DENVER (AP) — Corbin Carroll had a two-run triple to cap a four-run first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks saved their playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night time.
Gabriel Moreno drove within the first run and completed with three hits to assist Arizona (84-74) shut inside three video games of the Phillies and Cubs for an NL wild card.
Moreno, with a .310 batting common, trails the Phillies' Luis Arraez at .312 for the NL batting title with 4 video games remaining.
Merrill Kelly (10-14) allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings to enhance to 6-0 in 9 begins at Coors Subject since 2022. Jonathan Loáisiga earned his second save when he retired Ezequiel Tovar on a foul pop that first baseman Ildemaro Vargas caught on the railing with runners on second and third.
Ketel Marte reached second when Zac Veen misplayed his one-out liner to left discipline within the first and Moreno singled off rookie Mason Adams (0-2) two pitches later for the lead.
Nolan Arenado added an RBI single earlier than Carroll hit his seventeenth triple — probably the most within the majors this season. The Rockies have allowed an MLB-high 131 first-inning runs.
Adams retired 13 straight following Carroll’s triple till Moreno singled main off the sixth. All 4 runs off the right-hander had been unearned. He allowed 5 hits and struck out eight in six innings for the primary time in his six begins.
Adael Amador had an RBI double within the second and Hunter Goodman added a sacrifice fly within the third for the Rockies (57-101).
Tim Tawa hit his eleventh homer off Mark Manfredi for a 5-2 lead within the eighth.
Tovar answered together with his twelfth dwelling run of the season off Brandyn Garcia within the backside of the inning.
Up subsequent
Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7, 2.89 ERA) begins Thursday reverse Rockies RHP Tanner Gordon (1-5, 6.01).
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