PHOENIX -- Mark Reynolds' days as the Colorado Rockies first baseman appear numbered with Ian Desmond about ready to return from a broken hand.
But Reynolds could very well make manager Bud Black's decision on what to do when Desmond is ready a hard one with the way he has hit the ball this month. And on Saturday night, Reynolds produced again in a key situation.
Reynolds hit a tying two-run single with two outs in the ninth and Carlos Gonzalez scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Fernando Rodney, sending the Rockies to a wild 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Reynolds homered and drove in three runs, raising his batting average to .311.
"It's obviously unfortunate what happened to Dez. He makes our team better and I think he'll be back real soon," Reynolds said. "But I just want to make it hard for (manager) Buddy (Black) to take me out of the lineup. That was my goal when I got the job."
Colorado trailed by five runs after five innings, but made the most of another rough performance by Rodney (1-2). The veteran reliever walked two and threw two wild pitches in blowing his second consecutive save chance, and was booed as he walked off the mound at the end of the inning.
"Everything that happened tonight, that's part of the job. Closer is not an easy job," Rodney said. "I have my confidence for next time."
Carlos Estevez (3-0) got the win with one scoreless inning and Greg Holland earned his 11th save for the Rockies, who have won the first two games of the three-game set between the top teams in the NL West.
Holland got help from a diving catch by former Diamondback Gerardo Parra on Chris Owings' sinking liner to left field. He struck out Paul Goldschmidt with a runner on second base to end the game.
"I had a bad day hitting, so I wanted to do something with my defense," said Parra, who struck out four times. "When I jump to the ball, I feel 100 percent I will catch the ball. I'm so happy because we won. Great game."
Zack Greinke struck out nine in six-plus innings, and Brandon Drury, Jeff Mathis and Jake Lamb homered to help Arizona build a 6-1 lead. Greinke gave up three solo home runs and seven hits.
The Rockies (16-9) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Diamondbacks for first place in the division.
Lamb hit a towering two-run drive to right-center in the fifth that was measured at 481 feet, the longest home run in the majors this season, according to MLB Statcast. Drury and Mathis hit solo shots in the second against Tyler Anderson.
Yasmany Tomas doubled in two runs in the third inning to give the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead.
Trevor Story and Alexi Amarista also homered for the Rockies. Story has hit eight of his 33 career home runs against Arizona.
"That's a good lineup. It looks like Story is getting a little hot," Greinke said.
Anderson was charged with six runs and seven hits in five innings.
The Rockies rallied in the top of the seventh. Amarista came on as a pinch-hitter to start the inning and hit his first home run in 251 at-bats. That was the end for Greinke, and the Rockies went to work against Arizona's bullpen.
Charlie Blackmon scored on D.J. LeMahieu's double off J.J. Hoover, a run charged to Andrew Chafin. After a walk, Hoover was removed for former Rockie Jorge De La Rosa, Colorado's all-time wins leader with 86.
De La Rosa got Gonzalez to fly out to deep right, and Reynolds bounced into a double play to limit the damage.
STICKING WITH RODNEY
For now, it appears the Diamondbacks are sticking with Rodney as closer despite his 12.60 ERA.
"He has a proven track record. He is battle-tested," manager Torey Lovullo said. "We are going to do all we can to nurse him back to what he was prior to these last two outings. We're going to be patient."
STRIKEOUT HISTORY
With Archie Bradley's strikeout of Tony Wolters in the eighth, the Diamondbacks became the first National League club to record 11 or more strikeouts in six consecutive games. The only other major league team to accomplish the feat was Cleveland in eight straight games from Sept. 16-23, 2014.
STOLEN BASE GOLD
Goldschmidt, with a stolen base in the first inning, has 25 consecutive stolen bases without a caught stealing, the longest active streak in the major leagues and the longest streak by a big league first baseman since data started being kept in 1974.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Desmond played in an extended spring training game, moving closer to being activated from a broken left hand. Desmond has also gotten some looks in the outfield in his rehab and could be deployed there at times when he returns. "He's getting closer, closer than you think," Black said, hinting that Desmond's right-handed bat could be of service against Sunday's left-hander for Arizona, Patrick Corbin.
Diamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller, after second opinions and doing his own research, announced he will have Tommy John surgery on his throwing arm. He is out for the season. ... Lamb returned to the lineup after dealing with an illness and being unavailable Friday. ... OF Gregor Blanco played at Single-A Visalia on Friday night as he works his way back from an oblique injury.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP German Marquez (0-1) makes his second start of the season in the series finale against Arizona. He's coming off allowing eight earned runs in a loss to Washington on Tuesday.
Diamondbacks: Corbin (2-3, 2.79 ERA) faces the Rockies. He's 5-2 in 12 career starts against Colorado.
Colorado Rockies
But Reynolds could very well make manager Bud Black's decision on what to do when Desmond is ready a hard one with the way he has hit the ball this month. And on Saturday night, Reynolds produced again in a key situation.
Reynolds hit a tying two-run single with two outs in the ninth and Carlos Gonzalez scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Fernando Rodney, sending the Rockies to a wild 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Reynolds homered and drove in three runs, raising his batting average to .311.
"It's obviously unfortunate what happened to Dez. He makes our team better and I think he'll be back real soon," Reynolds said. "But I just want to make it hard for (manager) Buddy (Black) to take me out of the lineup. That was my goal when I got the job."
Colorado trailed by five runs after five innings, but made the most of another rough performance by Rodney (1-2). The veteran reliever walked two and threw two wild pitches in blowing his second consecutive save chance, and was booed as he walked off the mound at the end of the inning.
"Everything that happened tonight, that's part of the job. Closer is not an easy job," Rodney said. "I have my confidence for next time."
Carlos Estevez (3-0) got the win with one scoreless inning and Greg Holland earned his 11th save for the Rockies, who have won the first two games of the three-game set between the top teams in the NL West.
Holland got help from a diving catch by former Diamondback Gerardo Parra on Chris Owings' sinking liner to left field. He struck out Paul Goldschmidt with a runner on second base to end the game.
"I had a bad day hitting, so I wanted to do something with my defense," said Parra, who struck out four times. "When I jump to the ball, I feel 100 percent I will catch the ball. I'm so happy because we won. Great game."
Zack Greinke struck out nine in six-plus innings, and Brandon Drury, Jeff Mathis and Jake Lamb homered to help Arizona build a 6-1 lead. Greinke gave up three solo home runs and seven hits.
The Rockies (16-9) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Diamondbacks for first place in the division.
Lamb hit a towering two-run drive to right-center in the fifth that was measured at 481 feet, the longest home run in the majors this season, according to MLB Statcast. Drury and Mathis hit solo shots in the second against Tyler Anderson.
Yasmany Tomas doubled in two runs in the third inning to give the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead.
Trevor Story and Alexi Amarista also homered for the Rockies. Story has hit eight of his 33 career home runs against Arizona.
"That's a good lineup. It looks like Story is getting a little hot," Greinke said.
Anderson was charged with six runs and seven hits in five innings.
The Rockies rallied in the top of the seventh. Amarista came on as a pinch-hitter to start the inning and hit his first home run in 251 at-bats. That was the end for Greinke, and the Rockies went to work against Arizona's bullpen.
Charlie Blackmon scored on D.J. LeMahieu's double off J.J. Hoover, a run charged to Andrew Chafin. After a walk, Hoover was removed for former Rockie Jorge De La Rosa, Colorado's all-time wins leader with 86.
De La Rosa got Gonzalez to fly out to deep right, and Reynolds bounced into a double play to limit the damage.
STICKING WITH RODNEY
For now, it appears the Diamondbacks are sticking with Rodney as closer despite his 12.60 ERA.
"He has a proven track record. He is battle-tested," manager Torey Lovullo said. "We are going to do all we can to nurse him back to what he was prior to these last two outings. We're going to be patient."
STRIKEOUT HISTORY
With Archie Bradley's strikeout of Tony Wolters in the eighth, the Diamondbacks became the first National League club to record 11 or more strikeouts in six consecutive games. The only other major league team to accomplish the feat was Cleveland in eight straight games from Sept. 16-23, 2014.
STOLEN BASE GOLD
Goldschmidt, with a stolen base in the first inning, has 25 consecutive stolen bases without a caught stealing, the longest active streak in the major leagues and the longest streak by a big league first baseman since data started being kept in 1974.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Desmond played in an extended spring training game, moving closer to being activated from a broken left hand. Desmond has also gotten some looks in the outfield in his rehab and could be deployed there at times when he returns. "He's getting closer, closer than you think," Black said, hinting that Desmond's right-handed bat could be of service against Sunday's left-hander for Arizona, Patrick Corbin.
Diamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller, after second opinions and doing his own research, announced he will have Tommy John surgery on his throwing arm. He is out for the season. ... Lamb returned to the lineup after dealing with an illness and being unavailable Friday. ... OF Gregor Blanco played at Single-A Visalia on Friday night as he works his way back from an oblique injury.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP German Marquez (0-1) makes his second start of the season in the series finale against Arizona. He's coming off allowing eight earned runs in a loss to Washington on Tuesday.
Diamondbacks: Corbin (2-3, 2.79 ERA) faces the Rockies. He's 5-2 in 12 career starts against Colorado.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Pollock singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Pollock to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock stole third, Goldschmidt stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| González struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Drury homered to left (435 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Mathis homered to left (448 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Greinke walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Pollock grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Greinke out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Story homered to center (434 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Wolters singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Anderson sacrificed to first, Wolters to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Blackmon popped out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Owings singled to left center. | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Lamb hit by pitch, Owings to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás doubled to center, Owings and Lamb scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Drury grounded out to pitcher, Tomás to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Ahmed fouled out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Arenado doubled to deep center. | 1 | 4 |
| González walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Reynolds flied out to right, Arenado to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Story walked, González to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Wolters flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Mathis lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Greinke flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Blackmon singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Blackmon to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Arenado fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 4 |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Anderson pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Lamb homered to right center (468 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Drury singled to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Reynolds homered to left (394 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Qualls relieved Anderson. | 2 | 6 |
| Mathis grounded out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Greinke grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Amarista hit for Qualls. | 2 | 6 |
| Amarista homered to left (373 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | |
| Chafin relieved Greinke. | 3 | 6 |
| Blackmon singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Hoover relieved Chafin. | 3 | 6 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep right, Blackmon scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Arenado walked. | 4 | 6 |
| De La Rosa relieved Hoover. | 4 | 6 |
| González lined out to right, LeMahieu to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Reynolds grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Arenado out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| McGee relieved Qualls. | 4 | 6 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Bradley relieved De La Rosa. | 4 | 6 |
| Story flied out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Estévez relieved McGee. | 4 | 6 |
| Tomás safe at third on error by right fielder González. | 4 | 6 |
| Hazelbaker ran for Tomás. | 4 | 6 |
| Drury lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Ahmed fouled out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| Mathis flied out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | COL | ARI |
| Hazelbaker in left field. | 4 | 6 |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 4 | 6 |
| Valaika hit for Estévez. | 4 | 6 |
| Valaika singled to left center. | 4 | 6 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| LeMahieu walked, Valaika to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Arenado grounded out to third, Valaika to third, LeMahieu to second. | 4 | 6 |
| González intentionally walked. | 4 | 6 |
| Reynolds singled to left, Valaika and LeMahieu scored, González to second. | 6 | 6 |
| González to third, Reynolds to second on wild pitch by Rodney. | 6 | 6 |
| González scored, Reynolds to third on wild pitch by Rodney. | 7 | 6 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | ARI |
| Holland relieved Estévez. | 7 | 6 |
| Peralta hit for Rodney. | 7 | 6 |
| Peralta singled to left center. | 7 | 6 |
| Pollock lined out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Peralta to second on wild pitch by Holland. | 7 | 6 |
| Owings lined out to left. | 7 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .307 | .355 | .624 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .278 | .369 | .389 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .312 | .375 | .656 |
| González RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .217 | .287 | .349 |
| Reynolds 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .311 | .370 | .633 |
| Parra LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .274 | .312 | .425 |
| Story SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .184 | .276 | .437 |
| Wolters C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .360 | .407 | .460 |
| Anderson P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Qualls P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Amarista PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .353 | .353 | .647 |
McGee P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Estévez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Valaika PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .385 | .429 | .615 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 168 | |||
| a-homered to left for C Qualls in the 7th b-singled to left center for C Estevez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Arenado (9, Greinke); LeMahieu (5, Hoover) HR: Story (6, 3rd inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out); Reynolds (8, 6th inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out); Amarista (1, 7th inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Story (13), Reynolds 3 (23), Amarista (5), LeMahieu (6) S: Anderson 2-out RBI: Reynolds 2 GIDP: Reynolds Rockies RISP: 1-12 (LeMahieu 0-1, Parra 0-2, Reynolds 1-3, Blackmon 0-1, Wolters 0-1, González 0-2, Arenado 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: González (3, line drive) DP: 1 (Story-LeMahieu-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 30,445 (62.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:38 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Toby Basner |
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