DENVER -- Nolan Arenado has taken his power surge to new heights.
Arenado hit two home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in Colorado's six-run fifth inning, and the Rockies rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 on Tuesday night.
It was Arenado's third career two-homer game, the second this season, and pushed his home run total for the year to a career-best 19.
"If you had told me in spring training I would have hit 19 home runs by this point, I would have said, `No shot," Arenado said. "I've just been putting some good swings on the ball and luckily they have been going out. It's just nice to hit the ball hard and help my team win."
He wasn't the only one.
Wilin Rosario, D.J. LeMahieu and Brandon Barnes also homered to help Kyle Kendrick (3-9) win at Coors Field for the first time in seven home starts since signing with Colorado in the offseason as a free agent. The game included a 38-minute weather delay because of lightning and a brief downpour.
"We're starting to swing the bats. It's nice to see the offense starting to take off," said manager Walt Weiss after the Rockies' third win in a row.
Kendrick withstood back to back home runs in the second inning by Welington Castillo and Nick Ahmed and a solo shot by A.J. Pollock in the fifth to improve to 1-4 this season at Coors Field. He allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings.
"You can give up three, four runs here and most of the time, you're going to win with our offense," Kendrick said. "It was a nice win for us."
Chase Anderson (3-2) gave up a season-high eight runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, his shortest outing of the year. The three homers he surrendered matched his total for the season coming into the game. It was also the first time the opposition had gone deep in his last nine starts on the road.
The rain delay "had nothing to do with it," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "He just elevated the ball too much and they had good at bats against him. I don't remember one swing at a ball out of the zone."
Arenado led off the fourth inning by driving Anderson's first offering into the left field bleachers, pulling Colorado to within 3-2 with his 18th homer of the season.
Pollock connected off Kendrick in the fifth for his ninth of the season, but the Rockies took control in their half of the fifth.
Charlie Blackmon hit an RBI double, and after LeMahieu walked, Troy Tulowitzki hit a run-scoring single to even the score at 4-all. Arenado followed by hitting his 19th homer, a career-high, and putting the Rockies up 7-4. His four RBI matched a career high.
One out later, Rosario homered, finishing Anderson.
"You can't leave the ball up, you pay for it," Anderson said.
LeMahieu homered in the seventh and Barnes in the eighth for the Rockies, who had a season high five homers in the game.
GIMME SHELTER
Bad weather has caused 15 in-game delays or outright postponements during an unusually stormy season at Coors Field. Time lost to weather-related interruptions is now up to 17 hours, 25 minutes over 11 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Jeremy Hellickson remains on schedule for his next start, for now. He bruised his left hip when he was hit by a pitch Sunday and in a later plate appearance, aggravated the hip injury swinging the bat. But Manager Chip Hale said Hellickson has shown steady improvement in the last couple days and should be good to go so long as his pending side session goes well.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez was held out of Tuesday's game with a left hand strain. He suffered the injury swinging the bat during Sunday's game against Milwaukee. "Right now, we think it's going to be a day to day deal," manager Walt Weiss said. "One or two days. With the hand, it's always a little concerning with hitters. But I feel like it's not too serious."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: A winner in his Diamondbacks debut earlier this month, RHP Allen Webster (1-1) will try to get back on track after a rough interleague outing last time out in which he gave up six runs in 5 1/3 innings in the Diamondbacks' 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
ROCKIES: RHP David Hale (2-2), coming off back to back losses, will look to break the skid when he makes his sixth start of the season.
Arenado hit two home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in Colorado's six-run fifth inning, and the Rockies rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 on Tuesday night.
It was Arenado's third career two-homer game, the second this season, and pushed his home run total for the year to a career-best 19.
"If you had told me in spring training I would have hit 19 home runs by this point, I would have said, `No shot," Arenado said. "I've just been putting some good swings on the ball and luckily they have been going out. It's just nice to hit the ball hard and help my team win."
He wasn't the only one.
Wilin Rosario, D.J. LeMahieu and Brandon Barnes also homered to help Kyle Kendrick (3-9) win at Coors Field for the first time in seven home starts since signing with Colorado in the offseason as a free agent. The game included a 38-minute weather delay because of lightning and a brief downpour.
"We're starting to swing the bats. It's nice to see the offense starting to take off," said manager Walt Weiss after the Rockies' third win in a row.
Kendrick withstood back to back home runs in the second inning by Welington Castillo and Nick Ahmed and a solo shot by A.J. Pollock in the fifth to improve to 1-4 this season at Coors Field. He allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings.
"You can give up three, four runs here and most of the time, you're going to win with our offense," Kendrick said. "It was a nice win for us."
Chase Anderson (3-2) gave up a season-high eight runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, his shortest outing of the year. The three homers he surrendered matched his total for the season coming into the game. It was also the first time the opposition had gone deep in his last nine starts on the road.
The rain delay "had nothing to do with it," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "He just elevated the ball too much and they had good at bats against him. I don't remember one swing at a ball out of the zone."
Arenado led off the fourth inning by driving Anderson's first offering into the left field bleachers, pulling Colorado to within 3-2 with his 18th homer of the season.
Pollock connected off Kendrick in the fifth for his ninth of the season, but the Rockies took control in their half of the fifth.
Charlie Blackmon hit an RBI double, and after LeMahieu walked, Troy Tulowitzki hit a run-scoring single to even the score at 4-all. Arenado followed by hitting his 19th homer, a career-high, and putting the Rockies up 7-4. His four RBI matched a career high.
One out later, Rosario homered, finishing Anderson.
"You can't leave the ball up, you pay for it," Anderson said.
LeMahieu homered in the seventh and Barnes in the eighth for the Rockies, who had a season high five homers in the game.
GIMME SHELTER
Bad weather has caused 15 in-game delays or outright postponements during an unusually stormy season at Coors Field. Time lost to weather-related interruptions is now up to 17 hours, 25 minutes over 11 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Jeremy Hellickson remains on schedule for his next start, for now. He bruised his left hip when he was hit by a pitch Sunday and in a later plate appearance, aggravated the hip injury swinging the bat. But Manager Chip Hale said Hellickson has shown steady improvement in the last couple days and should be good to go so long as his pending side session goes well.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez was held out of Tuesday's game with a left hand strain. He suffered the injury swinging the bat during Sunday's game against Milwaukee. "Right now, we think it's going to be a day to day deal," manager Walt Weiss said. "One or two days. With the hand, it's always a little concerning with hitters. But I feel like it's not too serious."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: A winner in his Diamondbacks debut earlier this month, RHP Allen Webster (1-1) will try to get back on track after a rough interleague outing last time out in which he gave up six runs in 5 1/3 innings in the Diamondbacks' 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
ROCKIES: RHP David Hale (2-2), coming off back to back losses, will look to break the skid when he makes his sixth start of the season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Pollock lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon walked. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Peralta singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hill lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta to second on wild pitch by Kendrick. | 0 | 0 |
| Dorn flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo homered to center (451 feet), Peralta scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Ahmed homered to left (396 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Anderson grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Paulsen grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Rosario doubled to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| Hundley singled to center, Rosario scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Barnes grounded out to pitcher, Hundley to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Pollock singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Lamb lined into double play, to first, Pollock doubled off first. | 3 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right center. | 3 | 1 |
| Peralta singled to deep right, Goldschmidt to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Hill popped out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon walked. | 3 | 1 |
| LeMahieu lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Blackmon out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Dorn grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Arenado homered to left (412 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Paulsen grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Rosario grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 2 |
| Hundley fouled out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Pollock homered to right center (407 feet). | 4 | 2 |
| Lamb singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Barnes singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Kendrick sacrificed to first, Barnes to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Blackmon doubled to left, Barnes scored. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki singled to center, Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Arenado homered to left center (416 feet), LeMahieu and Tulowitzki scored. | 4 | 7 |
| Paulsen lined out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| Rosario homered to left center (422 feet). | 4 | 8 |
| Delgado relieved Anderson. | 4 | 8 |
| Hundley flied out to left. | 4 | 8 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Hill struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Dorn flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| Castillo walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Barnes struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Oberg relieved Kendrick. | 4 | 8 |
| Owings hit for Delgado. | 4 | 8 |
| Owings grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Pollock fouled out to first. | 4 | 8 |
| Lamb lined out to left. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| D. Hernandez relieved Delgado. | 4 | 8 |
| LeMahieu homered to left center (425 feet). | 4 | 9 |
| Tulowitzki singled to shallow left center. | 4 | 9 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Tulowitzki out at second. | 4 | 9 |
| Paulsen grounded out to first. | 4 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Paulsen at first base. | 4 | 9 |
| Ynoa in left field. | 4 | 9 |
| Kahnle relieved Oberg. | 4 | 9 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 4 | 9 |
| Peralta singled to right center, Goldschmidt to third. | 4 | 9 |
| Hill grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Goldschmidt scored, Peralta out at second. | 5 | 9 |
| Dorn grounded out to second, Hill to second. | 5 | 9 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 5 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Collmenter pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Collmenter relieved D. Hernandez. | 5 | 9 |
| Ynoa flied out to left. | 5 | 9 |
| Hundley lined out to center. | 5 | 9 |
| Barnes homered to left center (403 feet). | 5 | 10 |
| Descalso hit for Kahnle. | 5 | 10 |
| Descalso popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Hawkins relieved Kahnle. | 5 | 10 |
| Ahmed grounded out to second. | 5 | 10 |
| Pennington hit for Collmenter. | 5 | 10 |
| Pennington singled to center. | 5 | 10 |
| Pollock singled to shallow center, Pennington to second. | 5 | 10 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 5 | 10 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 5 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Pollock CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .310 | .351 | .478 |
| Lamb 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .264 | .354 | .403 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .355 | .472 | .649 |
| Peralta LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .261 | .322 | .428 |
| Hill 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .230 | .293 | .329 |
| Dorn RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .217 | .280 | .261 |
| Castillo C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .213 | .284 | .463 |
| Ahmed SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .228 | .305 | .333 |
| Anderson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .130 | .167 | .130 |
Delgado P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Owings PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .251 | .329 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .269 | .208 | |
b-Pennington PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .203 | .304 | .228 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 130 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for R Delgado in the 7th b-singled to center for J Collmenter in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Castillo (5, 2nd inning off Kendrick 1 on, 2 Out); Ahmed (4, 2nd inning off Kendrick 0 on, 2 Out); Pollock (9, 5th inning off Kendrick 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Castillo 2 (12), Ahmed (15), Pollock (34), Hill (17) 2-out RBI: Castillo 2, Ahmed Diamondbacks RISP: 1-7 (Hill 0-2, Dorn 0-1, Castillo 1-2, Lamb 0-1, Goldschmidt 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Ahmed-Hill-Goldschmidt, Hill-Ahmed-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game was delayed 38 minutes by rain in the bottom of the 2nd inning. |
| 3B TOMAS (ILLNESS) SCRATCHED |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 30,079 (59.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Clint Fagan |
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