DENVER -- Zack Greinke doesn't like Coors Field for the very reasons teammate Paul Goldschmidt prospers.
Both are finding plenty of success.
Goldschmidt homered twice and drove in five runs, helping Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Friday night.
"There are just a lot of good things for hitting here. A lot of bad things for pitching," Greinke said.
Goldschmidt hit a solo shot in the first and a three-run drive in the third, giving him homers in three straight at-bats and his 10th career multihomer game. He later added an RBI single to continue his feast on Colorado pitching. Goldschmidt has reached safely in 57 of his last 58 games against the Rockies.
"I'm not a guy that looks at my stats," Goldschmidt said. "You have good stats somewhere that can change in a hurry. I don't worry too much about it. My biggest focus is just having good at-bats and hitting the ball hard."
Greinke (3-2) allowed two runs over seven innings to help the Diamondbacks pull within a half-game of the front-running Rockies in the NL West. His biggest mistake was a belt-high fastball to Mark Reynolds, who lined it to left-center for his ninth homer.
"I hate pitching here," said Greinke, who is 3-0 with a 4.03 ERA in nine career appearances at Coors Field. "It's really tough."
Greinke certainly made things tough on the Rockies. He struck out seven.
"Vintage Greinke tonight," Reynolds said. "Just throwing his slider on the black, away. High fastballs. He was really good."
Colorado right-hander German Marquez (0-2) was roughed up for five runs in six innings. He pitched six scoreless innings at Arizona on Sunday.
The Rockies threatened in the ninth by loading the bases off Archie Bradley with no outs. On a 2-2 count, Dustin Garneau caught a piece of a Bradley fastball that was ruled a foul tip, with catcher Jeff Mathis hanging on for a strikeout.
But Garneau was adamant that it hit his pinkie, not his bat. The play was reviewed and upheld.
"If it hits the knob of my bat, it's going to shoot off somewhere. It's not going to go in the catcher's mitt like that," insisted Garneau, whose team opened a 10-game homestand. "It's a huge situation for us. But they missed it."
Fernando Rodney then took over for Bradley. Pinch hitter Pat Valaika drove in a run on a grounder before Rodney retired Charlie Blackmon on a sky-high fly to earn his eighth save.
David Peralta returned to Arizona's lineup after being limited to one at-bat during the three-game series in Washington because of an illness. He drove in a run with a grounder. A.J. Pollock finished with a triple and a double.
Marquez may have figured out the best way to handle Goldschmidt: Don't give him anything near the strike zone. Marquez walked the first baseman on five pitches in the fifth.
Two innings later, Goldschmidt reached his bat way out for a run-scoring single. He has at least one RBI in six straight games at Coors Field.
"He hits mistakes," Reynolds said of Goldschmidt. "He's a really good player."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Steve Hathaway (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez (calf) was out of the starting lineup for "precautionary reasons," manager Bud Black said.
SHORT CONVERSATION
Although first baseman/outfielder Ian Desmond has played more than 900 games at shortstop, there are no plans to trot him out to the position, even with Trevor Story struggling at the plate.
"In the short-term, no," Black said. "That's not to say that couldn't happen."
THIS & THAT
Rockies INF Cristhian Adames cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Arizona purchased the contract of OF Gregor Blanco from Triple-A Reno and optioned RHP Braden Shipley to Reno. ... Arizona manager Torey Lovullo will wait a few days before announcing Tuesday's starter against Detroit. "We'll address our needs based on what happens over the next three days," Lovullo said. ... Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian and several of his teammates were in attendance.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 2.29 ERA) took a no-decision in his start last Sunday against Colorado. He allowed no runs in 6 1/3 innings.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (1-3, 7.71 ERA) seeks his first win at home since Aug. 31.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Both are finding plenty of success.
Goldschmidt homered twice and drove in five runs, helping Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Friday night.
"There are just a lot of good things for hitting here. A lot of bad things for pitching," Greinke said.
Goldschmidt hit a solo shot in the first and a three-run drive in the third, giving him homers in three straight at-bats and his 10th career multihomer game. He later added an RBI single to continue his feast on Colorado pitching. Goldschmidt has reached safely in 57 of his last 58 games against the Rockies.
"I'm not a guy that looks at my stats," Goldschmidt said. "You have good stats somewhere that can change in a hurry. I don't worry too much about it. My biggest focus is just having good at-bats and hitting the ball hard."
Greinke (3-2) allowed two runs over seven innings to help the Diamondbacks pull within a half-game of the front-running Rockies in the NL West. His biggest mistake was a belt-high fastball to Mark Reynolds, who lined it to left-center for his ninth homer.
"I hate pitching here," said Greinke, who is 3-0 with a 4.03 ERA in nine career appearances at Coors Field. "It's really tough."
Greinke certainly made things tough on the Rockies. He struck out seven.
"Vintage Greinke tonight," Reynolds said. "Just throwing his slider on the black, away. High fastballs. He was really good."
Colorado right-hander German Marquez (0-2) was roughed up for five runs in six innings. He pitched six scoreless innings at Arizona on Sunday.
The Rockies threatened in the ninth by loading the bases off Archie Bradley with no outs. On a 2-2 count, Dustin Garneau caught a piece of a Bradley fastball that was ruled a foul tip, with catcher Jeff Mathis hanging on for a strikeout.
But Garneau was adamant that it hit his pinkie, not his bat. The play was reviewed and upheld.
"If it hits the knob of my bat, it's going to shoot off somewhere. It's not going to go in the catcher's mitt like that," insisted Garneau, whose team opened a 10-game homestand. "It's a huge situation for us. But they missed it."
Fernando Rodney then took over for Bradley. Pinch hitter Pat Valaika drove in a run on a grounder before Rodney retired Charlie Blackmon on a sky-high fly to earn his eighth save.
David Peralta returned to Arizona's lineup after being limited to one at-bat during the three-game series in Washington because of an illness. He drove in a run with a grounder. A.J. Pollock finished with a triple and a double.
Marquez may have figured out the best way to handle Goldschmidt: Don't give him anything near the strike zone. Marquez walked the first baseman on five pitches in the fifth.
Two innings later, Goldschmidt reached his bat way out for a run-scoring single. He has at least one RBI in six straight games at Coors Field.
"He hits mistakes," Reynolds said of Goldschmidt. "He's a really good player."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Steve Hathaway (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.
Rockies: OF Carlos Gonzalez (calf) was out of the starting lineup for "precautionary reasons," manager Bud Black said.
SHORT CONVERSATION
Although first baseman/outfielder Ian Desmond has played more than 900 games at shortstop, there are no plans to trot him out to the position, even with Trevor Story struggling at the plate.
"In the short-term, no," Black said. "That's not to say that couldn't happen."
THIS & THAT
Rockies INF Cristhian Adames cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Arizona purchased the contract of OF Gregor Blanco from Triple-A Reno and optioned RHP Braden Shipley to Reno. ... Arizona manager Torey Lovullo will wait a few days before announcing Tuesday's starter against Detroit. "We'll address our needs based on what happens over the next three days," Lovullo said. ... Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian and several of his teammates were in attendance.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 2.29 ERA) took a no-decision in his start last Sunday against Colorado. He allowed no runs in 6 1/3 innings.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (1-3, 7.71 ERA) seeks his first win at home since Aug. 31.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Pollock tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second, Pollock scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt homered to center (451 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Drury lined out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Mathis flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Parra reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Story grounded into fielder's choice to third, Parra out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Garneau grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Greinke grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Pollock doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Peralta walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left (377 feet), Pollock and Peralta scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Tomás walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Drury lined out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Márquez grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Owings grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Mathis doubled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Greinke popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Pollock popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Desmond grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| Reynolds homered to left center (418 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Peralta grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt to second on passed ball by Garneau. | 5 | 1 |
| Lamb grounded out to shortstop, Goldschmidt to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Story struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Garneau flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Márquez grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Drury flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Mathis flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Arenado singled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Oberg relieved Márquez. | 5 | 1 |
| Greinke grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Peralta struck out swinging, Peralta safe at first on wild pitch by Oberg. | 5 | 1 |
| Peralta to second on wild pitch by Oberg. | 5 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center, Peralta scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Parra singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Story flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Garneau doubled to deep left, Parra scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Amarista hit for Oberg. | 6 | 2 |
| Amarista grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Lyles relieved Oberg. | 6 | 2 |
| Tomás grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Drury grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| Owings singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Mathis grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Bradley relieved Greinke. | 6 | 2 |
| Blanco in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Arenado lined out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | ARI | COL |
| Blanco singled to shallow center. | 6 | 2 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Peralta grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blanco out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | COL |
| Reynolds singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Parra singled to center, Reynolds to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Story walked, Reynolds to third, Parra to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 6 | 2 |
| Valaika hit for Lyles. | 6 | 2 |
| Valaika grounded out to shortstop, Reynolds scored, Parra to third, Story to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .309 | .351 | .480 |
| Peralta RF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .309 | .370 | .485 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .330 | .470 | .594 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .271 | .358 | .523 |
| Tomás LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .263 | .317 | .526 |
Bradley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Drury 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .302 | .350 | .406 |
| Owings SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .308 | .351 | .505 |
| Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .127 | .143 | .273 |
| Greinke P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .067 | .125 | .067 |
Blanco LF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 140 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Pollock (11, Márquez); Mathis (3, Márquez) 3B: Pollock (2, Márquez) HR: Goldschmidt 2 (7, 1st inning off Márquez 0 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off Márquez 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Peralta (8), Goldschmidt 5 (26) 2-out RBI: Goldschmidt GIDP: Peralta Diamondbacks RISP: 2-7 (Lamb 0-1, Peralta 0-1, Pollock 0-1, Tomás 0-1, Greinke 0-1, Goldschmidt 2-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 30,030 (59.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Vic Carapazza, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Mark Ripperger |
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