MLB

Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks

· Major League Baseball
Colorado Rockies
44-78, 17-46 Away
Final
4 - 11
Arizona Diamondbacks
69-53, 37-26 Home

Diamondbacks extend winning streak to 6, beat Rockies 11-4 as Eugenio Suárez hits grand slam

Arizona swept the three-game series and has won 18 of 21, rocketing into postseason contention with its longest winning streak since last August. Following a 6-1 homestand, the NL champions go on a nine-game trip to Tampa Bay, Miami and Boston.

“It's awesome,” Suarez said. “It's very fun to come here, compete, and every time you come into the clubhouse you feel that good energy, good vibes. You want to be a part of that.”

Suárez had three hits, driving the first pitch he saw from Riley Pint into the left-center seats for a 10-3 lead in the sixth and his fourth career slam. Suárez said he had some added motivation after Pederson and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. were hit by pitches earlier in the inning.

“He made that mistake with a slider and I was ready to put it in play,” Suárez said.

Arizona took a 4-0 lead in the first, partly thanks to shoddy Rockies defense, and dropped Colorado to an NL-worst 17-46 on the road.

Pederson's double down the right-field line scored Corbin Carroll and Jake McCarthy for the first two runs. Pederson came all the way around the bases to score after first baseman Michael Toglia took the cut-off throw and tried to get Pederson out at second but instead sailed an errant throw all the way to the left-center warning track.

Josh Bell reached on catcher's interference by Jacob Stallings, Gurriel Jr. singled and Suárez was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Geraldo Perdomo forced in a run with a walk.

“We came in offensively, had a couple quality at-bats and took advantage of a misplay on their part and it really set the tone for the day,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said.

Colorado, which has lost eight of 11, committed three errors and hit four batters.

“Obviously, they outplayed us and we shot ourselves in the foot a couple times,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “That's the way you look at it. We didn't play a very clean game.”

Arizona stretched its lead to 6-1 after five innings, but Colorado rallied with two runs in the sixth. Lefty Jordan Montgomery wiggled out of the inning without further damage, getting Sam Hilliard to strike out with runners on first and second.

Montgomery (8-6) gave up three runs, five hits and three walks over six innings, striking out a season-high eight. The veteran's fastball was slightly faster than usual, sitting around 92-93 mph.

“I've been putting some good work in, starting to feel confident throwing the ball, knowing its going to go where it needs to go,” Montgomery said. “Using my whole body instead of just my arm.”

Tanner Gordon (0-4) got just two outs and allowed four runs, three hits and two walks.

ROSTER MOVES

Diamondbacks: Recalled INF Blaze Alexander from Reno and optioned OF Alek Thomas to the Triple-A farm team. Thomas began the season as the starting center fielder, but missed substantial time with a hamstring injury. He's hitting just .191 with three homers and 17 RBI this season. The D-backs needed an extra infielder with 2B Ketel Marte nursing a sprained ankle.

UP NEXT

Rockies: Return home for a three-game series against San Diego starting Friday. Colorado will start RHP Cal Quantrill (7-8, 4.56 ERA) while San Diego will counter with RHP Matt Waldron (7-9, 4.00 ERA) in the first game.

Diamondbacks: At Tampa Bay for a three-game series starting Friday, when the Rays start RHP Ryan Pepiot (6-5, 3.92).

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Matchup Prediction

Diamondbacks: 66.6%
Rockies: 33.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Doyle flied out to left.
9th Inning Rodgers grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Tovar lined out to third.
9th Inning Puk relieved Thompson
8th Inning Alexander struck out swinging.
8th Inning Suárez grounded out to pitcher.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 4
12 Ground Balls 12
11 Strikeouts 6
4 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 7
0 Catcher Interference 1
4 Runs 11
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 32
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 1
16 Runners Left On Base 25
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
4 Doubles 3
12 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
149 Pitches 180
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
12 Total Bases 15
39 Plate Appearances 44
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 4
3.9 Runs Created 7.6
.229 Batting Average .281
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.343 Slugging Percentage .469
.229 Secondary Average .406
.308 On Base Percentage .465
.651 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .934
1.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
3.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 8.6
32.0 Batter Rating 56.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.82 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.09
.114 Isolated Power .188
0.36 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.17
.103 Walks Per Plate Appearance .159
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .125
8.0 Runs Produced 19.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.7
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
78.5 MLB Rating 97.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Chase Field

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 16,464 | Capacity:

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3
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