DENVER -- Rookie Antonio Senzatela praised his defense. Manager Bud Black applauded his pitcher.
Charlie Blackmon went ahead and lauded everything.
Senzatela threw eight sharp innings to grab a share of the major league lead in wins, Blackmon had a homer and run-scoring single as part of an eight-run eighth and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-0 on Friday night.
"We're doing a little bit of everything and it's adding up to some competitive baseball," said Blackmon, whose team has the best record in the NL (32-18).
Fresh off a 7-3 road swing, the Rockies kept right on rolling behind Senzatela, who joins Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel and Ervin Santana with seven victories this season.
Senzatela (7-1) scattered five hits and showed plenty of poise as the 22-year-old escaped trouble courtesy of four double plays .
"He threw strikes with the fastball where I think in the previous couple (starts), the fastball was just a little bit off the plate," Black said. "Today, he dialed it in."
Carlos Martinez (3-4) took the loss despite a quality start in which he allowed three runs in 7 1/3 innings while striking out nine.
"I felt extremely good. I tried to stay positive and keep the game low on runs," Martinez said through a translator.
The Rockies turned a 2-0 game into a rout with eight runs on nine hits in the eighth. Blackmon had a chance to finish off the cycle in his second at-bat of the inning, needing only a double. He hit a sharp single to center, with the crowd urging him to stretch it. He took a wide turn and retreated back to first.
"You have to have some respect for the game," Blackmon explained. "That to me is not a situation where you try to stretch something into a double, just for the sake of getting a double."
Mark Reynolds had a big game against his former team with an RBI single and a two-run homer.
The defense came up big behind Senzatela with left fielder Ian Desmond making a diving catch in the seventh. Nolan Arenado made a quick-reacting play at third in the eighth to rob Yadier Molina of a hit.
Senzatela was certainly impressed with the leather.
"That's really big, because they make good plays and I feel like, `OK, they got me. I need to throw a good game for them," Senzatela said.
Senzatela finished with 15 groundball outs. None was bigger than in the sixth with a runner on third and two outs. Dexter Fowler hit a roller to Reynolds, who flipped the ball to Senzatela covering first to get the speedy Fowler.
"They made plays when they had to," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: OF Stephen Piscotty was sent home to "take care of things on a personal level," Matheny said. ... INF Jose Martinez (groin) was sent to Single-A Palm Beach for a rehab assignment.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (stress fracture in left foot) is out of his boot and will throw about 50 pitches in a bullpen session Sunday. He's hopeful he will be allowed to throw the session without stepping back into the boot.
BIG AUDIENCE
There were 40,312 fans in attendance with the Rockies playing well and the Cardinals in town.
"It's always fun to play in front of a packed house," Reynolds said. "It gives us energy, brings excitement to the daily grind of playing."
THIS & THAT
The Rockies are 13-3 in the first game of a series this season. ... Arenado had two doubles. ... The only position player in the lineup without a hit was OF Carlos Gonzalez. ... Pinch-hitter Gerardo Parra batted twice in the eighth, including a two-run double. ... Molina extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the second.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (4-3, 4.81 ERA) makes his 330th career appearance for the Cardinals on Saturday. That will tie him with Larry Jackson (1955-62) for 10th on the team's all-time list. Wainwright is 9-1 with a 1.70 ERA in 14 career appearances against Colorado.
Rockies: Another rookie takes the mound for Colorado. This time, it's LHP Kyle Freeland (5-2, 3.31 ERA), who is 2-2 with a 3.80 ERA at Coors Field.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Charlie Blackmon went ahead and lauded everything.
Senzatela threw eight sharp innings to grab a share of the major league lead in wins, Blackmon had a homer and run-scoring single as part of an eight-run eighth and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-0 on Friday night.
"We're doing a little bit of everything and it's adding up to some competitive baseball," said Blackmon, whose team has the best record in the NL (32-18).
Fresh off a 7-3 road swing, the Rockies kept right on rolling behind Senzatela, who joins Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel and Ervin Santana with seven victories this season.
Senzatela (7-1) scattered five hits and showed plenty of poise as the 22-year-old escaped trouble courtesy of four double plays .
"He threw strikes with the fastball where I think in the previous couple (starts), the fastball was just a little bit off the plate," Black said. "Today, he dialed it in."
Carlos Martinez (3-4) took the loss despite a quality start in which he allowed three runs in 7 1/3 innings while striking out nine.
"I felt extremely good. I tried to stay positive and keep the game low on runs," Martinez said through a translator.
The Rockies turned a 2-0 game into a rout with eight runs on nine hits in the eighth. Blackmon had a chance to finish off the cycle in his second at-bat of the inning, needing only a double. He hit a sharp single to center, with the crowd urging him to stretch it. He took a wide turn and retreated back to first.
"You have to have some respect for the game," Blackmon explained. "That to me is not a situation where you try to stretch something into a double, just for the sake of getting a double."
Mark Reynolds had a big game against his former team with an RBI single and a two-run homer.
The defense came up big behind Senzatela with left fielder Ian Desmond making a diving catch in the seventh. Nolan Arenado made a quick-reacting play at third in the eighth to rob Yadier Molina of a hit.
Senzatela was certainly impressed with the leather.
"That's really big, because they make good plays and I feel like, `OK, they got me. I need to throw a good game for them," Senzatela said.
Senzatela finished with 15 groundball outs. None was bigger than in the sixth with a runner on third and two outs. Dexter Fowler hit a roller to Reynolds, who flipped the ball to Senzatela covering first to get the speedy Fowler.
"They made plays when they had to," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: OF Stephen Piscotty was sent home to "take care of things on a personal level," Matheny said. ... INF Jose Martinez (groin) was sent to Single-A Palm Beach for a rehab assignment.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (stress fracture in left foot) is out of his boot and will throw about 50 pitches in a bullpen session Sunday. He's hopeful he will be allowed to throw the session without stepping back into the boot.
BIG AUDIENCE
There were 40,312 fans in attendance with the Rockies playing well and the Cardinals in town.
"It's always fun to play in front of a packed house," Reynolds said. "It gives us energy, brings excitement to the daily grind of playing."
THIS & THAT
The Rockies are 13-3 in the first game of a series this season. ... Arenado had two doubles. ... The only position player in the lineup without a hit was OF Carlos Gonzalez. ... Pinch-hitter Gerardo Parra batted twice in the eighth, including a two-run double. ... Molina extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the second.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (4-3, 4.81 ERA) makes his 330th career appearance for the Cardinals on Saturday. That will tie him with Larry Jackson (1955-62) for 10th on the team's all-time list. Wainwright is 9-1 with a 1.70 ERA in 14 career appearances against Colorado.
Rockies: Another rookie takes the mound for Colorado. This time, it's LHP Kyle Freeland (5-2, 3.31 ERA), who is 2-2 with a 3.80 ERA at Coors Field.
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Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Fowler singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Fowler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blackmon out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Gyorko grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Molina out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| González grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Wong grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Martínez lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Story popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Wolters walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Senzatela struck out bunting foul. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon tripled to deep center, Wolters scored. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Fowler flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Garcia grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Carpenter struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Arenado doubled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| González grounded out to first, Arenado to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Reynolds singled to right, Arenado scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Desmond grounded into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, Reynolds out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Gyorko popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Pham grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Story flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Wolters doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| Senzatela grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Wolters to third, Blackmon to second on passed ball by Molina. | 0 | 2 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Grichuk doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| Wong lined out to center, Grichuk to third. | 0 | 2 |
| C. Martínez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Fowler grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Arenado popped out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Garcia lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Carpenter singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Gyorko grounded into double play, third to second to first, Carpenter out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Story flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Pham singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Grichuk grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pham out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | COL |
| Parra hit for Senzatela. | 0 | 2 |
| Parra struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon homered to right (387 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| Bowman relieved C. Martínez. | 0 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Arenado doubled to deep center, LeMahieu scored. | 0 | 4 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Reynolds homered to left (420 feet), Arenado scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Socolovich relieved Bowman. | 0 | 6 |
| Desmond singled to right center. | 0 | 6 |
| Story doubled to deep center, Desmond scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Wolters reached on infield single to shortstop, Story to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Parra doubled to left, Story and Wolters scored. | 0 | 9 |
| Blackmon singled to right center, Parra scored. | 0 | 10 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 10 |
| 8 Runs, 9 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | STL | COL |
| Lyles relieved Senzatela. | 0 | 10 |
| Wong lined out to center. | 0 | 10 |
| Peralta hit for Socolovich. | 0 | 10 |
| Peralta flied out to right. | 0 | 10 |
| Fryer hit for Fowler. | 0 | 10 |
| Fryer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .208 | .302 | .409 |
a-Fryer PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .258 | .250 |
| Garcia SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .274 | .384 | .339 |
| Carpenter 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .231 | .373 | .463 |
| Gyorko 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .329 | .377 | .566 |
| Molina C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .266 | .306 | .396 |
| Pham LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .310 | .382 | .534 |
| Grichuk RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .233 | .289 | .396 |
| Wong 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .278 | .378 | .414 |
| C. Martínez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .190 | .190 | .286 |
Bowman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Peralta PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 | .256 | .194 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 110 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for D Fowler in the 9th b-flied out to right for M Socolovich in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Grichuk (14, Senzatela) GIDP: Garcia, Pham, Gyorko, Grichuk Cardinals RISP: 0-3 (Fowler 0-1, Wong 0-1, C. Martínez 0-1) Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Wong-Garcia-Carpenter, C. Martínez-Wong-Garcia-Carpenter). PB: Molina. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 40,312 (80% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - John Tumpane, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
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