The Diamondbacks won in relentless fashion on Tuesday night at Coors Field, blowing leads but reclaiming them, making mistakes but overcoming them. It was a victory they hope will mean more than just a single mark in the standings, one they want to be able to point to as the start of something.
And yet the lasting image from their 10-8, 13-inning victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night was that of a relief pitcher in his major league debut racing around the bases with a two-sizes-too-big helmet nearly covering his eyes.
“Golly,” rookie Matt Peacock said, “I hadn’t run this much since preschool.