DENVER -- Tyler Chatwood was off his game -- and that was a good thing.
Usually one to throw harder and harder in times of trouble, Chatwood reversed that trend and leaned more on his off-speed pitches.
Throwing slower made him even more steady.
Chatwood pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning before exiting after deflecting a comebacker with his pitching hand, Mark Reynolds homered for a third straight game and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Sunday.
"I didn't get predictable, throwing fastballs in fastball counts," said Chatwood, who has a fastball around 97 mph and a curve at 77. "I took (that approach) out there and it translated."
Pat Valaika lined a two-run homer and Charlie Blackmon added a solo shot into the second deck as the NL West-leading Rockies took two out of three from the Diamondbacks.
"Two out of three will get you to the playoffs," Reynolds said. "That's what we preach around here."
Chatwood (3-4) surrendered a single to Jake Lamb in the fourth and was cruising along until he tried to corral Daniel Descalso's infield hit with his right palm to start the eighth. Chatwood took a warmup toss before manager Bud Black motioned to the bullpen with the Rockies leading 5-0. Chatwood allowed one run over seven innings.
"I'm good. It didn't hurt," Chatwood said.
Taijuan Walker (3-2) surrendered three runs -- one earned -- over 5 2/3 innings. He was undone by some faulty fielding, including a flyball lost in the sun.
Arizona scored twice in the eighth before Mike Dunn got the final out of the inning with lightning visible in the background and the wind picking up. Rain followed and the game was delayed 1 hour, 22 minutes.
Greg Holland pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save in as many chances.
The game-changing play took place in the sixth, when Reynolds reached on second baseman Chris Owings' two-out error. Trevor Story followed with a towering fly to right, with David Peralta initially stumbling after it. Peralta got back to his feet in time, but then lost the ball in the sun, allowing Reynolds to score from first on Story's double.
"I had my sunglasses on my head, but the sun wasn't hitting right at me," Peralta explained. "But when I fell down and tried to look for the ball I looked straight to the sun."
Reliever J.J. Hoover entered and gave up Valaika's first homer of the season to make it 4-0.
That was more than enough for Chatwood, who bounced back from two less-than-stellar outings.
"Not one guy hitting looked like they were comfortable up there," Reynolds said of Chatwood's performance. "That was good Chatty."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Walker was hit on side of his right foot by a liner in the second inning. He stayed in the game.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez (calf) went hitless in his return to the lineup after missing two games. ... 3B Nolan Arenado was given a day off.
THE POLLOCK PLAN
Arizona OF A.J. Pollock was out of the starting lineup Sunday -- all part of manager Torey Lovullo's plan to keep him fresh. Pollock was limited to 12 games last season because of a broken right elbow and later a groin injury. Lovullo will play him between 130 and 140 games this season. Pollock entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and grounded out.
QUITE A SAVE
A member of the grounds crew was dragged across the batter's box while holding onto a corner of the tarp with the wind and rain picking up. He kept it secure until ballast was added. The crowd cheered his effort.
POSITIVE SWING
Reynolds finished 2 for 4 to raise his average to .321. His 11 homers are among the NL leaders.
"My swing is on time. I'm finding barrels and getting it up in the air," Reynolds said. "That's a good combo."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Off Monday before opening a two-game series against Detroit. LHP Robbie Ray (2-3, 3.47 ERA) goes for Arizona, while the Tigers send RHP Justin Verlander (2-2, 4.21) to the mound.
Rockies: National League rookie of the month Antonio Senzatela (4-1, 2.84 ERA) faces the Chicago Cubs on Monday. RHP Jake Arrieta (4-1, 4.63) throws for the Cubs.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Usually one to throw harder and harder in times of trouble, Chatwood reversed that trend and leaned more on his off-speed pitches.
Throwing slower made him even more steady.
Chatwood pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning before exiting after deflecting a comebacker with his pitching hand, Mark Reynolds homered for a third straight game and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Sunday.
"I didn't get predictable, throwing fastballs in fastball counts," said Chatwood, who has a fastball around 97 mph and a curve at 77. "I took (that approach) out there and it translated."
Pat Valaika lined a two-run homer and Charlie Blackmon added a solo shot into the second deck as the NL West-leading Rockies took two out of three from the Diamondbacks.
"Two out of three will get you to the playoffs," Reynolds said. "That's what we preach around here."
Chatwood (3-4) surrendered a single to Jake Lamb in the fourth and was cruising along until he tried to corral Daniel Descalso's infield hit with his right palm to start the eighth. Chatwood took a warmup toss before manager Bud Black motioned to the bullpen with the Rockies leading 5-0. Chatwood allowed one run over seven innings.
"I'm good. It didn't hurt," Chatwood said.
Taijuan Walker (3-2) surrendered three runs -- one earned -- over 5 2/3 innings. He was undone by some faulty fielding, including a flyball lost in the sun.
Arizona scored twice in the eighth before Mike Dunn got the final out of the inning with lightning visible in the background and the wind picking up. Rain followed and the game was delayed 1 hour, 22 minutes.
Greg Holland pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save in as many chances.
The game-changing play took place in the sixth, when Reynolds reached on second baseman Chris Owings' two-out error. Trevor Story followed with a towering fly to right, with David Peralta initially stumbling after it. Peralta got back to his feet in time, but then lost the ball in the sun, allowing Reynolds to score from first on Story's double.
"I had my sunglasses on my head, but the sun wasn't hitting right at me," Peralta explained. "But when I fell down and tried to look for the ball I looked straight to the sun."
Reliever J.J. Hoover entered and gave up Valaika's first homer of the season to make it 4-0.
That was more than enough for Chatwood, who bounced back from two less-than-stellar outings.
"Not one guy hitting looked like they were comfortable up there," Reynolds said of Chatwood's performance. "That was good Chatty."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Walker was hit on side of his right foot by a liner in the second inning. He stayed in the game.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez (calf) went hitless in his return to the lineup after missing two games. ... 3B Nolan Arenado was given a day off.
THE POLLOCK PLAN
Arizona OF A.J. Pollock was out of the starting lineup Sunday -- all part of manager Torey Lovullo's plan to keep him fresh. Pollock was limited to 12 games last season because of a broken right elbow and later a groin injury. Lovullo will play him between 130 and 140 games this season. Pollock entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and grounded out.
QUITE A SAVE
A member of the grounds crew was dragged across the batter's box while holding onto a corner of the tarp with the wind and rain picking up. He kept it secure until ballast was added. The crowd cheered his effort.
POSITIVE SWING
Reynolds finished 2 for 4 to raise his average to .321. His 11 homers are among the NL leaders.
"My swing is on time. I'm finding barrels and getting it up in the air," Reynolds said. "That's a good combo."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Off Monday before opening a two-game series against Detroit. LHP Robbie Ray (2-3, 3.47 ERA) goes for Arizona, while the Tigers send RHP Justin Verlander (2-2, 4.21) to the mound.
Rockies: National League rookie of the month Antonio Senzatela (4-1, 2.84 ERA) faces the Chicago Cubs on Monday. RHP Jake Arrieta (4-1, 4.63) throws for the Cubs.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Blanco lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| González flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds homered to center (444 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Story reached on infield single to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Valaika singled to right, Story to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Garneau popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Chatwood grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Herrmann walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Herrmann to second on wild pitch by Chatwood. | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop, Herrmann to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Blanco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon picked off first. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Lamb singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Lamb picked off first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| González popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Story struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Valaika grounded into fielder's choice to second, Reynolds out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Descalso grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Herrmann grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Garneau lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Chatwood grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Walker struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Blanco walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Blanco stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Desmond flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| González flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Reynolds safe at first on error by second baseman Owings. | 0 | 1 |
| Story doubled to deep right, Reynolds scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Hoover relieved Walker. | 0 | 2 |
| Valaika homered to left (393 feet), Story scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Garneau fouled out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Lamb walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Owings grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Lamb out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Chatwood struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Blackmon homered to right (433 feet). | 0 | 5 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 0 | 5 |
| LeMahieu caught stealing second, pitcher to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Descalso reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Ottavino relieved Chatwood. | 0 | 5 |
| Herrmann walked, Descalso to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Ahmed singled to right center, Descalso scored, Herrmann to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Drury hit for Hoover. | 1 | 5 |
| Drury grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Herrmann scored, Ahmed out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| Dunn relieved Ottavino. | 2 | 5 |
| Pollock hit for Blanco. | 2 | 5 |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Pollock in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| De La Rosa relieved Hoover. | 2 | 5 |
| Wilhelmsen relieved De La Rosa. | 2 | 5 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Holland relieved Dunn. | 2 | 5 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
a-Pollock PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .297 | .338 | .461 |
| Peralta RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .297 | .357 | .465 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .316 | .451 | .561 |
| Lamb 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .263 | .351 | .500 |
| Owings 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .300 | .342 | .491 |
| Descalso LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .173 | .283 | .308 |
| Herrmann C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .178 | .245 | .311 |
| Ahmed SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .238 | .284 | .317 |
| Walker P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .071 | .133 | .071 |
Hoover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Drury PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .297 | .343 | .406 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 122 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for G Blanco in the 8th b-grounded to shortstop for J Hoover in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Ahmed (8) GIDP: Owings, Drury Diamondbacks RISP: 1-6 (Peralta 0-1, Walker 0-1, Ahmed 1-2, Blanco 0-1, Drury 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Blanco (1, 2nd base off Chatwood/Garneau) Picked Off: Lamb (1st base by Garneau) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Owings (7, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the bottom of the eighth inning after a 1 hour and 22 minute rain delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 39,175 (77.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Vic Carapazza |
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