PHOENIX -- With a big holiday crowd to cheer him on, Patrick Corbin was back on the mound.
And the only butterflies came before the game started.
Corbin threw five solid innings to get the win in his return from Tommy John surgery 15 months ago and the Arizona Diamondbacks made it three straight over the Colorado Rockies with a 7-3 victory Saturday night.
"It's great to be back," he said. "You have a lot of emotions going. When they announced my name pregame the fans gave a pretty nice applause, that gave me some chills and some butterflies. After that I calmed down. I just wanted to go out there and don't overthrow, throw a lot of strikes and I felt like I was able to do that."
The 25-year-old left-hander, who had the surgery on March 25, 2014, allowed two runs, scattered eight hits, struck out three and walked none.
Making his first start since Sept. 27, 2013, Corbin threw 76 pitches, 56 for strikes.
Manager Chip Hale said he noticed no signs of extra nervousness from his pitcher.
"It seemed like a normal day for him," Hale said. "But it was way more than a normal day for us and I think for him now to get through this and feel good about it, and we'll see how he feels tomorrow."
A.J. Pollock doubled in two runs off Colorado's David Hale (2-4) to break a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning. Three consecutive bunts and a Rockies error led to three Arizona runs in the eighth. Three of the Diamondbacks' runs were unearned, thanks to a pair of Colorado errors.
Charlie Blackmon had an RBI double and D.J. LeMahieu a run-scoring single for the Rockies, who have lost four straight overall and seven of their last eight.
Hale, 0-4 in his last five starts, went five innings, giving up four runs, three earned, and five hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
The third straight bunt in the eighth, by pinch-hitter Cliff Pennington, was something the hitter did on his own, Hale said. First baseman Wilin Rosario fielded the ball and, seeing he couldn't get the runner at home, spun and threw to an empty first base. The ball sailed away and a second run scored.
Colorado manager Walt Weiss said the Rockies weren't surprised by the bunts.
"We didn't defend the bunt the last couple of nights," he said. "Our guys know how to defend bunts, just didn't do it the last couple of nights, nothing more than that."
Arizona botched a squeeze attempt in the fifth when Nick Ahmed's bunt bounced right to Hale, who threw to catcher Nick Hundley to easily get Saltalamacchia in a rundown. Corbin's bunt advanced the runners, then Pollock's two-out double down the left field line brought both home.
"It was right where I wanted it, and honestly it was what I wanted him to do, is hit a ground ball to the left side," Hale said. "Just found a hole."
Rosario's bases-loaded bouncer over pitcher Daniel Hudson's head for a fielder's choice scored a run to cut it to 4-3 in the eighth before Drew Stubbs' fielder's choice grounder ended the inning.
Leading off the game, Pollock reached on third baseman Nolan Arenado's third fielding error of the series, then David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt walked. Yasmany Tomas bounced one to shortstop but Goldschmidt slid hard into the legs of the second baseman LeMahieu to break up a potential double play as Pollock scored an unearned run. Jake Lamb followed with an RBI single.
Colorado tied it with two runs in the third.
Troy Tulowitzki doubled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 17 games.
The crowd of 42,113 was considered a sellout because some seats were kept empty so fans could move to see the postgame fireworks.
TRAINER"S ROOM:
Rockies: Closer John Axford was activated from the family emergency medical leave list.
Diamondbacks: Arizona activated C Oscar Hernandez from the 60-day DL. The 22-year-old has been out all season with a broken hand.
UP NEXT
Rockies: In a battle of De La Rosa's, Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa (5-3, 4.59 ERA) tries to keep up the momentum of a successful June, when he was 4-1 with a 3.16 ERA.
Diamondbacks: Rubby De La Rosa (4-3, 4.60) looks to complete the four-game sweep. It will be the 12th time that Arizona has tried to reach .500 since it was 8-8 on April 24. The Diamondbacks have lost the other 11.
And the only butterflies came before the game started.
Corbin threw five solid innings to get the win in his return from Tommy John surgery 15 months ago and the Arizona Diamondbacks made it three straight over the Colorado Rockies with a 7-3 victory Saturday night.
"It's great to be back," he said. "You have a lot of emotions going. When they announced my name pregame the fans gave a pretty nice applause, that gave me some chills and some butterflies. After that I calmed down. I just wanted to go out there and don't overthrow, throw a lot of strikes and I felt like I was able to do that."
The 25-year-old left-hander, who had the surgery on March 25, 2014, allowed two runs, scattered eight hits, struck out three and walked none.
Making his first start since Sept. 27, 2013, Corbin threw 76 pitches, 56 for strikes.
Manager Chip Hale said he noticed no signs of extra nervousness from his pitcher.
"It seemed like a normal day for him," Hale said. "But it was way more than a normal day for us and I think for him now to get through this and feel good about it, and we'll see how he feels tomorrow."
A.J. Pollock doubled in two runs off Colorado's David Hale (2-4) to break a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning. Three consecutive bunts and a Rockies error led to three Arizona runs in the eighth. Three of the Diamondbacks' runs were unearned, thanks to a pair of Colorado errors.
Charlie Blackmon had an RBI double and D.J. LeMahieu a run-scoring single for the Rockies, who have lost four straight overall and seven of their last eight.
Hale, 0-4 in his last five starts, went five innings, giving up four runs, three earned, and five hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
The third straight bunt in the eighth, by pinch-hitter Cliff Pennington, was something the hitter did on his own, Hale said. First baseman Wilin Rosario fielded the ball and, seeing he couldn't get the runner at home, spun and threw to an empty first base. The ball sailed away and a second run scored.
Colorado manager Walt Weiss said the Rockies weren't surprised by the bunts.
"We didn't defend the bunt the last couple of nights," he said. "Our guys know how to defend bunts, just didn't do it the last couple of nights, nothing more than that."
Arizona botched a squeeze attempt in the fifth when Nick Ahmed's bunt bounced right to Hale, who threw to catcher Nick Hundley to easily get Saltalamacchia in a rundown. Corbin's bunt advanced the runners, then Pollock's two-out double down the left field line brought both home.
"It was right where I wanted it, and honestly it was what I wanted him to do, is hit a ground ball to the left side," Hale said. "Just found a hole."
Rosario's bases-loaded bouncer over pitcher Daniel Hudson's head for a fielder's choice scored a run to cut it to 4-3 in the eighth before Drew Stubbs' fielder's choice grounder ended the inning.
Leading off the game, Pollock reached on third baseman Nolan Arenado's third fielding error of the series, then David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt walked. Yasmany Tomas bounced one to shortstop but Goldschmidt slid hard into the legs of the second baseman LeMahieu to break up a potential double play as Pollock scored an unearned run. Jake Lamb followed with an RBI single.
Colorado tied it with two runs in the third.
Troy Tulowitzki doubled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 17 games.
The crowd of 42,113 was considered a sellout because some seats were kept empty so fans could move to see the postgame fireworks.
TRAINER"S ROOM:
Rockies: Closer John Axford was activated from the family emergency medical leave list.
Diamondbacks: Arizona activated C Oscar Hernandez from the 60-day DL. The 22-year-old has been out all season with a broken hand.
UP NEXT
Rockies: In a battle of De La Rosa's, Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa (5-3, 4.59 ERA) tries to keep up the momentum of a successful June, when he was 4-1 with a 3.16 ERA.
Diamondbacks: Rubby De La Rosa (4-3, 4.60) looks to complete the four-game sweep. It will be the 12th time that Arizona has tried to reach .500 since it was 8-8 on April 24. The Diamondbacks have lost the other 11.
Rockies 3
(34-47, 17-25 away)
10:10PM,EDT,July 4,2015
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, third to second to first, Blackmon out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Pollock safe at first on error by third baseman Arenado. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Pollock to third, Peralta to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pollock scored, Goldschmidt out at second, Peralta to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Lamb singled to center, Peralta scored, Tomás to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Rosario struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Stubbs fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Hundley flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Corbin popped out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Pollock lined out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Barnes singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Hale sacrificed to catcher, Barnes to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon doubled to left, Barnes scored. | 1 | 2 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Blackmon scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Arenado grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Tomás doubled to deep right. | 2 | 2 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Rosario flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Stubbs struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Hundley tripled to deep right. | 2 | 2 |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Saltalamacchia doubled to deep right. | 2 | 2 |
| Owings singled to center, Saltalamacchia to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Ahmed grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Saltalamacchia out at home, Owings to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Corbin sacrificed to pitcher, Owings to third, Ahmed to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Pollock doubled to left, Owings and Ahmed scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Pollock stole third. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hale singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Blackmon grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hale out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| LeMahieu reached on infield single to second, Blackmon to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki grounded into double play, third to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Tomás flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Lamb grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Saltalamacchia struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosario popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Stubbs lined out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Owings walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Ahmed fouled out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Hill hit for Delgado. | 2 | 4 |
| Hill fouled out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Pollock singled to center, Owings to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta popped out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Enrique Burgos pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hundley flied out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Barnes popped out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Paulsen hit for Betancourt. | 2 | 4 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Tomás flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon lined out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki walked, LeMahieu to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Arenado singled to right, LeMahieu to third, Tulowitzki to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosario grounded into fielder's choice to second, LeMahieu scored, Arenado out at second, Tulowitzki to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Stubbs grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rosario out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Saltalamacchia singled to left center. | 3 | 4 |
| Owings sacrificed to catcher, Saltalamacchia to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Ahmed reached on bunt single to third, Saltalamacchia to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Pennington hit for Hudson. | 3 | 4 |
| Pennington reached on bunt single to first, Saltalamacchia scored, Ahmed to second. Ahmed scored, Pennington to third on throwing error by first baseman Rosario. | 3 | 6 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Logan relieved Kahnle. | 3 | 6 |
| Peralta singled to left center, Pennington scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Axford relieved Logan. | 3 | 7 |
| Barnes in left field. | 3 | 7 |
| González in right field. | 3 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hundley grounded out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Barnes grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| González grounded out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .272 | .346 | .446 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .300 | .354 | .390 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .320 | .358 | .480 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .283 | .314 | .599 |
| Rosario 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .296 | .318 | .461 |
| Stubbs LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .103 | .161 | .224 |
Axford P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .296 | .341 | .458 |
| Barnes RF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .276 | .352 | .354 |
| Hale P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .071 | .071 | .071 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Paulsen PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .282 | .341 | .500 |
Hawkins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kahnle P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
González RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .297 | .402 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 125 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for R Betancourt in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Tulowitzki (19, Corbin); Blackmon (14, Corbin) 3B: Hundley (2, Corbin) RBI: Blackmon (36), LeMahieu (34), Rosario (20) S: Hale GIDP: LeMahieu, Tulowitzki Rockies RISP: 3-8 (Stubbs 0-1, LeMahieu 1-1, Arenado 1-2, Barnes 0-1, Tulowitzki 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Blackmon 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Arenado (10, ground ball); Rosario (4, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 42,113 (86.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Manny Gonzalez |
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