In a game defined by decisive moments, Arizona owned the most of them Tuesday night at Coors Field in a 6-3 victory against the Rockies that very well could have gone the home team’s way.
First it was a veteran at-bat by Paul Goldschmidt that sparked a key Diamondbacks rally. Then it was a bases-loaded, two-out groundout by the normally clutch DJ LeMahieu to snuff a Colorado comeback.
By the time Adam Ottavino delivered an erratic, two-run-allowed appearance in the eighth inning, virtually no momentum-shifting plays had gone Colorado’s way as the Rockies squandered a chance to build its lead in the NL West with the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ loss at Cincinnati.