DENVER -- Nick Hundley waited nearly eight years for his first major league grand slam. He made sure it was an important one.
Hundley's slam in the eighth inning broke open a close game and helped the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-7 on Friday night.
Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso also homered in a seven-run eighth, and Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez each had two hits for the Rockies.
Hundley's grand slam was the second for Colorado in two games. Rockies rookie Stephen Cardullo hit one in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
"I told Cardullo he's been in the league two days and he's got more grand slams than me," Hundley said. "I couldn't let that happen."
Cardullo's homer came in a heartbreaking loss, but Hundley's was part of a huge rally.
The game was tied at 7 with two outs in the eighth when Enrique Burgos (1-2) hit Charlie Blackmon with a pitch.
Arenado's single two batters later put the Rockies ahead and, after two walks, Hundley hit his ninth homer and first career slam off Silvino Bracho.
"Hundo's coming on strong. He never stops grinding," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "He's been a great leader for us. It's great to see him finishing strong."
Descalso followed with the third pinch-hit homer of his career to cap the outburst.
Carlos Estevez (3-7) worked a perfect eighth for the win two nights after he and closer Adam Ottavino combined to blow a six-run lead against the Dodgers.
"We needed to win today," Arenado said. "It was important for us to come back and win that game."
Four hits and a throwing error by Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa helped Arizona put up four runs in the fourth to give Robbie Ray a 5-0 lead.
De La Rosa allowed five runs, none earned, in five innings.
Ray yielded just one hit through four but fell apart in the fifth. Colorado scored six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits before Ray left after getting just one out. Arenado had a run-scoring single in the rally and has 117 RBI, tops in the majors.
"I only had 44 pitches in four innings. I was feeling good," Ray said. "Things didn't work out."
A.J. Pollock's two-run homer off Jordan Lyles, his first of the season, gave the Diamondbacks a 7-6 lead in the sixth, but Colorado tied it on David Dahl's single in the bottom half.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Andrew Chafin (shoulder) was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Reno. ... RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow inflammation) pitched one inning for Class A Visalia on Thursday. It was his first game action since May 25 with Arizona.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (back) and reliever Justin Miller (oblique strain) were activated from the 15-day disabled list. Colorado also reinstated Descalso from the paternity list.
PURE GOLD
Paul Goldschmidt extended his streak of reaching base against the Rockies to 49 games. It is the longest ever against Colorado.
100/100 MAN
Arenado scored two runs to reach 100 for the season. He became the first Rockies player to have at least 100 runs and 100 RBI in the same season since Gonzalez did it in 2010.
EXPANDED ROSTERS
The Rockies recalled long reliever and spot starter Christian Bergman from Triple-A Albuquerque. Bergman was optioned down on Aug. 20.
Colorado also beefed up its roster by recalling catcher Tom Murphy and outfielder Raimel Tapia from Albuquerque. Tapia made his major league debut with a pinch-hit, infield single in the sixth.
The Diamondbacks recalled outfielder Socrates Brito from Triple-A Reno.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks RHP Braden Shipley (2-3, 4.75 ERA) faces Chatwood (10-8, 3.78) on Saturday.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Hundley's slam in the eighth inning broke open a close game and helped the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-7 on Friday night.
Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso also homered in a seven-run eighth, and Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez each had two hits for the Rockies.
Hundley's grand slam was the second for Colorado in two games. Rockies rookie Stephen Cardullo hit one in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
"I told Cardullo he's been in the league two days and he's got more grand slams than me," Hundley said. "I couldn't let that happen."
Cardullo's homer came in a heartbreaking loss, but Hundley's was part of a huge rally.
The game was tied at 7 with two outs in the eighth when Enrique Burgos (1-2) hit Charlie Blackmon with a pitch.
Arenado's single two batters later put the Rockies ahead and, after two walks, Hundley hit his ninth homer and first career slam off Silvino Bracho.
"Hundo's coming on strong. He never stops grinding," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "He's been a great leader for us. It's great to see him finishing strong."
Descalso followed with the third pinch-hit homer of his career to cap the outburst.
Carlos Estevez (3-7) worked a perfect eighth for the win two nights after he and closer Adam Ottavino combined to blow a six-run lead against the Dodgers.
"We needed to win today," Arenado said. "It was important for us to come back and win that game."
Four hits and a throwing error by Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa helped Arizona put up four runs in the fourth to give Robbie Ray a 5-0 lead.
De La Rosa allowed five runs, none earned, in five innings.
Ray yielded just one hit through four but fell apart in the fifth. Colorado scored six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits before Ray left after getting just one out. Arenado had a run-scoring single in the rally and has 117 RBI, tops in the majors.
"I only had 44 pitches in four innings. I was feeling good," Ray said. "Things didn't work out."
A.J. Pollock's two-run homer off Jordan Lyles, his first of the season, gave the Diamondbacks a 7-6 lead in the sixth, but Colorado tied it on David Dahl's single in the bottom half.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Andrew Chafin (shoulder) was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Reno. ... RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow inflammation) pitched one inning for Class A Visalia on Thursday. It was his first game action since May 25 with Arizona.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (back) and reliever Justin Miller (oblique strain) were activated from the 15-day disabled list. Colorado also reinstated Descalso from the paternity list.
PURE GOLD
Paul Goldschmidt extended his streak of reaching base against the Rockies to 49 games. It is the longest ever against Colorado.
100/100 MAN
Arenado scored two runs to reach 100 for the season. He became the first Rockies player to have at least 100 runs and 100 RBI in the same season since Gonzalez did it in 2010.
EXPANDED ROSTERS
The Rockies recalled long reliever and spot starter Christian Bergman from Triple-A Albuquerque. Bergman was optioned down on Aug. 20.
Colorado also beefed up its roster by recalling catcher Tom Murphy and outfielder Raimel Tapia from Albuquerque. Tapia made his major league debut with a pinch-hit, infield single in the sixth.
The Diamondbacks recalled outfielder Socrates Brito from Triple-A Reno.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks RHP Braden Shipley (2-3, 4.75 ERA) faces Chatwood (10-8, 3.78) on Saturday.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pollock out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Tomás singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb walked, Tomás to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Lamb out at second, Tomás to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ray grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| González lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Raburn walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Raburn to second on wild pitch by Ray. | 0 | 0 |
| Hundley walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cardullo grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Hundley out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Segura grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt safe at first on error by third baseman Arenado, Pollock to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Goldschmidt out at second, Pollock to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás singled to right, Pollock scored, Castillo to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Adames grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| De La Rosa fouled out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Drury singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings singled to right, Drury to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ray sacrificed to catcher, Drury to third, Owings to second, Ray safe at second on throwing error by pitcher De La Rosa. Owings and Drury scored on throwing error by pitcher De La Rosa. | 3 | 0 |
| Segura lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep center, Ray scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt stole third. | 4 | 0 |
| Castillo singled to left, Goldschmidt scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Tomás doubled to left, Castillo to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Arenado popped out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| González singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Raburn grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, González out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Ray struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Hundley singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Cardullo singled to left, Hundley to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Adames singled to center, Hundley scored, Cardullo to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Murphy hit for De La Rosa. | 5 | 1 |
| Murphy singled to left, Cardullo to third, Adames to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Cardullo and Adames scored, Murphy to third. | 5 | 3 |
| LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to third, Murphy out at home, Blackmon to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Arenado singled to right, Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to third, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to second on throwing error by right fielder Tomás. | 5 | 5 |
| González doubled to deep left, Arenado scored. | 5 | 6 |
| Godley relieved Ray. | 5 | 6 |
| Raburn grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| Hundley grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Lyles relieved De La Rosa. | 5 | 6 |
| Dahl in left field. | 5 | 6 |
| Segura singled to right. | 5 | 6 |
| Pollock homered to left (404 feet), Segura scored. | 7 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Castillo flied out to left. | 7 | 6 |
| Tomás grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Tapia hit for Cardullo. | 7 | 6 |
| Tapia reached on infield single to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| Adames sacrificed to catcher, Tapia to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Dahl singled to right, Tapia scored. | 7 | 7 |
| Blackmon walked, Dahl to second. | 7 | 7 |
| LeMahieu lined out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Parra at first base. | 7 | 7 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Owings singled to center, Owings out stretching at second. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Edwin Escobar pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Escobar relieved Godley. | 7 | 7 |
| González lined out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| Reynolds hit for Lyles. | 7 | 7 |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 7 | 7 |
| Hundley popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds at first base. | 7 | 7 |
| Estevez relieved Lyles. | 7 | 7 |
| Weeks Jr. hit for Escobar. | 7 | 7 |
| Weeks Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Segura flied out to right. | 7 | 7 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Enrique Burgos pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Burgos relieved Escobar. | 7 | 7 |
| Adames grounded out to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Dahl popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| Blackmon hit by pitch. | 7 | 7 |
| Blackmon stole second, Blackmon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Castillo. | 7 | 7 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 7 | 7 |
| Arenado singled to left, Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to second. | 7 | 8 |
| LeMahieu stole third. | 7 | 8 |
| LeMahieu scored on Burgos' wild pitch. | 7 | 9 |
| González walked, Arenado to second. | 7 | 9 |
| Reynolds walked, Arenado to third, González to second. | 7 | 9 |
| Bracho relieved Burgos. | 7 | 9 |
| Hundley homered to left (415 feet), Arenado, González and Reynolds scored. | 7 | 13 |
| Descalso hit for Estevez. | 7 | 13 |
| Descalso homered to right (377 feet). | 7 | 14 |
| Adames grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 14 |
| 7 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Ottavino relieved Estevez. | 7 | 14 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 7 | 14 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 7 | 14 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 7 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segura 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .317 | .365 | .472 |
| Pollock CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .304 | .407 | .435 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .301 | .417 | .497 |
| Castillo C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .275 | .332 | .442 |
| Tomás RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .264 | .309 | .512 |
| Lamb 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .257 | .333 | .531 |
| Drury LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .262 | .304 | .409 |
| Owings SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .276 | .325 | .404 |
| Ray P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .191 | .208 | .298 |
Godley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
Escobar P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Weeks Jr. PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .249 | .335 | .468 |
Burgos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Bracho P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 142 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for E Escobar in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Goldschmidt (28, De La Rosa); Tomás (23, De La Rosa) HR: Pollock (1, 6th inning off Lyles 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Tomás (65), Goldschmidt (79), Castillo (58), Pollock 2 (3) S: Ray 2-out RBI: Tomás, Goldschmidt, Castillo GIDP: Drury Diamondbacks RISP: 3-11 (Lamb 0-2, Pollock 0-1, Tomás 1-1, Castillo 1-3, Goldschmidt 1-1, Segura 0-1, Drury 0-1, Ray 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Goldschmidt 2 (23, 3rd base off De La Rosa/Hundley, 2nd base off De La Rosa/Hundley) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Tomás (5, throw); Castillo (6, throw) DP: 1 (Ray-Segura-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 23,002 (45.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:11 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Cory Blaser, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
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