Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
· Major League Baseball
5 - 3
Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 5-3 to keep NL wild-card hopes alive
Gabriel Moreno drove in the first run and finished with three hits to help Arizona (84-74) close within three games of the Phillies and Cubs for an NL wild card.
Moreno, with a .310 batting average, trails the Phillies' Luis Arraez at .312 for the NL batting title with four games remaining.
Merrill Kelly (10-14) allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings to improve to 6-0 in nine starts at Coors Field since 2022. Jonathan Loáisiga earned his second save when he retired Ezequiel Tovar on a foul pop that first baseman Ildemaro Vargas caught at the railing with runners on second and third.
Ketel Marte reached second when Zac Veen misplayed his one-out liner to left field in the first and Moreno singled off rookie Mason Adams (0-2) two pitches later for the lead.
Nolan Arenado added an RBI single before Carroll hit his 17th triple — the most in the majors this season. The Rockies have allowed an MLB-high 131 first-inning runs.
Adams retired 13 straight following Carroll’s triple until Moreno singled leading off the sixth. All four runs off the right-hander were unearned. He allowed five hits and struck out eight in six innings for the first time in his six starts.
Adael Amador had an RBI double in the second and Hunter Goodman added a sacrifice fly in the third for the Rockies (57-101).
Tim Tawa hit his 11th homer off Mark Manfredi for a 5-2 lead in the eighth.
Tovar answered with his 12th home run of the season off Brandyn Garcia in the bottom of the inning.
See AP’s full MLB coverage here
How can I watch Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies?
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks at Rockies 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
- Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo.
Scoring Summary
 |
9th Inning | Tovar fouled out to first. |
|
9th Inning | Beck grounded out to shortstop, Fulford to second, Amador to third. |
|
9th Inning | Fulford ran for Johnston |
|
9th Inning | Johnston walked, Amador to second. |
|
9th Inning | Amador grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Karros out at second. |
|
9th Inning | Karros singled to left. |
Statistics
 ARI |
 COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 0 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 34 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 115 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created | 3.1 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .212 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .382 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
| .118 | Secondary Average | .212 |
| .235 | On Base Percentage | .250 |
| .618 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .583 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.1 |
| 33.5 | Batter Rating | 25.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.38 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.50 |
| .147 | Isolated Power | .121 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| -.118 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 80.8 | MLB Rating | 76.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 21,041 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles |
- | 62 | W3 | 0.61728394 | 100 |
 San Diego |
9 | 71 | W2 | 0.5617284 | 91 |
| Arizona |
14 | 76 | L2 | 0.5308642 | 86 |
 San Francisco |
35 | 97 | L5 | 0.40123457 | 65 |
| Colorado |
42 | 104 | L1 | 0.3580247 | 58 |