DENVER -- Rookie pitcher Antonio Senzatela got things rolling for the Colorado Rockies with both his arm and bat.
Senzatela hit a three-run double for the Rockies' first runs of the game, Mark Reynolds homered twice to drive in five runs, and Colorado beat the Cleveland Indians 11-3 Tuesday night.
"Anytime you get a bases-clearing double early in the game to give you a lead, it's huge and you don't expect that, obviously, out of the pitcher against a guy like (Mike) Clevinger who has a good arm, good stuff," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "But it happens. That's baseball."
Carlos Gonzalez also hit a home run for the Rockies, who can sweep the two-game interleague set on Wednesday.
Bouncing back from a loss in his previous outing, Senzatela (8-2) allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one in continuing to lead major league rookie pitchers in wins this season while also opening the scoring for Colorado.
After Clevinger (2-3) intentionally walked Tony Wolters to load the bases in the second inning, Senzatela jumped on the first pitch, driving it into the right-center gap to clear the bases. It was the first career double for Senzatela, who clapped his hands in celebration after rolling into second base.
Asked if he felt better about the hit or his pitching, Senzatela smiled and said he couldn't decide.
"Both felt good," he said.
The feeling was just the opposite for Clevinger, who allowed five runs and four hits in four innings, including the double to his counterpart.
"That was a tough pill to swallow," he said. "I don't have many words for that. I just left a fastball over the plate and the pitcher got three RBI."
Nolan Arenado was aboard with a walk when Gonzalez connected for his fifth home run of the season in the third.
However, the win did not come without some cost. Left fielder Gerardo Parra left the game after making the last out of the third inning when he pulled up during an attempted steal of second base with a right quad strain. He was replaced by Ian Desmond.
Black said after the game that Parra was headed for the disabled list.
"We're hoping for the best on this one, that it's a mild strain," Black said. "Hopefully, he'll be back in a couple of weeks."
Lonnie Chisenhall, who came off the concussion disabled list earlier in the day, hit a solo home run for the Indians in the fifth inning. Bradley Zimmer added a two-run homer in the seventh.
Reynolds answered Chisenhall's homer with a three-run drive off Zach McAllister in the bottom of the fifth.
Reynolds added a two-run homer in the seventh for his 24th career multihomer game and the first of this season. The five RBI in the game matched a career best.
He has 16 homers so far this year, surpassing his total (14) from all of last season with Colorado.
Colorado was swept in the three-game set in Cleveland during the teams' most recent meeting in 2014, but the Rockies have fared better at home, where they extended their winning streak against the Indians to seven games.
REYNOLDS' NIGHT:
Reynolds' big night coincided with a Rockies promotion in which fans received a Mark Reynolds' T-shirt and that was on his mind after he began the game with strikeouts in his first two at-bats.
"I was thinking in my head, `It's my T-shirt night. I can't punch out three times."
Reynolds averted that by driving McAllister's 3-2 pitch into the right-field bleachers just inside the foul pole.
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar (right shoulder soreness) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Sunday, and will report to Double-A Akron for rehab work.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis rejoined the team to begin rehab after finishing chemotherapy in Arizona to treat testicular cancer. Bettis, 28, threw off flat ground and lifted weights at Coors Field earlier Tuesday. There is no timetable for his return to action. ... RHP Jon Gray, sidelined since mid-April with a stress fracture in his left foot, threw a 35-pitch simulated game Tuesday at Coors Field in a major step toward his return from the disabled list. "I'm headed in the right direction," Gray said. Gray is expected to make several rehab starts in the minors before being activated.
UP NEXT:
Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer (5-4, 5.83 ERA) will be pitching on two days' rest. He last faced the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, but went just 1 2/3 innings before a rain delay stopped the game and finished his appearance. Bauer is the first Indians pitcher to make two starts in four days since Justin Masterson did so under similar circumstances in August 2011.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (6-3, 3.53 ERA) enters the game with a 2-0 record and a 3.75 ERA in two previous interleague starts this season.
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Cleveland Indians
Senzatela hit a three-run double for the Rockies' first runs of the game, Mark Reynolds homered twice to drive in five runs, and Colorado beat the Cleveland Indians 11-3 Tuesday night.
"Anytime you get a bases-clearing double early in the game to give you a lead, it's huge and you don't expect that, obviously, out of the pitcher against a guy like (Mike) Clevinger who has a good arm, good stuff," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "But it happens. That's baseball."
Carlos Gonzalez also hit a home run for the Rockies, who can sweep the two-game interleague set on Wednesday.
Bouncing back from a loss in his previous outing, Senzatela (8-2) allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one in continuing to lead major league rookie pitchers in wins this season while also opening the scoring for Colorado.
After Clevinger (2-3) intentionally walked Tony Wolters to load the bases in the second inning, Senzatela jumped on the first pitch, driving it into the right-center gap to clear the bases. It was the first career double for Senzatela, who clapped his hands in celebration after rolling into second base.
Asked if he felt better about the hit or his pitching, Senzatela smiled and said he couldn't decide.
"Both felt good," he said.
The feeling was just the opposite for Clevinger, who allowed five runs and four hits in four innings, including the double to his counterpart.
"That was a tough pill to swallow," he said. "I don't have many words for that. I just left a fastball over the plate and the pitcher got three RBI."
Nolan Arenado was aboard with a walk when Gonzalez connected for his fifth home run of the season in the third.
However, the win did not come without some cost. Left fielder Gerardo Parra left the game after making the last out of the third inning when he pulled up during an attempted steal of second base with a right quad strain. He was replaced by Ian Desmond.
Black said after the game that Parra was headed for the disabled list.
"We're hoping for the best on this one, that it's a mild strain," Black said. "Hopefully, he'll be back in a couple of weeks."
Lonnie Chisenhall, who came off the concussion disabled list earlier in the day, hit a solo home run for the Indians in the fifth inning. Bradley Zimmer added a two-run homer in the seventh.
Reynolds answered Chisenhall's homer with a three-run drive off Zach McAllister in the bottom of the fifth.
Reynolds added a two-run homer in the seventh for his 24th career multihomer game and the first of this season. The five RBI in the game matched a career best.
He has 16 homers so far this year, surpassing his total (14) from all of last season with Colorado.
Colorado was swept in the three-game set in Cleveland during the teams' most recent meeting in 2014, but the Rockies have fared better at home, where they extended their winning streak against the Indians to seven games.
REYNOLDS' NIGHT:
Reynolds' big night coincided with a Rockies promotion in which fans received a Mark Reynolds' T-shirt and that was on his mind after he began the game with strikeouts in his first two at-bats.
"I was thinking in my head, `It's my T-shirt night. I can't punch out three times."
Reynolds averted that by driving McAllister's 3-2 pitch into the right-field bleachers just inside the foul pole.
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar (right shoulder soreness) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Sunday, and will report to Double-A Akron for rehab work.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis rejoined the team to begin rehab after finishing chemotherapy in Arizona to treat testicular cancer. Bettis, 28, threw off flat ground and lifted weights at Coors Field earlier Tuesday. There is no timetable for his return to action. ... RHP Jon Gray, sidelined since mid-April with a stress fracture in his left foot, threw a 35-pitch simulated game Tuesday at Coors Field in a major step toward his return from the disabled list. "I'm headed in the right direction," Gray said. Gray is expected to make several rehab starts in the minors before being activated.
UP NEXT:
Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer (5-4, 5.83 ERA) will be pitching on two days' rest. He last faced the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, but went just 1 2/3 innings before a rain delay stopped the game and finished his appearance. Bauer is the first Indians pitcher to make two starts in four days since Justin Masterson did so under similar circumstances in August 2011.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (6-3, 3.53 ERA) enters the game with a 2-0 record and a 3.75 ERA in two previous interleague starts this season.
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8:40PM,EDT,June 6,2017
Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Kipnis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Clevinger pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Santana walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Santana out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Clevinger pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| González walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra singled to right, González to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Story grounded out to pitcher, González to third, Parra to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Wolters intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Senzatela doubled to right center, González, Parra and Wolters scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Chisenhall singled to left center. | 0 | 3 |
| Clevinger grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Chisenhall out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| Kipnis singled to right center, Clevinger to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Lindor flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Clevinger pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Arenado walked. | 0 | 3 |
| González homered to right center (426 feet), Arenado scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Parra singled to right center. | 0 | 5 |
| Parra caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Desmond in left field. | 0 | 5 |
| Brantley grounded out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Santana lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Clevinger pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Story struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Wolters grounded out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Zimmer grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Gomes struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| Chisenhall homered to right (402 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Jackson hit for Clevinger. | 1 | 5 |
| Jackson flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| McAllister relieved Clevinger. | 1 | 5 |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Blackmon stole second, Blackmon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Gomes. | 1 | 5 |
| González walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Reynolds homered to left (387 feet), Blackmon and González scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 1 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Lindor grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Brantley grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Otero pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Otero relieved McAllister. | 1 | 8 |
| Story singled to deep right. | 1 | 8 |
| Wolters singled to right, Story to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Senzatela sacrificed to pitcher, Wolters to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Blackmon intentionally walked. | 1 | 8 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Blackmon out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Santana popped out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Ramírez singled to left. | 1 | 8 |
| Zimmer homered to left (408 feet), Ramírez scored. | 3 | 8 |
| Gomes singled to right. | 3 | 8 |
| Rusin relieved Senzatela. | 3 | 8 |
| Chisenhall struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Robertson hit for Otero. | 3 | 8 |
| Robertson grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Goody pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Goody relieved Otero. | 3 | 8 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| González singled to center. | 3 | 8 |
| Reynolds homered to center (460 feet), González scored. | 3 | 10 |
| Desmond grounded out to first. | 3 | 10 |
| Story flied out to right. | 3 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Kipnis flied out to left. | 3 | 10 |
| Lindor grounded out to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Brantley grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Logan relieved Goody. | 3 | 10 |
| Wolters fouled out to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Valaika hit for Rusin. | 3 | 10 |
| Valaika popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 10 |
| Blackmon doubled to right. | 3 | 10 |
| Shaw relieved Logan. | 3 | 10 |
| Blackmon to third on wild pitch by Shaw. | 3 | 10 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Blackmon scored. | 3 | 11 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 3 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Dunn relieved Rusin. | 3 | 11 |
| Tapia in center field. | 3 | 11 |
| Santana singled to center. | 3 | 11 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Santana out at second. | 3 | 11 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 3 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipnis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .232 | .280 | .413 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .263 | .328 | .507 |
| Brantley LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .303 | .368 | .438 |
| Santana 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .228 | .327 | .406 |
| Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .291 | .351 | .473 |
| Zimmer CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .275 | .351 | .588 |
| Gomes C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .238 | .321 | .410 |
| Chisenhall RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .274 | .343 | .579 |
| Clevinger P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Jackson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 | .328 | .491 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Otero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Robertson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .302 | .333 |
Goody P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Shaw P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 123 | |||
| a-flied out to right for M Clevinger in the 5th b-grounded to third for D Otero in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Chisenhall (7, 5th inning off Senzatela 0 on, 2 Out); Zimmer (4, 7th inning off Senzatela 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Chisenhall (23), Zimmer 2 (13) 2-out RBI: Chisenhall GIDP: Ramírez 2 Indians RISP: 0-1 (Lindor 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gomes (3, throw) DP: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF PARRA (RIGHT QUAD STRAIN) LEFT GAME TOP 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 39,508 (78.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
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