{"id":5517,"date":"2023-05-30T23:02:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T06:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=5517"},"modified":"2023-05-31T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T02:01:23","slug":"diamondbacks-rockies-20230530","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/05\/30\/diamondbacks-rockies-20230530\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks Down Rockies, Home Runs the Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1<\/h2>\n<p>PHOENIX, May 30 \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-arizona-diamondbacks-season-preview\/\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> socked three home runs en route to a 5\u20131 victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-colorado-rockies-season\/\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> Tuesday night in front of 11,146 at Chase Field. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marteke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ketel Marte<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/longoev01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Evan Longoria<\/a><\/strong> blasted the roundtrippers in the first inning, while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carroco02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Corbin Carroll<\/a><\/strong> added one in the sixth. In addition, Diamondbacks right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/galleza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zac Gallen<\/a><\/strong> tossed six scoreless innings, allowing five hits while walking two and striking out seven, to hold the Rockies at bay.<\/p>\n<h3>Gallen \u201cLocks Down\u201d the Rockies<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"nVcz9kxARhVK7cNvRzq7Xw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1494695898\" 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:'nVcz9kxARhVK7cNvRzq7Xw',sig:'B6WtPhZlvXUa7dsrgu6Bc9ro1OfvyW6g0691wSYYBNE=',w:'594px',h:'399px',items:'1494695898',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 had runners in scoring position in the first, third, fourth, and fifth innings. In the first, a leadoff walk by 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=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jurickson Profar<\/a><\/strong> and one-out infield single by 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=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan McMahon<\/a><\/strong> put runners on first and second for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/diazel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elias Diaz<\/a><\/strong>. Gallen got the slugging catcher to ground into a side-retiring 5\u20134\u20133 double play. In the third, a leadoff double by shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tovarez01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ezequiel Tovar<\/a><\/strong> and two-out walk by McMahon put runners on first and second for Diaz again. Diaz hit a liner to shallow right-center, one that had trouble written all over it. But a great jump by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=mccarja02,mccart000jak&amp;search=Jake+McCarthy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jake McCarthy<\/a><\/strong> in right field, followed by a sliding catch, retired Diaz and kept the Rockies off the scoreboard.<\/p>\n<p>Gallen did not need such heroics in the fourth or fifth, pitching around a one-out double in the fourth and two-out double in the fifth. They came from second baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/castrha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harold Castro<\/a><\/strong> and designated hitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grichra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Randal Grichuk<\/a><\/strong>, respectively. In each case, they were the only baserunners of the inning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s what he does best,\u201d manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/lovulto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Torey Lovullo<\/a><\/strong> said about Gallen\u2019s ability to strand the runners who reached scoring position. \u201cAnd that&#8217;s what makes him so good. He gets real stubborn and slows the game down. He&#8217;s in total control of what&#8217;s going on per at-bat and starts to make pitches. That&#8217;s one of his great ingredients. He can lock it down even more, and the stuff spikes up a little bit. The velocity starts to climb a little bit, and he pitches at a different level. That&#8217;s what really good pitchers are able to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Diamondbacks Slug Away in the Early Innings<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"4SIqg0EeQCpo2T2nw8Ofxg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1494696978\" 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:'4SIqg0EeQCpo2T2nw8Ofxg',sig:'Y-Vur9w_zxUq0PsC8z42S-1kvkFQbAqBhXeGGeyunZg=',w:'594px',h:'400px',items:'1494696978',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks, however, jumped on ace Rockies left-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freelky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Freeland<\/a><\/strong> early and never looked back. Second baseman Ketel Marte led off the bottom of the first with a foul-pole home run to left field. Three batters later, first baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkech02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong> drew a one-out walk. He came around to score when designated hitter Evan Longoria launched a tall home run to the picnic area in left-center. A follow-up grounder to second by Corbin Carroll ended the inning with the score 3\u20130.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks extended the lead to 4\u20130 in the bottom of the fourth. It came from center fielder Corbin Carroll, who scored what Hall of Fame manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/larusto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tony La Russa<\/a><\/strong> used to call \u201ca Rickey run\u201d in reference to the great <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/henderi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rickey Henderson<\/a><\/strong>. Carroll drew a lead-off walk. After shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ahmedni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> flied to center, Carroll stole second and third on consecutive pitches. Catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morenga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gabriel Moreno<\/a><\/strong>, who was batting when Carroll swiped the two bags, ultimately smacked a sacrifice fly to left, bringing Carroll home.<\/p>\n<p>Lovullo smiled when told after the game that Carroll had scored the Rickey Run. But unlike <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/andersp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sparky Anderson<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Lovullo\u2019s first major league manager, someone who was known for comparing young players to Hall of Famers \u2014 he was not yet ready to make the lofty comparison to Henderson. \u201cI don\u2019t want to give him that yet,\u201d Lovullo said. He added, \u201c(Rickey) is in a class by himself. Corbin has some unbelievable tools\u2026but I hesitate to put him in that category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carroll scored the next run of the game as well, making it 5\u20130 with a one-out homer in the bottom of the sixth. It was a screaming liner to the right-field bleachers, and two batters later, Freeland exited stage left.<\/p>\n<h3>Putting the Game Away<\/h3>\n<p>Gallen had also reached the end of his night, having tossed six scoreless innings of five-hit ball. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcgousc01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scott McGough<\/a><\/strong> pitched a scoreless seventh in relief, the only blemish being a two-out double by Ezequiel Tovar. McGough also pitched a scoreless eighth, striking out the side while issuing a two-out walk. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/ginkeke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kevin Ginkel<\/a><\/strong> closed out the game, allowing a one-out solo home run to first baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesno01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nolan Jones<\/a><\/strong> and a two-out single to Tovar in an otherwise uneventful ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Lovullo said of the victory, \u201cThis was one of those games where, from a manager standpoint, there&#8217;s always things to work on, but so many things were done on a very good level today. That resulted in us coming close to shutting out a pretty darn pretty good offensive team.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Hits<\/h3>\n<p>With his first-inning walk, Profar extended his on-base streak to 37. It is the longest such streak in the majors this season. \u2026 McMahon entered the game having cracked an extra-base hit in five straight games. That streak ended, as he went 1-for-3 with an infield single and a walk. \u2026 Marte extended his on-base streak to 28 games with his first-inning home run. \u2026 Gallen\u2019s home ERA, already tops in the majors, fell even further. Entering the game, it was 0.77; it fell to 0.66.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Gallen (7\u20132) earned the win, while Freeland (4\u20136) took the loss. The Diamondbacks (24\u201332) and Rockies (32\u201323) square off again Wednesday evening in the third game of their four-game set. Right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lametdi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dinelson Lamet<\/a><\/strong> (1\u20131, 12.66 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Rockies against Diamondbacks left-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/henryto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tommy Henry<\/a><\/strong> (2\u20131, 4.50 ERA). This will be Lamet\u2019s first start since 2021 and first ever in a Rockies uniform.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch will be at 6:40 pm Arizona Time.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"SBAXGWicQ3ho1UPRZIUoZA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1494698327\" 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:'SBAXGWicQ3ho1UPRZIUoZA',sig:'19wwHRMY5Ok5grlHQon-3vCL1nWhZ2Z5WhuY9Rb82O8=',w:'594px',h:'415px',items:'1494698327',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1 PHOENIX, May 30 \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks socked three home runs en route to a 5\u20131 victory over the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night in front of 11,146 at Chase Field. 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