DENVER -- Wanting to give his team a little bit of a break on a broiling day in Denver following a tough loss the night before, Arizona Diamondbacks
manager Torey Lovullo had his players skip pregame batting practice in
favor of staying inside to do individual work in the batting cages.
And when they finally took the field, they came out swinging.
Taijuan Walker pitched six solid innings and slapped an RBI single during Arizona's biggest inning ever on the road -- a 10-run fourth -- and the Diamondbacks went on to beat the Colorado Rockies 16-5 on Wednesday night.
"We
pulled the guys off the field to hit in the cages to keep them rested,
keep them strong," Lovullo said. "So they were ready. I know they were
in here working really hard and it translated. I don't know exactly if
hitting in here had something to do with the production. I just think
the guys were ready for the challenge."
Shaking off Tuesday's tough loss in which Colorado rallied late for a one-run win, the Diamondbacks sent 14 men to the plate and pounded out nine hits, including a two-run double and RBI single by Brandon Drury in his two at-bats in the inning. Drury finished with four hits and a career-high six RBI and the Diamondbacks established season highs in run and hits (20).
"No game is over here in Colorado but that 10-run inning, we could kind of relax a little bit, so it was huge for the team," Drury said.
David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt also connected for two hits in the inning and combined for three RBI, helping the Diamondbacks snap the Rockies' winning streak at six games and setting up Thursday's match between the NL West rivals as the decisive game in the series.
"I think the backbreaker was the pitcher (getting an RBI hit). From there, it sort of unraveled," Rockies manager Bud Black said.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Rockies and Diamondbacks are all bunched at or near the top of the division and among them have best records in the NL.
Nick Ahmed added a two-run homer off reliever Carlos Estevez in the seventh. Goldschmidt collected three hits and three RBI and Peralta had four hits and an RBI.
Walker (6-3), who had eight strikeouts, allowed three runs and six hits, including a solo home run by Mark Reynolds in the second. He has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his seven starts on the road this season and perhaps most importantly did not allow the Rockies to score after Arizona's big inning.
"I think that's the biggest thing for us pitchers, because our offense is really good, so when we score a lot of runs, as a pitcher you want to go out there and have those shutdown innings," Walker said. "I think those are the innings that win games for the team."
Jeff Hoffman (4-1) could not get out of the fourth inning in taking his first loss of the season. He allowed nine runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
"It was one of those things where I was not making good pitches and they were doing what they were supposed to do with them," Hoffman said. "I'm one to try to move on to the the next pitch. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do that tonight."
Nolan Arenado had a two-run double for the Rockies in the fifth.
SCARY MOMENT
A seventh-inning fastball from Estevez skipped off the left hand of Chris Iannetta as he dropped to the ground and smacked into face mask of home plate umpire Andy Fletcher, knocking it askew. Fletcher and Iannetta, who was struck in the mouth by a pitch May 12 and went on the 7-day concussion disabled list, were both checked by team trainers. Iannetta, who narrowly avoided being hit in the head again, remained in the game and Fletcher finished calling the top of the seventh. But Fletcher, apparently still feeling some of the effects from taking a pitch to the head, left the game midway through the seventh and second base umpire Ron Kulpa moved behind the plate to call balls and strikes the rest of the way. In a statement released by the Rockies, officials said Fletcher was being evaluated for a concussion and would not work Thursday's finale.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas, on the 10-day DL with right groin tendinitis, continues to take batting practice and engage in light running and throwing but there's still no word on when he will return.
Rockies: RHP Chad Qualls, placed on the 10-day DL because of back spasms, threw on the side Wednesday and seems on target to return in the next week. ... OF Gerardo Parra, who suffered a strained right quad earlier this month, is getting better but it remains uncertain when he'll be back. "He's doing better," Black said before the game. "He's running on the field, he's hitting. It gets a little tricky at the end, when it gets closer."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (2-1, 2.34 ERA) has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his eight starts this season.
Rockies: The win total by rookie RHP Antonio Senzatela (9-2, 4.10 ERA) ranks second in the NL and he has been successful at Coors Field, where he has gone 7-1 in eight starts.
And when they finally took the field, they came out swinging.
Taijuan Walker pitched six solid innings and slapped an RBI single during Arizona's biggest inning ever on the road -- a 10-run fourth -- and the Diamondbacks went on to beat the Colorado Rockies 16-5 on Wednesday night.
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Shaking off Tuesday's tough loss in which Colorado rallied late for a one-run win, the Diamondbacks sent 14 men to the plate and pounded out nine hits, including a two-run double and RBI single by Brandon Drury in his two at-bats in the inning. Drury finished with four hits and a career-high six RBI and the Diamondbacks established season highs in run and hits (20).
"No game is over here in Colorado but that 10-run inning, we could kind of relax a little bit, so it was huge for the team," Drury said.
David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt also connected for two hits in the inning and combined for three RBI, helping the Diamondbacks snap the Rockies' winning streak at six games and setting up Thursday's match between the NL West rivals as the decisive game in the series.
"I think the backbreaker was the pitcher (getting an RBI hit). From there, it sort of unraveled," Rockies manager Bud Black said.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Rockies and Diamondbacks are all bunched at or near the top of the division and among them have best records in the NL.
Nick Ahmed added a two-run homer off reliever Carlos Estevez in the seventh. Goldschmidt collected three hits and three RBI and Peralta had four hits and an RBI.
Walker (6-3), who had eight strikeouts, allowed three runs and six hits, including a solo home run by Mark Reynolds in the second. He has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his seven starts on the road this season and perhaps most importantly did not allow the Rockies to score after Arizona's big inning.
"I think that's the biggest thing for us pitchers, because our offense is really good, so when we score a lot of runs, as a pitcher you want to go out there and have those shutdown innings," Walker said. "I think those are the innings that win games for the team."
Jeff Hoffman (4-1) could not get out of the fourth inning in taking his first loss of the season. He allowed nine runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
"It was one of those things where I was not making good pitches and they were doing what they were supposed to do with them," Hoffman said. "I'm one to try to move on to the the next pitch. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do that tonight."
Nolan Arenado had a two-run double for the Rockies in the fifth.
SCARY MOMENT
A seventh-inning fastball from Estevez skipped off the left hand of Chris Iannetta as he dropped to the ground and smacked into face mask of home plate umpire Andy Fletcher, knocking it askew. Fletcher and Iannetta, who was struck in the mouth by a pitch May 12 and went on the 7-day concussion disabled list, were both checked by team trainers. Iannetta, who narrowly avoided being hit in the head again, remained in the game and Fletcher finished calling the top of the seventh. But Fletcher, apparently still feeling some of the effects from taking a pitch to the head, left the game midway through the seventh and second base umpire Ron Kulpa moved behind the plate to call balls and strikes the rest of the way. In a statement released by the Rockies, officials said Fletcher was being evaluated for a concussion and would not work Thursday's finale.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas, on the 10-day DL with right groin tendinitis, continues to take batting practice and engage in light running and throwing but there's still no word on when he will return.
Rockies: RHP Chad Qualls, placed on the 10-day DL because of back spasms, threw on the side Wednesday and seems on target to return in the next week. ... OF Gerardo Parra, who suffered a strained right quad earlier this month, is getting better but it remains uncertain when he'll be back. "He's doing better," Black said before the game. "He's running on the field, he's hitting. It gets a little tricky at the end, when it gets closer."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (2-1, 2.34 ERA) has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his eight starts this season.
Rockies: The win total by rookie RHP Antonio Senzatela (9-2, 4.10 ERA) ranks second in the NL and he has been successful at Coors Field, where he has gone 7-1 in eight starts.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Blanco grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Lamb doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop, Lamb to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds homered to right center (420 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| González doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Wolters intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hoffman struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Ahmed flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Walker grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Peralta singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep right, Peralta to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Drury doubled to center, Peralta and Goldschmidt scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Descalso grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Iannetta doubled to deep right, Drury scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Ahmed intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Walker singled to right center, Iannetta scored, Ahmed to second, Ahmed scored on error by center fielder Blackmon. | 5 | 1 |
| Blanco walked, Walker to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Peralta singled to left center, Walker scored, Blanco to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center, Blanco scored, Peralta to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Lyles relieved Hoffman. | 7 | 1 |
| Lamb doubled to deep center, Peralta and Goldschmidt scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Drury singled to center, Lamb scored. | 10 | 1 |
| Descalso lined out to second. | 10 | 1 |
| 10 Runs, 9 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds doubled to deep right. | 10 | 1 |
| González grounded out to first, Reynolds to third. | 10 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| Story flied out to right. | 10 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Iannetta grounded out to first. | 10 | 1 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 10 | 1 |
| Walker grounded out to second. | 10 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Wolters struck out looking. | 10 | 1 |
| Lyles struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| Blackmon walked. | 10 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Blackmon to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Arenado doubled to deep center, Blackmon and LeMahieu scored. | 10 | 3 |
| Reynolds walked. | 10 | 3 |
| Arenado to third, Reynolds to second on wild pitch by Walker. | 10 | 3 |
| González struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Blanco singled to center. | 10 | 3 |
| Peralta singled to left, Blanco to second. | 10 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt singled to shallow center, Blanco scored, Peralta to third. | 11 | 3 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Drury singled to right, Peralta scored, Goldschmidt to second. | 12 | 3 |
| Descalso grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Drury out at second. | 12 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 12 | 3 |
| Story grounded out to pitcher. | 12 | 3 |
| Wolters walked. | 12 | 3 |
| Amarista hit for Lyles. | 12 | 3 |
| Amarista lined out to right. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Estévez relieved Lyles. | 12 | 3 |
| Iannetta hit by pitch. | 12 | 3 |
| Ahmed homered to right (370 feet), Iannetta scored. | 14 | 3 |
| Fuentes hit for Walker. | 14 | 3 |
| Fuentes grounded out to shortstop. | 14 | 3 |
| Blanco singled to left. | 14 | 3 |
| Peralta walked, Blanco to second. | 14 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 14 | 3 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 14 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Herrmann at first base. | 14 | 3 |
| Descalso at third base. | 14 | 3 |
| Fuentes in left field. | 14 | 3 |
| Delgado relieved Walker. | 14 | 3 |
| Tapia hit for Blackmon. | 14 | 3 |
| Tapia tripled to deep right. | 14 | 3 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop, Tapia scored. | 14 | 4 |
| Valaika hit for Arenado. | 14 | 4 |
| Valaika grounded out to first. | 14 | 4 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 14 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Tapia in center field. | 14 | 4 |
| Valaika at third base. | 14 | 4 |
| Drury flied out to right. | 14 | 4 |
| Descalso lined out to right. | 14 | 4 |
| Iannetta doubled to deep center. | 14 | 4 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 14 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| González struck out swinging. | 14 | 4 |
| Desmond grounded out to shortstop. | 14 | 4 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 14 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Dunn relieved Estévez. | 14 | 4 |
| Fuentes reached on infield single to first. | 14 | 4 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 14 | 4 |
| Peralta singled to right, Fuentes to second. | 14 | 4 |
| Herrmann flied out to left. | 14 | 4 |
| Hazelbaker hit for Delgado. | 14 | 4 |
| Hazelbaker walked, Fuentes to third, Peralta to second. | 14 | 4 |
| Drury singled to shallow center, Fuentes and Peralta scored, Hazelbaker to third. | 16 | 4 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 16 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Hazelbaker in right field. | 16 | 4 |
| McFarland relieved Delgado. | 16 | 4 |
| Wolters flied out to center. | 16 | 4 |
| Murphy hit for Dunn. | 16 | 4 |
| Murphy safe at first on error by third baseman Descalso. | 16 | 4 |
| Tapia grounded out to second, Murphy to second. | 16 | 4 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Murphy scored. | 16 | 5 |
| Valaika grounded out to shortstop. | 16 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blanco CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .275 | .373 | .392 |
| Peralta RF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .332 | .380 | .498 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .329 | .446 | .609 |
Herrmann 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .160 | .270 | .370 |
| Lamb 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .287 | .384 | .554 |
Delgado P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Hazelbaker PH-RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .325 | .400 | .500 |
| Drury 2B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .304 | .348 | .500 |
| Descalso LF-3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .208 | .318 | .369 |
| Iannetta C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .236 | .308 | .528 |
| Ahmed SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .262 | .304 | .436 |
| Walker P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .217 | .182 |
a-Fuentes PH-LF
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .268 | .362 |
| Totals | 46 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 176 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for T Walker in the 7th b-walked for R Delgado in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Lamb 2 (15, Hoffman, Lyles); Goldschmidt (19, Hoffman); Drury (19, Hoffman); Iannetta 2 (7, Estévez, Hoffman) HR: Ahmed (6, 7th inning off Estévez 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Drury 6 (36), Iannetta (21), Walker (2), Peralta (21), Goldschmidt 2 (60), Lamb 2 (61), Ahmed 2 (19) 2-out RBI: Iannetta, Walker, Peralta, Goldschmidt, Lamb 2, Drury 3 GIDP: Descalso Diamondbacks RISP: 10-22 (Peralta 1-1, Lamb 1-4, Walker 1-1, Iannetta 1-2, Herrmann 0-1, Ahmed 0-1, Goldschmidt 2-3, Drury 4-5, Descalso 0-4) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Descalso (5, ground ball) DP: 1 (Ahmed-Drury-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 40,918 (81.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:28 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Joe West |
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