PHOENIX — The reborn, relentless Rockies won again Saturday night, beating Arizona 6-5 at Chase Field.
The hero for this latest shootout between the two National League teams? How about catcher Tom Murphy, who launched a two-out, pinch-hit, solo home run in the eighth inning? It was Murphy’s first major-league home run since Sept. 21, 2016, against St. Louis’ Jonathan Broxton, a span of 93 at-bats, the longest drought of any current Rockies player.
Murphy hit the first pitch he saw from right-hander Yoshihisa Hirano, planting the 82.3 mph splitter deep into the left-field seats.
Colorado won its seventh consecutive game — a season high — and has now won 15 of its last 18 games.