MILWAUKEE -- Nolan Arenado needed a few games to get warmed up after tying for the National League home run title last season with 41.
Arenado led off the ninth inning with his first homer of the season to give the Colorado Rockies the lead in a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
"I'm just grinding to get comfortable," Arenado said. "I was just trying to shorten up and put the ball in play with two strikes and (Neftali Feliz) threw one middle-in and I put a good swing on it. I didn't crush it, but I hit it good enough.
Rockies manager Bud Black said power hitters can get tense early in the season looking for their home run swing.
"For Nolan getting the first homer, it is a good sign," Black said.
Mark Reynolds also homered and Antonio Senzatela pitched five strong innings in his major league debut. Former Brewer Reynolds led off the third against starter Chase Anderson with his second home run of the season.
The Rockies won three of four games in the season-opening series.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis tied it in the seventh with a solo homer off reliever Adam Ottavino.
Senzatela pitched five shutout innings, gave up two hits, had six strikeouts and three walks. He spent last season with Double-A Hartford and was winless in five spring training starts this year.
Senzatela gave up two hits and a walk in the first, but escape by inducing an inning-ending double play.
"I thought that let him exhale a little bit," Black said.
Mike Dunn (1-0) picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Greg Holland finished for his third save in three chances.
Anderson pitched effectively in his first start of the season. He allowed one run and three hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked two.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Dustin Garneau started catcher after Tony Wolters worked the first three games.
Brewers: OF Keon Broxton sustained what Counsell referred to as a small nasal fracture after being struck in the helmet with 92 mph fastball from Senzatela in the second inning. The ball struck a protective flap on Broxton's helmet and pushed the flap into his nose. Counsell said Broxton is day-to-day and unlikely to go on the disable list. "That flap, man, that thing just saved my life," Broxton said. "The crazy thing about it is I was thinking about taking it off a couple days ago, too, and then this happens. I'm never taking that thing off. It just felt like I got punched by Mike Tyson. But other than that I feel good."... OF Ryan Braun didn't start as part of a plan to give him routine rest during the season. Braun pinch-hit with two outs in the ninth and flew out to right.
SENT OUT
The Brewers announced after the game that RHP Taylor Jungmann had been optioned to Double-A Biloxi.
CHANGE OF GLOVES
Eric Thames, signed by the Brewers in the offseason to be their regular first baseman, started in left field. Jesus Aguilar, who had three hits in four at-bats entering the game, got the start at first. "The fact (Thames) played outfield a little bit for us (in spring training) is a very valuable thing, especially on a day like today when Braun is not in the lineup," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "It strengthens our lineup."
EMOTIONAL ENCOUNTER
When Black informed Senzatela that he'd be making his first major league start, emotions flowed. "He's a guy who, at that moment, wore his emotions on his sleeve," Black said. "He started tearing up. It was wonderful. We gave each other a big guy hug."
UP NEXT
Rockies: Kyle Freeland will make his major league debut Friday in Colorado's home opener against Los Angeles. The Denver native, who started 2016 at Double-A Hartford before being promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque last June, went 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA in spring training.
Brewers: Jimmy Nelson makes his first start of the season on Friday as Milwaukee opens a three-game series at home against the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs. Nelson was 8-16 with a 4.62 ERA in a career-high 32 starts last season.
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Colorado Rockies
Arenado led off the ninth inning with his first homer of the season to give the Colorado Rockies the lead in a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
"I'm just grinding to get comfortable," Arenado said. "I was just trying to shorten up and put the ball in play with two strikes and (Neftali Feliz) threw one middle-in and I put a good swing on it. I didn't crush it, but I hit it good enough.
Rockies manager Bud Black said power hitters can get tense early in the season looking for their home run swing.
"For Nolan getting the first homer, it is a good sign," Black said.
Mark Reynolds also homered and Antonio Senzatela pitched five strong innings in his major league debut. Former Brewer Reynolds led off the third against starter Chase Anderson with his second home run of the season.
The Rockies won three of four games in the season-opening series.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis tied it in the seventh with a solo homer off reliever Adam Ottavino.
Senzatela pitched five shutout innings, gave up two hits, had six strikeouts and three walks. He spent last season with Double-A Hartford and was winless in five spring training starts this year.
Senzatela gave up two hits and a walk in the first, but escape by inducing an inning-ending double play.
"I thought that let him exhale a little bit," Black said.
Mike Dunn (1-0) picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Greg Holland finished for his third save in three chances.
Anderson pitched effectively in his first start of the season. He allowed one run and three hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked two.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Dustin Garneau started catcher after Tony Wolters worked the first three games.
Brewers: OF Keon Broxton sustained what Counsell referred to as a small nasal fracture after being struck in the helmet with 92 mph fastball from Senzatela in the second inning. The ball struck a protective flap on Broxton's helmet and pushed the flap into his nose. Counsell said Broxton is day-to-day and unlikely to go on the disable list. "That flap, man, that thing just saved my life," Broxton said. "The crazy thing about it is I was thinking about taking it off a couple days ago, too, and then this happens. I'm never taking that thing off. It just felt like I got punched by Mike Tyson. But other than that I feel good."... OF Ryan Braun didn't start as part of a plan to give him routine rest during the season. Braun pinch-hit with two outs in the ninth and flew out to right.
SENT OUT
The Brewers announced after the game that RHP Taylor Jungmann had been optioned to Double-A Biloxi.
CHANGE OF GLOVES
Eric Thames, signed by the Brewers in the offseason to be their regular first baseman, started in left field. Jesus Aguilar, who had three hits in four at-bats entering the game, got the start at first. "The fact (Thames) played outfield a little bit for us (in spring training) is a very valuable thing, especially on a day like today when Braun is not in the lineup," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "It strengthens our lineup."
EMOTIONAL ENCOUNTER
When Black informed Senzatela that he'd be making his first major league start, emotions flowed. "He's a guy who, at that moment, wore his emotions on his sleeve," Black said. "He started tearing up. It was wonderful. We gave each other a big guy hug."
UP NEXT
Rockies: Kyle Freeland will make his major league debut Friday in Colorado's home opener against Los Angeles. The Denver native, who started 2016 at Double-A Hartford before being promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque last June, went 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA in spring training.
Brewers: Jimmy Nelson makes his first start of the season on Friday as Milwaukee opens a three-game series at home against the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs. Nelson was 8-16 with a 4.62 ERA in a career-high 32 starts last season.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| González flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Villar grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Thames singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Aguilar doubled to deep left, Thames to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Shaw out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Pérez lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Broxton hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Nieuwenhuis ran for Broxton. | 0 | 0 |
| Bandy lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Nieuwenhuis in center field. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds homered to right center (393 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Garneau walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Senzatela sacrificed to third, Garneau to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first, Garneau to third. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Thames walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Aguilar flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Shaw struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| González doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Parra lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to second, Arenado out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Santana flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bandy flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Garneau singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Senzatela sacrificed to catcher, Garneau to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon flied out to left, Garneau to third. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Villar grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| González grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Story lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Estévez relieved Senzatela. | 1 | 0 |
| Aguilar walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Shaw grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Aguilar out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jacob Barnes pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Barnes relieved Anderson. | 1 | 0 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Garneau doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| Amarista hit for Estévez. | 1 | 0 |
| Garneau to third on passed ball by Bandy. | 1 | 0 |
| Amarista grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Ottavino relieved Estévez. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Nieuwenhuis homered to right (410 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Bandy lined out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Piña hit for Barnes. | 1 | 1 |
| Piña singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Dunn relieved Ottavino. | 1 | 1 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Knebel relieved Barnes. | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Thames grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Aguilar singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaw walked, Aguilar to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Santana lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Neftali Feliz pitching for Milwaukee | COL | MIL |
| Feliz relieved Knebel. | 1 | 1 |
| Arenado homered to center (395 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Story grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Reynolds grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | MIL |
| Holland relieved Dunn. | 2 | 1 |
| Nieuwenhuis struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Bandy struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Braun hit for Feliz. | 2 | 1 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 12 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .067 | .176 | .067 |
| González RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .125 | .176 | .250 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .357 | .471 | .643 |
| Story SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .214 | .353 | .357 |
| Parra LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .400 | .438 | .467 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .467 | .529 | 1.067 |
| Garneau C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .667 | .800 | 1.000 |
| Senzatela P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Estévez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Amarista PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 133 | |||
| a-grounded to second for C Estevez in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: González (2, Anderson); Garneau (1, Barnes) HR: Reynolds (2, 3rd inning off Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); Arenado (1, 9th inning off Feliz 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Reynolds (6), Arenado (2) S: Senzatela 2 Rockies RISP: 0-8 (LeMahieu 0-2, Story 0-1, Amarista 0-1, Parra 0-1, Reynolds 0-1, Blackmon 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (LeMahieu-Story-Reynolds, Reynolds-Story-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| CF BROXTON LEFT GAME BOT 2ND (HBP IN HEAD) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 23,828 (56.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
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