DENVER -- Once he pitched out of early trouble, Tyler Anderson had an easy time.
Anderson matched a career high with 10 strikeouts, Mark Reynolds homered for the second consecutive game and the Colorado Rockies routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 on Saturday night.
The left-hander escaped a two-on, one-out jam in the second inning by getting A.J. Pollock to ground into a double play. Anderson helped quash another uprising in the third by picking off Arizona's lead runner at second base, Nick Ahmed, before racking up consecutive strikeouts to end the inning, setting the tone for the rest of his outing.
"Of course it's uplifting," Anderson said about dodging the jams. "It puts you in a better situation for sure."
It was quite a turnaround from his last outing, also against Arizona. In that one, Anderson gave up a career-high three home runs in a no-decision.
"I think I just made more quality strikes, attacking down better. I had a lot more balls at the bottom of the zone," Anderson said.
His catcher, Ryan Hanigan, said Anderson was at his best as the game wore on.
"He pitched out of some jams early and as the game went on he really settled in and was pretty dominant," Hanigan said.
Anderson got plenty of run support along the way, too.
Nolan Arenado homered and Charlie Blackmon added three hits for the Rockies, including a double and a run-scoring triple as the surprising NL West leaders moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Arizona. DJ LeMahieu had an RBI single among his three hits, while Hanigan and Gerardo Parra each had a run-scoring single.
Anderson (2-3) went six innings, punctuating his performance by striking out six of his last seven batters.
"We had trouble scoring," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "We had runners in scoring position in the first inning with nobody out and scored once. You have to give them credit. They made some adjustments on (Patrick) Corbin and Anderson threw the ball very well. But they made quality adjustments to Corbin and they jumped on him and made it tough on us."
Corbin (2-4), who entered with five straight quality starts, allowed a season-high eight runs and nine hits in four-plus innings. The Rockies got to him for four runs in the first, including a two-run drive by Reynolds for his 10th homer of the season.
Arenado led off the third with his eighth after singling home a run in the first.
"I made some mistakes with location on the changeup to Reynolds," Corbin said. "It was missing spots in key situations and it's tough keeping them off the board when you are doing that."
Gregor Blanco, recalled from the minors earlier this week after his spring training was interrupted by an oblique injury, singled in the second to drive in the Diamondbacks' lone run.
Chris Rusin finished up with three scoreless innings for his first career save.
FLIPPING OUT
LeMahieu made a diving stop of Brandon Drury's sharply hit bouncer up the middle and then flipped the ball from his glove to shortstop Trevor Story, covering the bag at second to get the force on Yasmany Tomas. Rockies manager Bud Black called the all-in-one-motion catch-and-flip by LeMahieu one of the best plays he had ever seen.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
Rockies outfielders did not have a putout or an assist.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: SS Chris Owings was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of flu-like symptoms. He was feeling better as game time approached, but Lovullo opted to sit Owings as a precaution. Lovullo said Owings could be available to pinch hit if needed. ... RHP Jake Barrett (right shoulder inflammation) was slated to make a third rehab appearance for Class A Visalia.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez remained out of the starting lineup because of a calf injury, but Black said Gonzalez is very close to a return. He tweaked his calf Thursday at San Diego.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (3-1, 4.19 ERA) is averaging a career-high 10.22 strikeouts per nine innings heading into his second career start against Colorado.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (2-4, 5.40) is coming off successive losses after back-to-back wins against San Francisco in mid-April.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Anderson matched a career high with 10 strikeouts, Mark Reynolds homered for the second consecutive game and the Colorado Rockies routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 on Saturday night.
The left-hander escaped a two-on, one-out jam in the second inning by getting A.J. Pollock to ground into a double play. Anderson helped quash another uprising in the third by picking off Arizona's lead runner at second base, Nick Ahmed, before racking up consecutive strikeouts to end the inning, setting the tone for the rest of his outing.
"Of course it's uplifting," Anderson said about dodging the jams. "It puts you in a better situation for sure."
It was quite a turnaround from his last outing, also against Arizona. In that one, Anderson gave up a career-high three home runs in a no-decision.
"I think I just made more quality strikes, attacking down better. I had a lot more balls at the bottom of the zone," Anderson said.
His catcher, Ryan Hanigan, said Anderson was at his best as the game wore on.
"He pitched out of some jams early and as the game went on he really settled in and was pretty dominant," Hanigan said.
Anderson got plenty of run support along the way, too.
Nolan Arenado homered and Charlie Blackmon added three hits for the Rockies, including a double and a run-scoring triple as the surprising NL West leaders moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Arizona. DJ LeMahieu had an RBI single among his three hits, while Hanigan and Gerardo Parra each had a run-scoring single.
Anderson (2-3) went six innings, punctuating his performance by striking out six of his last seven batters.
"We had trouble scoring," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "We had runners in scoring position in the first inning with nobody out and scored once. You have to give them credit. They made some adjustments on (Patrick) Corbin and Anderson threw the ball very well. But they made quality adjustments to Corbin and they jumped on him and made it tough on us."
Corbin (2-4), who entered with five straight quality starts, allowed a season-high eight runs and nine hits in four-plus innings. The Rockies got to him for four runs in the first, including a two-run drive by Reynolds for his 10th homer of the season.
Arenado led off the third with his eighth after singling home a run in the first.
"I made some mistakes with location on the changeup to Reynolds," Corbin said. "It was missing spots in key situations and it's tough keeping them off the board when you are doing that."
Gregor Blanco, recalled from the minors earlier this week after his spring training was interrupted by an oblique injury, singled in the second to drive in the Diamondbacks' lone run.
Chris Rusin finished up with three scoreless innings for his first career save.
FLIPPING OUT
LeMahieu made a diving stop of Brandon Drury's sharply hit bouncer up the middle and then flipped the ball from his glove to shortstop Trevor Story, covering the bag at second to get the force on Yasmany Tomas. Rockies manager Bud Black called the all-in-one-motion catch-and-flip by LeMahieu one of the best plays he had ever seen.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
Rockies outfielders did not have a putout or an assist.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: SS Chris Owings was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of flu-like symptoms. He was feeling better as game time approached, but Lovullo opted to sit Owings as a precaution. Lovullo said Owings could be available to pinch hit if needed. ... RHP Jake Barrett (right shoulder inflammation) was slated to make a third rehab appearance for Class A Visalia.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez remained out of the starting lineup because of a calf injury, but Black said Gonzalez is very close to a return. He tweaked his calf Thursday at San Diego.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (3-1, 4.19 ERA) is averaging a career-high 10.22 strikeouts per nine innings heading into his second career start against Colorado.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (2-4, 5.40) is coming off successive losses after back-to-back wins against San Francisco in mid-April.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed reached on infield single to first, Ahmed to second on throwing error by pitcher Anderson. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt reached on infield single to third, Ahmed to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt to second on wild pitch by Anderson. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to deep right, Blackmon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to center, Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu scored, Arenado to second on wild pitch by Corbin. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds homered to left (413 feet), Arenado scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Story walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Parra lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Hanigan struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Drury doubled to deep right. | 0 | 4 |
| Iannetta reached on infield single to third, Drury to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Blanco singled to deep right, Drury scored, Iannetta to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Corbin sacrificed to, Iannetta out at third, Blanco to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Pollock grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Blanco out at third, Corbin to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Anderson flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Blackmon grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Ahmed reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt safe at first on error by shortstop Story, Ahmed to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Ahmed picked off second. | 1 | 4 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Arenado homered to left (397 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Desmond grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Story lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Drury struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Blanco grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Hanigan singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Hanigan out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| Blackmon tripled to deep right, Anderson scored. | 1 | 6 |
| LeMahieu singled to shallow center, Blackmon scored. | 1 | 7 |
| LeMahieu to second advancing on play. | 1 | 7 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Corbin struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Pollock struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Ahmed walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Desmond singled to left. | 1 | 7 |
| Chafin relieved Corbin. | 1 | 7 |
| Reynolds walked, Desmond to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Parra singled to deep right, Desmond scored, Reynolds to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Hanigan struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| Anderson struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| LeMahieu reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Rusin relieved Anderson. | 1 | 8 |
| Iannetta lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Blanco grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Herrmann hit for Chafin. | 1 | 8 |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| McFarland relieved Chafin. | 1 | 8 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Story doubled to deep left. | 1 | 8 |
| Parra grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Hanigan singled to deep right, Story scored. | 1 | 9 |
| Rusin struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon singled to deep right. | 1 | 9 |
| LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to third, Blackmon out at second. | 1 | 9 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Valaika at first base. | 1 | 9 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Tomás reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Drury grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Tomás out at second. | 1 | 9 |
| Iannetta popped out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .299 | .341 | .465 |
| Ahmed SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .281 | .317 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .327 | .464 | .582 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .261 | .346 | .505 |
| Tomás LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .263 | .315 | .515 |
| Drury 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .300 | .346 | .410 |
| Iannetta C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .212 | .281 | .346 |
| Blanco RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Corbin P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Herrmann PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .217 | .318 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 136 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for A Chafin in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Drury (6, Anderson) RBI: Blanco (1) GIDP: Pollock Diamondbacks RISP: 3-7 (Lamb 0-1, Pollock 0-1, Iannetta 1-1, Blanco 1-1, Corbin 0-1, Tomás 0-1, Goldschmidt 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: Ahmed (2nd base by Anderson) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Ahmed-Drury-Goldschmidt). PB: Iannetta. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 36,165 (71.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Mark Ripperger, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
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