second baseman Owings, Tulowitzki to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to right center, Tulowitzki scored, Morneau to second. | 1 | 0 |
| González lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Inciarte reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left center, Inciarte to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Inciarte stole third, Goldschmidt stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Inciarte scored, Goldschmidt safe at third on throwing error by second baseman Descalso. | 1 | 1 |
| Trumbo singled to center, Goldschmidt scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Peralta walked, Trumbo to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Peralta out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hundley reached on infield single to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Descalso lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Lyles lined into double play, second to first, Hundley doubled off first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Pacheco struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Collmenter grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Dickerson flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Inciarte grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Morneau grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Arenado fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| González struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Peralta walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Peralta out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pacheco singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Ahmed singled to left center, Pacheco to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Collmenter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hundley flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Descalso grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Lyles struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Inciarte walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Owings sacrificed to third, Inciarte to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo flied out to left, Inciarte to third, Goldschmidt to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Peralta walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás singled to right, Inciarte and Goldschmidt scored, Peralta to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Pacheco homered to left center (391 feet), Peralta and Tomás scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| 5 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon lined out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Dickerson doubled to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left center, Dickerson thrown out at home. | 1 | 7 |
| Morneau lined out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Oberg relieved Lyles. | 1 | 7 |
| Collmenter struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Inciarte struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Arenado fouled out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| González grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| Hundley grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| Friedrich relieved Oberg. | 1 | 7 |
| Stubbs in right field. | 1 | 7 |
| Peralta doubled to deep center. | 1 | 7 |
| Tomás singled to deep right, Peralta scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Pennington ran for Tomás. | 1 | 8 |
| Pacheco struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Inciarte in right field. | 1 | 8 |
| Pollock in center field. | 1 | 8 |
| Pennington at third base. | 1 | 8 |
| Descalso struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| Stubbs struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Blackmon grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Logan relieved Friedrich. | 1 | 8 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Hill hit for Collmenter. | 1 | 8 |
| Hill reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Inciarte lined out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Owings singled to right, Hill to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right, Hill scored, Owings to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Pollock flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Enrique Burgos pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Burgos relieved Collmenter. | 1 | 9 |
| Dickerson flied out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Morneau grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .291 | .347 | .465 |
| Dickerson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .329 | .378 | .605 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .308 | .321 | .526 |
| Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .301 | .338 | .438 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .297 | .338 | .527 |
| González RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .200 | .247 | .347 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hundley C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .317 | .369 | .450 |
| Descalso 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .120 | .214 | .120 |
| Lyles P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Stubbs RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .048 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 110 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Tulowitzki (11, Collmenter); Dickerson (4, Collmenter) RBI: Arenado (13) 2-out RBI: Arenado Rockies RISP: 2-4 (Arenado 1-1, Tulowitzki 1-1, Morneau 0-1, González 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Descalso (3, throw) DP: 2 (Tulowitzki-Morneau, Descalso-Tulowitzki-Morneau). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 19,633 (40.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:34 |
| Weather | 92 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Mike Muchlinski, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
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