DENVER -- Although one notable streak came to an end, the Arizona Diamondbacks still managed to pull out a win.
Nick Ahmed had a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning and the Diamondbacks recovered after blowing a late lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Thursday night.
Down 6-3, the Rockies rallied to tie it on D.J. LeMahieu's RBI bunt single in the eighth. Daniel Hudson was charged with three runs, but Brad Ziegler (2-2) allowed LeMahieu's single, ending his streak of 43 consecutive successful save attempts dating back to May 29, 2015, a club record and the seventh longest ever.
"It was fun while it lasted, for sure," Zeigler said. "It would feel a lot worse if we got beat."
Arizona starter Zack Greinke was in line for his eighth win in eight starts but took a no decision.
The Diamondbacks regained the lead in the top of the ninth off reliever Carlos Estevez (1-4). With two outs, Jake Lamb and Chris Herrmann each singled, and then Ahmed lined a single up the middle to score the decisive run.
"I just wanted to get that inning clean," Estevez said. "I got two outs and then just grounders. They went through holes."
Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he liked the Rockies' chances with hard-throwing Estevez on the mound but "they got the barrel to a couple of really good pitches, some good fastballs."
Ahmed said Paul Goldschmidt, who worked a 12-pitch at-bat against Estevez before striking out, paved the way for the winning hit.
"Goldy saw a bunch of pitches from him that inning, so I got a good look just to scout him right there," Ahmed said. "I knew he was trying to get ahead with his heater and threw hard so I was just getting ready for a fastball."
Socrates Brito and Lamb each homered and Goldschmidt had an RBI single among his three base hits for the Diamondbacks, who have won nine of 12.
Nolan Arenado had a run-scoring double and Mark Reynolds homered for the Rockies, who took a 3-0 lead against Greinke but could not hold it.
Greinke singled to start a four-run third inning. Brito followed with his second homer of the season, working the count full before driving Butler's offering over the fence in straightaway center. Lamb connected for his 15th homer of the season after Goldschmidt singled to put the Diamondbacks in front 4-3.
In the fourth, Greinke drew a leadoff walk, stole second -- his first stolen base of the year and just the fifth of his career -- and then scored on Yasmany Tomas' single. Goldschmidt added an RBI single.
Greinke allowed seven hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Eddie Butler went five innings and allowed six runs on 11 hits for Colorado.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: SS Chris Owings took live batting practice at the team's spring training facility in another step toward returning from the 15-day disabled list. He went on the DL with plantar fasciitis in his left foot on June 11. Manager Chip Hale said Owings could return at some point during the Diamondbacks' upcoming homestand that begins later this month.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray says he plans to make his next start despite coming out of his last outing Wednesday against the New York Yankees in the fifth inning because of arm fatigue. Gray was slated to throw a light bullpen session on Friday, reducing his normal complement of pitches to 25 from 40. ... RF Carlos Gonzalez twisted his wrist while striking out in the eighth inning and came out of the game in the ninth. "He just tweaked his wrist a little bit. We'll check him out (Friday)," Weiss said.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Archie Bradley (3-3), who allowed an unearned run in beating Philadelphia last time out, is set to make his third career start against the Rockies. He's 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA against Colorado in his two previous starts.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (0-1) will make his third career start and second at Coors Field since getting a no decision in his big league debut June 12 against San Diego.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Nick Ahmed had a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning and the Diamondbacks recovered after blowing a late lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Thursday night.
Down 6-3, the Rockies rallied to tie it on D.J. LeMahieu's RBI bunt single in the eighth. Daniel Hudson was charged with three runs, but Brad Ziegler (2-2) allowed LeMahieu's single, ending his streak of 43 consecutive successful save attempts dating back to May 29, 2015, a club record and the seventh longest ever.
"It was fun while it lasted, for sure," Zeigler said. "It would feel a lot worse if we got beat."
Arizona starter Zack Greinke was in line for his eighth win in eight starts but took a no decision.
The Diamondbacks regained the lead in the top of the ninth off reliever Carlos Estevez (1-4). With two outs, Jake Lamb and Chris Herrmann each singled, and then Ahmed lined a single up the middle to score the decisive run.
"I just wanted to get that inning clean," Estevez said. "I got two outs and then just grounders. They went through holes."
Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he liked the Rockies' chances with hard-throwing Estevez on the mound but "they got the barrel to a couple of really good pitches, some good fastballs."
Ahmed said Paul Goldschmidt, who worked a 12-pitch at-bat against Estevez before striking out, paved the way for the winning hit.
"Goldy saw a bunch of pitches from him that inning, so I got a good look just to scout him right there," Ahmed said. "I knew he was trying to get ahead with his heater and threw hard so I was just getting ready for a fastball."
Socrates Brito and Lamb each homered and Goldschmidt had an RBI single among his three base hits for the Diamondbacks, who have won nine of 12.
Nolan Arenado had a run-scoring double and Mark Reynolds homered for the Rockies, who took a 3-0 lead against Greinke but could not hold it.
Greinke singled to start a four-run third inning. Brito followed with his second homer of the season, working the count full before driving Butler's offering over the fence in straightaway center. Lamb connected for his 15th homer of the season after Goldschmidt singled to put the Diamondbacks in front 4-3.
In the fourth, Greinke drew a leadoff walk, stole second -- his first stolen base of the year and just the fifth of his career -- and then scored on Yasmany Tomas' single. Goldschmidt added an RBI single.
Greinke allowed seven hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Eddie Butler went five innings and allowed six runs on 11 hits for Colorado.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: SS Chris Owings took live batting practice at the team's spring training facility in another step toward returning from the 15-day disabled list. He went on the DL with plantar fasciitis in his left foot on June 11. Manager Chip Hale said Owings could return at some point during the Diamondbacks' upcoming homestand that begins later this month.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray says he plans to make his next start despite coming out of his last outing Wednesday against the New York Yankees in the fifth inning because of arm fatigue. Gray was slated to throw a light bullpen session on Friday, reducing his normal complement of pitches to 25 from 40. ... RF Carlos Gonzalez twisted his wrist while striking out in the eighth inning and came out of the game in the ninth. "He just tweaked his wrist a little bit. We'll check him out (Friday)," Weiss said.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Archie Bradley (3-3), who allowed an unearned run in beating Philadelphia last time out, is set to make his third career start against the Rockies. He's 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA against Colorado in his two previous starts.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (0-1) will make his third career start and second at Coors Field since getting a no decision in his big league debut June 12 against San Diego.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second, Blackmon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to deep right center, Blackmon scored. | 0 | 1 |
| González grounded out to first, Arenado to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Story singled to right, Arenado scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| O'Brien grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Gosselin grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Castillo lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds homered to right (371 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Greinke singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Brito homered to center (446 feet), Greinke scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Lamb homered to center (446 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 4 | 3 |
| O'Brien singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Gosselin singled to left, O'Brien to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gosselin out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| González singled to left center. | 4 | 3 |
| Story grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Greinke walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Brito lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Greinke stole second. | 4 | 3 |
| Segura singled to right, Greinke to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Tomás singled to center, Greinke scored, Segura to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left, Segura scored, Tomás to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Lamb grounded out to first, Tomás to third, Goldschmidt to second. | 6 | 3 |
| O'Brien struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Raburn safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Lamb. | 6 | 3 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Hundley walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Butler sacrificed to pitcher, Raburn to third, Hundley to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Blackmon lined out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Gosselin walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Castillo singled to right, Gosselin to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Greinke bunted into fielder's choice to first, Gosselin out at third, Castillo to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Brito grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Greinke out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| LeMahieu singled to right center. | 6 | 3 |
| Arenado walked, LeMahieu to second. | 6 | 3 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, LeMahieu out at third, Arenado to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Story lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Raburn struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gonzalez Germen pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Germen relieved Butler. | 6 | 3 |
| Segura grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Hundley singled to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Adames hit for Germen. | 6 | 3 |
| Adames grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hundley out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Chafin relieved Greinke. | 6 | 3 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Miller relieved Germen. | 6 | 3 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| O'Brien grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Gosselin singled to center. Out stretching at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Tomás in left field. | 6 | 3 |
| Clippard relieved Chafin. | 6 | 3 |
| Bourn in center field. | 6 | 3 |
| Brito in right field. | 6 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| González popped out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Story grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Castillo walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Brito struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Segura flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Segura at second base. | 6 | 3 |
| Hudson relieved Clippard. | 6 | 3 |
| Ahmed at shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Raburn singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Reynolds singled to right center, Raburn to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Hundley grounded out to second, Raburn scored, Reynolds to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Descalso hit for Miller. | 6 | 4 |
| Descalso singled to right, Reynolds to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Blackmon singled to right center, Reynolds scored, Descalso to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Herrmann in right field. | 6 | 5 |
| Ziegler relieved Hudson. | 6 | 5 |
| LeMahieu reached on bunt single to first, Descalso scored, Blackmon to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Arenado walked, Blackmon to third, LeMahieu to second. | 6 | 6 |
| González struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 6 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Estevez relieved Miller. | 6 | 6 |
| Barnes in right field. | 6 | 6 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Lamb singled to right center. | 6 | 6 |
| Herrmann reached on infield single to second, Lamb to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Ahmed singled to center, Lamb scored, Herrmann to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Castillo grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Raburn grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Reynolds lined out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Hundley grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segura SS-2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .303 | .344 | .429 |
| Tomás RF-LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .256 | .306 | .449 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .296 | .429 | .515 |
| Lamb 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .279 | .360 | .563 |
| O'Brien LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .171 | .171 | .463 |
Clippard P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hudson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Herrmann RF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .288 | .360 | .541 |
| Gosselin 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .263 | .314 | .347 |
Ahmed SS
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .258 | .313 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .263 | .311 | .434 |
| Greinke P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .270 | .300 | .297 |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Bourn CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .235 | .295 | .314 |
| Brito CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .211 | .211 | .421 |
Ziegler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 175 | |||
| BATTING HR: Brito (2, 3rd inning off Butler 1 on, 0 Out); Lamb (15, 3rd inning off Butler 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Brito 2 (4), Lamb 2 (47), Tomás (26), Goldschmidt (46), Ahmed (19) 2-out RBI: Lamb 2, Ahmed GIDP: Brito Diamondbacks RISP: 4-10 (Lamb 0-1, Brito 0-1, Ahmed 1-1, Tomás 1-1, Greinke 0-1, Castillo 0-2, Segura 1-1, Goldschmidt 1-1, O'Brien 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Greinke (1, 2nd base off Butler/Hundley) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Lamb (8, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| RF GONZALEZ (APPARENT INJURY) LEFT GAME BOT 8TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 36,558 (72.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:42 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Alan Porter, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
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