{"id":4842,"date":"2023-04-30T20:39:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T03:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2023-04-30T20:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T03:39:24","slug":"rockies-diamondbacks-20230430","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/30\/rockies-diamondbacks-20230430\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies Avoid Sweep with Rout of Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rockies 12, Diamondbacks 4<\/h2>\n<p>DENVER, Apr. 30 \u2014 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/croncj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">C.J. Cron<\/a><\/strong> went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, and four RBI while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/castrha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harold Castro<\/a><\/strong> went 3-for-4 with two RBI to pace the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-colorado-rockies-season\/\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> to a 12\u20134 blowout victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-arizona-diamondbacks-season-preview\/\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blackch02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Charlie Blackmon<\/a><\/strong> went 2-for-3, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grichra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Randal Grichuk<\/a><\/strong> went 2-for-4, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tovarez01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ezequiel Tovar<\/a><\/strong> also went 2-for-4 to help the Rockies prevent the sweep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a clunker,\u201d manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/lovulto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Torey Lovullo<\/a><\/strong> said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to throw it out. But first of all, there are no throw-away games.\u201d Lovullo added that he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant anybody to think that because we won the first two that we were half-stepping it out there. I won&#8217;t let that happen. We\u2019ve got to find a way to win games like this and close out a series.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Rockies Score Early and Often, Overcome Narrow Diamondbacks Lead<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"iMrVlYhAQ6t2cT6ZXjK5kQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252439320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'iMrVlYhAQ6t2cT6ZXjK5kQ',sig:'Q07ugw83XVOc75zMUWnqXhPiv8EZrKiNozcA2czbO40=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1252439320',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The scoring began in the top of the second on a tape-measure homer to left-center by Diamondbacks third baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/longoev01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Evan Longoria<\/a><\/strong> off Rockies left-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gombeau01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Austin Gomber<\/a><\/strong>. Rockies first baseman Cron led off the bottom half with a double to the right-field corner off Diamondbacks starter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nelsory01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryne Nelson<\/a><\/strong>. He advanced to third on a single to center by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/diazel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elias Diaz<\/a><\/strong>. Designated hitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moustmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mike Moustakas<\/a><\/strong>, up next, took a thigh-high 2\u20132 fastball over the outer half of the plate. But plate umpire Paul Emmel called it ball three, giving Moustakas a lifeline. On the next pitch, Moustakas hit a tapper in front of the plate. By the time a hustling Nelson reached it, his only play was to first, where he retired Moustakas by a step. Cron scored on the play, tying the score at 1\u20131.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"94he7D0MRbR-oPLXFvHcGQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1486630659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'94he7D0MRbR-oPLXFvHcGQ',sig:'F-gKAk6j_ES09fZ1VtofCMDcXcYHACSss1s9-BP6BME=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1486630659',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Rockies took the lead in the bottom of the third. A one-out walk by designated hitter Blackmon got the ball rolling. He advanced to second when left fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/profaju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jurickson Profar<\/a><\/strong> dumped a single to right-center. Third baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcmahry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan McMahon<\/a><\/strong> struck out, bringing up Cron with two out. Nelson hung a cutter on the first pitch. Cron blasted it 112.5 mph toward left-center. It settled into the stands for a 424-foot three-run homer, giving the Rockies a 4\u20131 lead. Diaz kept the rally going with a ground-ball double to the left-field corner. He scored when Moustakas bounced a single through the hole on the left side. When center fielder Grichuk bounced into a 6\u20134 force play, the inning ended with the Rockies holding a 5\u20131 lead.<\/p>\n<h3>The Middle Innings<\/h3>\n<p>It became a 6\u20131 game in the bottom of the fourth. Second baseman Harold Castro led off with a single to right and advanced to third on a follow-up single by shortstop Ezequiel Tovar. Blackmon plated Castro with a sacrifice fly to right. Despite Tovar advancing to second on a wild pitch and to third on a grounder to second by Profar, Nelson left him stranded, as McMahon ended the inning with a grounder to the mound.<\/p>\n<p>More Rockies scoring came in the bottom of the sixth, turning the game into a rout. Grichuk, Castro, and Tovar led off with consecutive doubles, making the score 8\u20131. Tovar advanced to third on a fly to center by Blackmon and, after Profar walked, scored on a groundout. The ball deflected off pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/solompe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Peter Solomon<\/a><\/strong>, who took the mound in the fifth. By the time Solomon corralled the grounder, his only play was to first, so Profar advanced to second. A Cron single brought Profar home, extending the lead to 10\u20131.<\/p>\n<h3>Dominic Fletcher Makes Major League Debut for Diamondbacks<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"l7zV5byHTUBdTWLs8byGjg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252449381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'l7zV5byHTUBdTWLs8byGjg',sig:'j3dRu5J-IOP0YRe9BKRa2XhceNqUM5jX-lXmoe3NzM4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1252449381',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The seventh inning saw the score reach 12\u20131. A Moustakas walk, a Grichuk double, and a Castro infield single led to the first run of the inning. Blackmon scored Grichuk with the second run on a double to right. The Diamondbacks cut into the lead in the top of the eighth. With one out, outfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=fletch000dom&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\">Dominic Fletcher<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 in his first major league at-bat \u2014 doubled to center. He scored when Rivera doubled on a fly ball that landed a foot fair in medium left. Gurriel drove Rivera in with a double of his own. The rally fizzled when designated hitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkech02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong> struck out looking and second baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perdoge01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Geraldo Perdomo<\/a><\/strong> flied to center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get to make all your first phone calls after the game,\u201d Lovullo said about Fletcher getting his first major league hit in his very first game. \u201cExcitement is still going to be there for him. He&#8217;s going to be spending his second and third day in the big leagues (Tuesday and Wednesday), but he gets to tell everybody he got a base hit. It&#8217;s a big relief. He deserved it. It&#8217;s a great moment for us. We got to celebrate with him in the dugout on a pretty cruddy day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The top of the ninth saw the Diamondbacks cut further into the lead, although it was too little, too late. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mearsni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Mears<\/a><\/strong>, called up before Sunday\u2019s game, took the hill in mop-up duty. Shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ahmedni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> drew a one-out walk and took second on defensive indifference. After Moreno struck out, Thomas lined a single to center. He also took second on defensive indifference. Fletcher hit a grounder up the middle that had a chance to get through, but a diving stop and strong throw to first by Tovar gave the Rockies their 12\u20134 victory.<\/p>\n<h3>The Pitching<\/h3>\n<p>Lovullo said that what made Gomber tough for the Diamondbacks was \u201ca fastball in combination with a backdoor breaking ball.\u201d In addition, Gomber used an \u201coccasional\u201d change-up and was \u201cworking the edge of the plate.\u201d Lovullo commented on the performance, \u201cWhen a pitcher gets locked in \u2014 and I know that he\u2019s been throwing the ball well \u2014 they start to hit lines, the edges. And he did that today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Moustakas at-bat in the first inning, Lovullo talked to Nelson. He told the young hurler, \u201cI\u2019m proud of you for fighting through that, because I know it was a strike. I think everybody else knows it was a strike, and it only led to one run. Maturity led to that moment where you gave up only one run. I\u2019ve seen it be worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lovullo did not blame the umpires for the loss. \u201cThey give their best effort,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes they don\u2019t get it right. But they\u2019re out there trying to do their best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nelson felt he \u201cmade some improvements that the box score doesn\u2019t always show.\u201d He felt he was attacking guys and getting ahead but they \u201cput some good swings on the ball when they were behind in the count.\u201d On the Cron home run, Nelson said, \u201cI left a slider up to Cron that went over the fence. Sometimes we make mistakes and they get punished, and (that) can take away from stuff that you did well. I\u2019ve been working, trying to make adjustments, and I think a lot of that <em>did <\/em>show today. But at the end of the day, you have to keep runs off the board, and I didn\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Gomber (2\u20134) earned the win, while Nelson (1\u20132) took the loss. The Diamondbacks (16\u201313, first in NL West) head to Arlington, Texas for a two-game set with the AL West-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/rangers\/\">Texas Rangers<\/a> Tuesday and Wednesday, while the Rockies (9\u201320, fifth in NL West) host a three-game home series with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/brewers\/\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> from Tuesday to Thursday. Diamondbacks righty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/galleza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zac Gallen<\/a><\/strong> (4\u20131, 2.15 ERA) will take the hill Tuesday against veteran Rangers right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grayjo02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jon Gray<\/a><\/strong> (1\u20131, 3.91 ERA). First pitch will be at 7:05 pm Central\/5:05 pm Arizona Time. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/peralfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freddy Peralta<\/a><\/strong> (3\u20132, 3.77 ERA) will start Tuesday night for the Brewers, while the Rockies have yet to name their starter. First pitch will be at 6:40 pm Mountain Daylight Time.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo Credits:<\/h4>\n<p><em>DENVER (Apr. 30) \u2014 Dinger, the Colorado Rockies mascot, waves a flag to celebrate his team&#8217;s 12\u20134 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. (Photo by Evan Thompson\/Sport Relay)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockies 12, Diamondbacks 4 DENVER, Apr. 30 \u2014 C.J. Cron went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, and four RBI while Harold Castro went 3-for-4 with two RBI to pace the Colorado Rockies to a 12\u20134 blowout victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3, Randal Grichuk went 2-for-4, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,40],"tags":[811,1025,1022,1024,1021,356,1023,1014,740],"class_list":["post-4842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamondbacks","category-rockies","tag-2023-mlb-season","tag-austin-gomber","tag-c-j-cron","tag-charlie-blackmon","tag-dominic-fletcher","tag-ezequiel-tovar","tag-harold-castro","tag-randal-grichuk","tag-ryne-nelson","pmpro-has-access","eq-blocks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rockies Rout Diamondbacks, Avoid Sweep - Sport Relay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Colorado Rockies avoided a sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 12\u20134 blowout victory Sunday afternoon.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/30\/rockies-diamondbacks-20230430\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rockies Rout Diamondbacks, Avoid Sweep - Sport Relay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Colorado Rockies avoided a sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 12\u20134 blowout victory Sunday afternoon.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/30\/rockies-diamondbacks-20230430\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Major League Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100088190202878\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thompsontalks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-01T03:39:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Rockies-Diamondbacks-20230430-1024x771.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"771\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Evan M. 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