DENVER -- Zack Godley got off to a rough start, quickly recovered and turned in a gem for the surging Arizona Diamondbacks.
Godley shook off a leadoff home run to throw well into the eighth inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Owings hit three-run homers, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.
Goldschmidt finished with three hits and four RBI to increase his season total to 64, tops in the majors.
Arizona took two of three in the NL West matchup and is now tied with Colorado for second place in the division behind the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks have won 12 of 14 and are a season-high 19 games above .500 after a 7-1 road trip.
"We came in here and did what we needed to do," Godley said. "More for ourselves than anybody it showed we're playing good ball. Keep trying to carry that over into the next day."
Godley's day started with Charlie Blackmon reaching down to send an 84 mph curveball into the Arizona bullpen, but he shut down the Rockies from there and retired 13 straight in one stretch.
Blackmon drew a walk in the third, then Godley erased him with a double-play ball to end the inning. He didn't allow a hit after Nolan Arenado's one-out single in the first and retired 19 of the next 20 batters before Raimel Tapia and Pat Valaika singled and doubled to lead off the eighth.
"He made a great swing on a good pitch. In that spot you have to tip your hat," Godley said of Blackmon's 16th homer. "Kind of settled in and the defense played unbelievable behind me."
Godley (3-1) allowed three runs on four hits and struck out eight in seven-plus innings. He also helped himself with an RBI single in the eighth.
"He did a great job, pitched into the eighth inning and did everything we needed him to do on a day like today," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "Teams play tired baseball on these day games and our guys went out there with energy. Zack set the tone."
The Diamondbacks hit a Colorado rookie pitcher hard for the second straight night. Wednesday they scored 10 runs in the fourth off Jeff Hoffman, and Thursday they battered right-hander Antonio Senzatela (9-3) for nine runs in five innings.
Senzatela started well this season but he has struggled of late. His ERA was 2.81 heading into May but is now at 4.79 after Thursday. He is 2-1 with an 8.86 ERA in four starts in June.
"Today, I feel really good. But I threw a couple (pitches) up and they got me," Senzatela said. "I didn't have really good fastball command. It was a bad day."
Owings' homer in the third, his ninth, made it 5-1, and Goldschmidt hit his 18th to cap a four-run fourth to make it 9-1.
"It's tough to overcome two three-run homers, really tough to overcome that," Rockies manager Bud Black said.
The Rockies have dropped two straight after winning six in a row.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) ran the bases and was scheduled to take batting practice Thursday. Manager Torey Lovullo said Tomas is feeling better but not 100 percent. "There's something in there that is continuing to make him feel uncomfortable," Lovullo said. "We don't want to keep pushing forward unless he's ready to go."
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (left knee inflammation) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and was assigned to the bullpen. RHP Carlos Estevez was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Anderson, who was in the rotation before going on the DL in early June, pitched the ninth inning.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (6-6, 5.19 ERA) starts the first of four games against Philadelphia on Friday. Corbin is 5-0 with a 3.35 ERA in his last seven starts at Chase Field.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (8-4, 3.42 ERA) opens a big three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Friday night. He is 1-0 with a 1.80 in two career starts against L.A.
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Godley shook off a leadoff home run to throw well into the eighth inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Owings hit three-run homers, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.
Goldschmidt finished with three hits and four RBI to increase his season total to 64, tops in the majors.
Arizona took two of three in the NL West matchup and is now tied with Colorado for second place in the division behind the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks have won 12 of 14 and are a season-high 19 games above .500 after a 7-1 road trip.
"We came in here and did what we needed to do," Godley said. "More for ourselves than anybody it showed we're playing good ball. Keep trying to carry that over into the next day."
Godley's day started with Charlie Blackmon reaching down to send an 84 mph curveball into the Arizona bullpen, but he shut down the Rockies from there and retired 13 straight in one stretch.
Blackmon drew a walk in the third, then Godley erased him with a double-play ball to end the inning. He didn't allow a hit after Nolan Arenado's one-out single in the first and retired 19 of the next 20 batters before Raimel Tapia and Pat Valaika singled and doubled to lead off the eighth.
"He made a great swing on a good pitch. In that spot you have to tip your hat," Godley said of Blackmon's 16th homer. "Kind of settled in and the defense played unbelievable behind me."
Godley (3-1) allowed three runs on four hits and struck out eight in seven-plus innings. He also helped himself with an RBI single in the eighth.
"He did a great job, pitched into the eighth inning and did everything we needed him to do on a day like today," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "Teams play tired baseball on these day games and our guys went out there with energy. Zack set the tone."
The Diamondbacks hit a Colorado rookie pitcher hard for the second straight night. Wednesday they scored 10 runs in the fourth off Jeff Hoffman, and Thursday they battered right-hander Antonio Senzatela (9-3) for nine runs in five innings.
Senzatela started well this season but he has struggled of late. His ERA was 2.81 heading into May but is now at 4.79 after Thursday. He is 2-1 with an 8.86 ERA in four starts in June.
"Today, I feel really good. But I threw a couple (pitches) up and they got me," Senzatela said. "I didn't have really good fastball command. It was a bad day."
Owings' homer in the third, his ninth, made it 5-1, and Goldschmidt hit his 18th to cap a four-run fourth to make it 9-1.
"It's tough to overcome two three-run homers, really tough to overcome that," Rockies manager Bud Black said.
The Rockies have dropped two straight after winning six in a row.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) ran the bases and was scheduled to take batting practice Thursday. Manager Torey Lovullo said Tomas is feeling better but not 100 percent. "There's something in there that is continuing to make him feel uncomfortable," Lovullo said. "We don't want to keep pushing forward unless he's ready to go."
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (left knee inflammation) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and was assigned to the bullpen. RHP Carlos Estevez was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Anderson, who was in the rotation before going on the DL in early June, pitched the ninth inning.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (6-6, 5.19 ERA) starts the first of four games against Philadelphia on Friday. Corbin is 5-0 with a 3.35 ERA in his last seven starts at Chase Field.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (8-4, 3.42 ERA) opens a big three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Friday night. He is 1-0 with a 1.80 in two career starts against L.A.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Hazelbaker walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hazelbaker out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon homered to right center (433 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado to second on wild pitch by Godley. | 0 | 1 |
| González grounded out to shortstop, Arenado to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Herrmann singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Fuentes singled to right, Herrmann to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Mathis grounded out to shortstop, Herrmann scored, Fuentes to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Godley grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Tapia grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Murphy flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Hazelbaker singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third, Hazelbaker to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center, Hazelbaker scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Lamb walked, Goldschmidt to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Owings homered to left (407 feet), Goldschmidt and Lamb scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Fuentes popped out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Blackmon walked. | 5 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blackmon out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Mathis singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Godley sacrificed to pitcher, Mathis to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Hazelbaker walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Ahmed singled to deep left center, Mathis scored, Hazelbaker to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt homered to right (404 feet), Hazelbaker and Ahmed scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Owings grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 9 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Herrmann grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 1 |
| Fuentes grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Tapia grounded out to first. | 9 | 1 |
| Story popped out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Murphy grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Amarista at shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| Oberg relieved Senzatela. | 9 | 1 |
| Godley struck out looking. | 9 | 1 |
| Hazelbaker flied out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Amarista struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Owings grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Arenado grounded out to first. | 9 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Desmond lined out to right. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| McGee relieved Oberg. | 9 | 1 |
| Herrmann singled to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Fuentes grounded out to third, Herrmann to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Mathis grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| Godley singled to shallow center, Herrmann scored. | 10 | 1 |
| Hazelbaker struck out looking. | 10 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Tapia reached on infield single to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Valaika hit for McGee. | 10 | 1 |
| Valaika doubled to deep left, Tapia scored. | 10 | 2 |
| Chafin relieved Godley. | 10 | 2 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Amarista grounded out to second, Valaika to third. | 10 | 2 |
| Blackmon reached on infield single to pitcher, Valaika scored. | 10 | 3 |
| Hoover relieved Chafin. | 10 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to right center, Blackmon to second. | 10 | 3 |
| Arenado lined out to shortstop. | 10 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Valaika at shortstop. | 10 | 3 |
| Amarista in right field. | 10 | 3 |
| Anderson relieved McGee. | 10 | 3 |
| Ahmed walked. | 10 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right, Ahmed to third. | 10 | 3 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 10 | 3 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Wolters hit for Anderson. | 10 | 3 |
| De La Rosa relieved Hoover. | 10 | 3 |
| Wolters singled to left. | 10 | 3 |
| Desmond lined out to right. | 10 | 3 |
| Tapia struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| Valaika grounded out to third. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hazelbaker RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .326 | .420 | .488 |
| Ahmed SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .261 | .307 | .431 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .335 | .448 | .620 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .282 | .381 | .546 |
| Owings 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .291 | .323 | .470 |
| Herrmann LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .171 | .275 | .371 |
| Fuentes CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .247 | .267 | .356 |
| Mathis C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .162 | .198 | .279 |
| Godley P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hoover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 169 | |||
| BATTING HR: Owings (9, 3rd inning off Senzatela 2 on, 1 Out); Goldschmidt (18, 4th inning off Senzatela 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Mathis (7), Goldschmidt 4 (64), Owings 3 (43), Ahmed (20), Godley (2) S: Godley 2-out RBI: Godley Diamondbacks RISP: 5-11 (Lamb 0-1, Mathis 0-2, Herrmann 0-1, Ahmed 1-1, Godley 1-2, Goldschmidt 2-2, Owings 1-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Owings-Ahmed-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 40,681 (80.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Chad Whitson, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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