Kyle Freeland pitched six stable innings to assist the Colorado Rockies notch a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday evening at Phoenix.
Freeland (6-14) allowed two runs and 6 hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out two whereas beating Arizona for the primary time in three 2023 begins.
Brenton Doyle and Brendan Rodgers every had two hits for Colorado (51-87). Charlie Blackmon scored a run and drove in one other because the Rockies improved to 3-9 towards Arizona this season. The ultimate assembly is Wednesday.
The setback dropped the Diamondbacks (71-68) one sport behind the Cincinnati Reds within the battle for the Nationwide League’s third wild-card spot. The Miami Marlins are a half-game forward of Arizona.
Matt Koch, Jake Fowl and Tyler Kinley every pitched a scoreless inning of reduction. Kinley wanted simply eight pitches to retire the aspect within the ninth to file his second save of the season.
The victory was simply the third previously 15 video games for Colorado.
Ketel Marte and Christian Walker every had two hits for the Diamondbacks, who have been 1-for-6 with runners in scoring place.
Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt (1-8) allowed three runs and 6 hits over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out 4 and walked two.
Nolan Jones hit an RBI double within the first to present Colorado a 1-0 lead.
Arizona tied the rating within the backside of the inning when Marte tripled and scored on Emmanuel Rivera’s single.
Ezequiel Tovar manufactured a run within the Colorado third after main off with a single. After stealing second, he stole third as Jones walked with Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno making a large throw that allowed Tovar to attain.
The Rockies pushed the result in 3-1 within the fourth as Doyle led off with a triple and Blackmon adopted with a sacrifice fly.
Arizona moved inside one within the fifth as Walker singled, moved to 3rd on a one-out double by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and scored on Corbin Carroll’s sacrifice fly.
—Area Degree Media
