In the latest battle for fourth place in the National League West, the Rockies ruined the night of one of the state of Colorado’s all-time best pitchers to get the win.
The Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Thursday at Chase Field, with Randal Grichuk’s RBI double off Arizona closer and Golden product Mark Melancon the difference in the series opener. Southpaw Austin Gomber pitched well enough to keep the visitors in the game, and Daniel Bard slammed the door with his 17th save.
Arizona starter Dallas Keuchel looked shaky in the first inning, as the Rockies tagged him for two runs thanks to Kris Bryant’s RBI double and Brendan Rodgers’ RBI single to take an early 2-0 lead.