PHOENIX -- Trevor Story is undoubtedly the story of the Colorado Rockies' first month of the season.
The shortstop tied a major league rookie record with his 10th home run in April, a two-run shot that helped the Rockies cruise to a 9-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. In hitting his 10th home run in 21 games, Story tied George Scott in 1966 as the fastest player in major league history to reach that home run total.
Story tied Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox, who hit 10 in April 2014, for the rookie mark. Teammate Nolan Arenado, who also homered, is tied with Story for the major league lead in home runs.
Story took Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (1-1) deep in the fifth inning.
"Maybe when it's all said and done it will be something cool to look back on, but right now I'm just worried about winning games," Story said.
Arenado, Ryan Raburn and Nick Hundley hit solo home runs, Arenado's blast immediately following Story's in the fifth to knock Ray out of the game.
Hundley added a two-run double in the eighth after Gerardo Parra's RBI double.
Tyler Chatwood (3-2) held the Diamondbacks scoreless on five hits for 6 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks.
The Rockies won for the third time in four meetings against Arizona in Phoenix, and have hit 14 home runs in those four games at Chase Field this season. Story hit four in the season-opening series.
"I feel like it's always good weather here. We play spring training here, so it's a familiar place," Story said. "I grew up playing in the heat, so yeah, I guess you could say I feel comfortable here."
Ray had not given up a home run in his previous four starts. The Rockies overtook the Diamondbacks for most home runs in the majors with 37 to Arizona's 36.
"They obviously like swinging the bat in this ballpark," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "It's very obvious that that's what it is. If you don't locate your pitches, they're going to hit them. That's what happens with confident hitters."
Raburn led off the fourth with a line drive into the seats in left field. One out later, Hundley homered to left.
"Great player. He's got a lot of tools and he's been pretty even-keel," Raburn said of Story. "Right now he's getting pitches to hit and he ain't missing it."
The Rockies took control in the fifth when Charlie Blackmon led off with a single. Story and Arenado followed with their home runs, and Ray's night ended after giving up five runs and seven hits. He struck out five and walked two.
"This place has been tough on us the last few years," manager Walt Weiss said. "Especially last year. It's good to see us swing the bats and win games, especially on the road where we've had some demons in the past."
DIAMONDBACKS CLAIM ESCOBAR
The Diamondbacks claimed LHP Edwin Escobar off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Friday, and sent Escobar to Triple-A Reno. Pitcher Matt Buschmann was designated for assignment. Escobar, 24, was a top prospect for the San Francisco Giants before being traded to Boston in 2014. Buschmann made three appearances for the Diamondbacks this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Blackmon (turf toe) was activated from the 15-day DL and started in center field as the leadoff hitter. The Rockies optioned OF Brandon Barnes to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room for Blackmon. "Unfortunately, it's a numbers crunch at this point in the construction of our roster, but he'll be back," Weiss said of Barnes. ... RHP Jason Motte (sore shoulder) threw a bullpen session Friday and is "moving full steam ahead," Weiss said. ... Hundley got some eye drops administered during the fourth inning, coming out from behind the plate and jogging over to the dugout for help from a trainer. ... Raburn fouled a pitch thrown high and tight off the bottom of the bat near his hands, and was checked by a trainer when he shook his hands in pain afterward. He was later hit by a pitch. "Just got a little beat up tonight but it's part of it," Raburn said.
Diamondbacks: RHP Josh Collmenter, on the 15-day DL, will pitch three innings at Class-A Visalia on Monday as he comes back from shoulder inflammation.
UP NEXT
Rockies: LHP Chris Rusin makes his first start of the season. He's appeared four times in relief and has a scoreless streak of 9 2/3 innings. He's 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts against Arizona, all at Chase Field.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (2-2, 6.16 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season. He faced the Rockies on opening day and was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in four innings. He gave up seven runs in his most recent outing, Monday against the Cardinals, but got the win.
The shortstop tied a major league rookie record with his 10th home run in April, a two-run shot that helped the Rockies cruise to a 9-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. In hitting his 10th home run in 21 games, Story tied George Scott in 1966 as the fastest player in major league history to reach that home run total.
Story tied Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox, who hit 10 in April 2014, for the rookie mark. Teammate Nolan Arenado, who also homered, is tied with Story for the major league lead in home runs.
Story took Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (1-1) deep in the fifth inning.
"Maybe when it's all said and done it will be something cool to look back on, but right now I'm just worried about winning games," Story said.
Arenado, Ryan Raburn and Nick Hundley hit solo home runs, Arenado's blast immediately following Story's in the fifth to knock Ray out of the game.
Hundley added a two-run double in the eighth after Gerardo Parra's RBI double.
Tyler Chatwood (3-2) held the Diamondbacks scoreless on five hits for 6 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks.
The Rockies won for the third time in four meetings against Arizona in Phoenix, and have hit 14 home runs in those four games at Chase Field this season. Story hit four in the season-opening series.
"I feel like it's always good weather here. We play spring training here, so it's a familiar place," Story said. "I grew up playing in the heat, so yeah, I guess you could say I feel comfortable here."
Ray had not given up a home run in his previous four starts. The Rockies overtook the Diamondbacks for most home runs in the majors with 37 to Arizona's 36.
"They obviously like swinging the bat in this ballpark," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "It's very obvious that that's what it is. If you don't locate your pitches, they're going to hit them. That's what happens with confident hitters."
Raburn led off the fourth with a line drive into the seats in left field. One out later, Hundley homered to left.
"Great player. He's got a lot of tools and he's been pretty even-keel," Raburn said of Story. "Right now he's getting pitches to hit and he ain't missing it."
The Rockies took control in the fifth when Charlie Blackmon led off with a single. Story and Arenado followed with their home runs, and Ray's night ended after giving up five runs and seven hits. He struck out five and walked two.
"This place has been tough on us the last few years," manager Walt Weiss said. "Especially last year. It's good to see us swing the bats and win games, especially on the road where we've had some demons in the past."
DIAMONDBACKS CLAIM ESCOBAR
The Diamondbacks claimed LHP Edwin Escobar off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Friday, and sent Escobar to Triple-A Reno. Pitcher Matt Buschmann was designated for assignment. Escobar, 24, was a top prospect for the San Francisco Giants before being traded to Boston in 2014. Buschmann made three appearances for the Diamondbacks this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Blackmon (turf toe) was activated from the 15-day DL and started in center field as the leadoff hitter. The Rockies optioned OF Brandon Barnes to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room for Blackmon. "Unfortunately, it's a numbers crunch at this point in the construction of our roster, but he'll be back," Weiss said of Barnes. ... RHP Jason Motte (sore shoulder) threw a bullpen session Friday and is "moving full steam ahead," Weiss said. ... Hundley got some eye drops administered during the fourth inning, coming out from behind the plate and jogging over to the dugout for help from a trainer. ... Raburn fouled a pitch thrown high and tight off the bottom of the bat near his hands, and was checked by a trainer when he shook his hands in pain afterward. He was later hit by a pitch. "Just got a little beat up tonight but it's part of it," Raburn said.
Diamondbacks: RHP Josh Collmenter, on the 15-day DL, will pitch three innings at Class-A Visalia on Monday as he comes back from shoulder inflammation.
UP NEXT
Rockies: LHP Chris Rusin makes his first start of the season. He's appeared four times in relief and has a scoreless streak of 9 2/3 innings. He's 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts against Arizona, all at Chase Field.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (2-2, 6.16 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season. He faced the Rockies on opening day and was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in four innings. He gave up seven runs in his most recent outing, Monday against the Cardinals, but got the win.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Story singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Segura flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt to second on wild pitch by Chatwood. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Raburn walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Tomás singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Chatwood struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Story walked, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Owings hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Ray grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Owings out at third. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Raburn homered to left (418 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Parra fouled out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Hundley homered to left (382 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Chatwood bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Peralta singled to left, Goldschmidt to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded into double play, second to first, Peralta out at second, Goldschmidt to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Story homered to left center (445 feet), Blackmon scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Arenado homered to left (416 feet). | 5 | 0 |
| Barrett relieved Ray. | 5 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Raburn struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Owings doubled to deep center. | 5 | 0 |
| Gosselin hit for Barrett. | 5 | 0 |
| Gosselin lined into double play, to shortstop, Owings doubled off second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Delgado relieved Barrett. | 5 | 0 |
| Hundley grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Chatwood grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Segura walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Enrique Burgos pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Burgos relieved Delgado. | 5 | 0 |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Story lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Tomás grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| Castillo singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Germen relieved Chatwood. | 5 | 0 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Owings lined out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Keith Hessler pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hessler relieved Burgos. | 5 | 0 |
| Reynolds singled to left center. | 5 | 0 |
| Raburn hit by pitch, Reynolds to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Parra doubled to deep right center, Reynolds scored, Raburn to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Hundley doubled to left, Raburn and Parra scored. | 8 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center, Hundley to third. | 8 | 0 |
| Adames hit for Germen. | 8 | 0 |
| Adames grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| Blackmon walked. | 8 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Paulsen in left field. | 8 | 0 |
| Miller relieved Germen. | 8 | 0 |
| Adames at third base. | 8 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. hit for Hessler. | 8 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Segura lined out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Clippard relieved Hessler. | 8 | 0 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Wolters hit for Miller. | 8 | 0 |
| Wolters doubled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| Parra doubled to deep center, Wolters scored. | 9 | 0 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Wolters at second base. | 9 | 0 |
| Oberg relieved Miller. | 9 | 0 |
| Herrmann hit for Goldschmidt. | 9 | 0 |
| Herrmann flied out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| Peralta flied out to left. | 9 | 0 |
| Tomás walked. | 9 | 0 |
| Castillo fouled out to first. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .226 | .294 | .355 |
| Story SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .253 | .320 | .678 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .287 | .354 | .678 |
Paulsen LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .311 | .367 | .489 |
| Reynolds 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .310 | .394 | .517 |
| Raburn LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .371 | .439 | .800 |
Miller P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Wolters PH-2B
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .308 | .212 |
| Parra RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .292 | .308 | .461 |
| Hundley C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .278 | .395 | .556 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .293 | .349 | .427 |
Oberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chatwood P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
Germen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Adames PH-3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .276 | .160 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 173 | |||
| a-grounded to third for G Germen in the 8th b-doubled to right for J Miller in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Parra 2 (9, Hessler, Clippard); Hundley (2, Hessler); Wolters (1, Clippard) HR: Raburn (4, 4th inning off Ray 0 on, 0 Out); Hundley (2, 4th inning off Ray 0 on, 1 Out); Story (10, 5th inning off Ray 1 on, 0 Out); Arenado (10, 5th inning off Ray 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Raburn (8), Hundley 3 (6), Story 2 (17), Arenado (21), Parra 2 (12) 2-out RBI: Parra Rockies RISP: 3-9 (Hundley 1-2, LeMahieu 0-1, Story 0-1, Parra 2-2, Reynolds 0-1, Adames 0-1, Arenado 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (LeMahieu-Reynolds, Story). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 23,004 (47.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:21 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Toby Basner, Second Base - Jordan Baker, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
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