DENVER -- Nolan Arenado tossed his bat to the ground in repulsion when his hard-hit liner disappeared into the glove of second baseman Ian Kinsler to start the ninth.
Just the latest frustrating night at the plate for the Colorado Rockies.
Nicholas Castellanos had three hits, including a two-run triple , and Jordan Zimmermann rebounded from early trouble to help the Detroit Tigers beat Colorado 4-3 on Monday.
The Rockies stranded 11 baserunners and went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position as their lead for the second NL wild-card spot dwindled to three games over idle Milwaukee. They're now hitting just .223 with runners in scoring position this month.
"It's just a matter of time, man," Jonathan Lucroy said of the offense reawakening. "We're going to get big hits when we need them. Our lineup is too good. You can't hold everybody down at once."
Zimmermann (8-11) went five innings and allowed three runs -- all in the second. He settled down to move his career mark to 7-0 against the Rockies in 11 career starts.
"I don't think he was as sharp as I have seen him, but he pitched good enough to get a win," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
Shane Greene struck out two of three in the ninth for his sixth save. He fanned Mark Reynolds to end the game.
Antonio Senzatela (10-5) never found his command in allowing four runs over 3 2/3 innings. The right-hander has bounced between the starting rotation, the minors and the bullpen since he was the NL rookie of the month in April.
Trailing 3-2 in the third, Castellanos laced a two-run triple into the corner to give the Tigers a lead they wouldn't relinquish. It was Castellanos' AL-leading 10th triple of the season. He also had an RBI single in the first.
"It's been a roller-coaster year," Castellanos said. "My production has been good, I guess. I am not too happy with it because I expect a lot more from myself."
Detroit's bullpen came up big in a pivotal sixth. After Warwick Saupold worked his way into a one-out, bases-loaded situation, he struck out Arenado on a pitch off the plate. Lefty Daniel Stumpf was summoned to face Gerardo Parra and struck him out with a fastball. Stumpf screamed as he walked off the mound.
"The Parra at-bat was huge with the bases loaded to end that inning," Ausmus said. "It's not easy to close out games, especially one-run games in this ballpark."
Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera left the game in the fifth inning with lower back tightness . He went 0 for 1 with two walks and a run scored.
Lucroy had a two-run homer off Zimmermann. He finished 3 for 4.
"Nothing special," Lucroy said. "I wish it was."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (left groin strain) will make a rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Toledo. ... RHP Anibal Sanchez (left hamstring strain) is scheduled to throw Thursday for Class A West Michigan.
Rockies: RF Carlos Gonzalez was a late scratch with a sore left ankle. "We did treatment during the game," he said. "I'm feeling better."
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Greg Holland remains manager Bud Black's closer despite a rough stretch. Holland has blown three saves and given up 14 runs over his last eight games. He pitched a perfect ninth Monday in a nonsave situation.
"Greg will be a big part of us getting to where we want to be moving forward," Black said.
Holland is coming back from Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss all of last season. He has 36 saves this season.
DESMOND'S RETURN
Outfielder/infielder Ian Desmond was activated from the disabled list, where he's been for the last month with a strained right calf. He was added to the starting lineup when Gonzalez was scratched. Desmond had two singles.
"He feels good about his calf, he feels good about where he is physically and he feels good about where he is making contributions from here on out," Black said.
COORS OPINION
Ausmus doesn't exactly have warm regards for hitter friendly Coors Field.
"Pinball baseball," Ausmus called it.
UP NEXT
Tigers RHP Michael Fulmer (10-11, 3.69 ERA) makes his first start against Colorado on Tuesday. The Rockies will throw RHP German Marquez (10-5, 4.18 ERA), who has never faced Detroit.
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Just the latest frustrating night at the plate for the Colorado Rockies.
Nicholas Castellanos had three hits, including a two-run triple , and Jordan Zimmermann rebounded from early trouble to help the Detroit Tigers beat Colorado 4-3 on Monday.
The Rockies stranded 11 baserunners and went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position as their lead for the second NL wild-card spot dwindled to three games over idle Milwaukee. They're now hitting just .223 with runners in scoring position this month.
"It's just a matter of time, man," Jonathan Lucroy said of the offense reawakening. "We're going to get big hits when we need them. Our lineup is too good. You can't hold everybody down at once."
Zimmermann (8-11) went five innings and allowed three runs -- all in the second. He settled down to move his career mark to 7-0 against the Rockies in 11 career starts.
"I don't think he was as sharp as I have seen him, but he pitched good enough to get a win," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
Shane Greene struck out two of three in the ninth for his sixth save. He fanned Mark Reynolds to end the game.
Antonio Senzatela (10-5) never found his command in allowing four runs over 3 2/3 innings. The right-hander has bounced between the starting rotation, the minors and the bullpen since he was the NL rookie of the month in April.
Trailing 3-2 in the third, Castellanos laced a two-run triple into the corner to give the Tigers a lead they wouldn't relinquish. It was Castellanos' AL-leading 10th triple of the season. He also had an RBI single in the first.
"It's been a roller-coaster year," Castellanos said. "My production has been good, I guess. I am not too happy with it because I expect a lot more from myself."
Detroit's bullpen came up big in a pivotal sixth. After Warwick Saupold worked his way into a one-out, bases-loaded situation, he struck out Arenado on a pitch off the plate. Lefty Daniel Stumpf was summoned to face Gerardo Parra and struck him out with a fastball. Stumpf screamed as he walked off the mound.
"The Parra at-bat was huge with the bases loaded to end that inning," Ausmus said. "It's not easy to close out games, especially one-run games in this ballpark."
Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera left the game in the fifth inning with lower back tightness . He went 0 for 1 with two walks and a run scored.
Lucroy had a two-run homer off Zimmermann. He finished 3 for 4.
"Nothing special," Lucroy said. "I wish it was."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (left groin strain) will make a rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Toledo. ... RHP Anibal Sanchez (left hamstring strain) is scheduled to throw Thursday for Class A West Michigan.
Rockies: RF Carlos Gonzalez was a late scratch with a sore left ankle. "We did treatment during the game," he said. "I'm feeling better."
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Greg Holland remains manager Bud Black's closer despite a rough stretch. Holland has blown three saves and given up 14 runs over his last eight games. He pitched a perfect ninth Monday in a nonsave situation.
"Greg will be a big part of us getting to where we want to be moving forward," Black said.
Holland is coming back from Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss all of last season. He has 36 saves this season.
DESMOND'S RETURN
Outfielder/infielder Ian Desmond was activated from the disabled list, where he's been for the last month with a strained right calf. He was added to the starting lineup when Gonzalez was scratched. Desmond had two singles.
"He feels good about his calf, he feels good about where he is physically and he feels good about where he is making contributions from here on out," Black said.
COORS OPINION
Ausmus doesn't exactly have warm regards for hitter friendly Coors Field.
"Pinball baseball," Ausmus called it.
UP NEXT
Tigers RHP Michael Fulmer (10-11, 3.69 ERA) makes his first start against Colorado on Tuesday. The Rockies will throw RHP German Marquez (10-5, 4.18 ERA), who has never faced Detroit.
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Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Presley tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton doubled to deep center, Presley scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Castellanos singled to right, Upton scored, Cabrera to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Castellanos out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to left, LeMahieu to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Parra lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to third, LeMahieu out at third, Arenado to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| McCann doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Iglesias grounded out to first, McCann to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Zimmermann grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Kinsler lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Desmond singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Lucroy homered to left (435 feet), Desmond scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Story doubled to deep right. | 2 | 2 |
| Senzatela sacrificed to pitcher, Story to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Story scored. | 2 | 3 |
| LeMahieu flied out to right, Blackmon to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Arenado walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Upton walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Cabrera walked, Upton to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Castellanos tripled to left, Upton and Cabrera scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Mahtook lined out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Desmond flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Lucroy singled to deep center. | 4 | 3 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Zimmermann singled to left center. | 4 | 3 |
| Kinsler lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Rusin relieved Senzatela. | 4 | 3 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Rusin lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third, Blackmon to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Upton flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Castellanos caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Hicks at first base. | 4 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| Reynolds flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Desmond reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Lucroy flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Mahtook struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Iglesias flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Machado hit for Zimmermann. | 4 | 3 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to third, McCann out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Saupold relieved Zimmermann. | 4 | 3 |
| Story lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Amarista hit for Rusin. | 4 | 3 |
| Amarista singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Amarista to second. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu walked, Amarista to third, Blackmon to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Stumpf relieved Saupold. | 4 | 3 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Ottavino relieved Rusin. | 4 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Presley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Kinsler out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| Upton lined out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew VerHagen pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| VerHagen relieved Stumpf. | 4 | 3 |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Desmond grounded into double play, third to second to first, Reynolds out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| Lucroy singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Story grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lucroy out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| McGee relieved Ottavino. | 4 | 3 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Castellanos lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Mahtook grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Drew VerHagen pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Valaika hit for McGee. | 4 | 3 |
| Valaika flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| Wilson relieved VerHagen. | 4 | 3 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | DET | COL |
| Holland relieved McGee. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Iglesias lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Jones hit for Wilson. | 4 | 3 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | DET | COL |
| Romine at third base. | 4 | 3 |
| Greene relieved Wilson. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado lined out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .243 | .325 | .400 |
| Presley RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .291 | .342 | .376 |
| Upton LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .280 | .364 | .549 |
| Cabrera 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .253 | .339 | .406 |
Hicks 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .310 | .363 | .513 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .248 | .305 | .447 |
Romine 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .300 | .357 |
| Mahtook CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .277 | .331 | .450 |
| McCann C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .256 | .327 | .439 |
| Iglesias SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .253 | .286 | .367 |
| Zimmermann P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
a-Machado PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .298 | .333 | .368 |
Saupold P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Stumpf P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
VerHagen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wilson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Jones PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .274 | .266 |
Greene P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 152 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for J Zimmermann in the 6th b-grounded to shortstop for A Wilson in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Upton (37, Senzatela); McCann (12, Senzatela) 3B: Presley (1, Senzatela); Castellanos (10, Senzatela) RBI: Upton (94), Castellanos 3 (75) GIDP: Mahtook, Presley Tigers RISP: 3-9 (Kinsler 0-1, Zimmermann 0-1, McCann 0-1, Castellanos 2-2, Mahtook 0-2, Iglesias 0-1, Upton 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Castellanos (3, 2nd base by Rusin) Picked Off: Castellanos (1st base by Rusin) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Castellanos-Kinsler-Hicks). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B CABRERA (LOWER BACK TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME BOT 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 30,754 (61% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Tom Woodring |
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