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05/22 23:45 CDT Stevens, Rumfield help Rockies rally past Diamondbacks for a
3-2 win
Stevens, Rumfield help Rockies rally past Diamondbacks for a 3-2 win
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Chad Stevens hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning after
T.J. Rumfield's RBI double in the eighth tied it and the Colorado Rockies
rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-2 win on Friday night.
It was the first hit of the season for Stevens, who was called up from Triple-A
Albuquerque on Thursday. The 27-year-old connected off Ryan Thompson (2-1),
lofting a single into shallow right field that scored fellow rookie Sterlin
Thompson, who started the rally with a double.
Antonio Senzatela (4-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win.
The Rockies trailed for much of the game but tied it at 2 in the eighth on
Rumfield's double down the right-field line off Juan Morillo.
The D-backs had their season-high five-game winning streak snapped.
Colorado's Tomoyuki Sugano had his longest outing of the season, giving up two
runs and six hits with a walk through 6 2/3 innings. The Japanese right-hander
struck out three and provided the team's first quality start since May 1.
Arizona's Mike Soroka gave up one run and four hits through six innings,
striking out two.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a sacrifice fly in the second and an RBI single in the
fourth to lift the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 lead, but left in the sixth inning
with left hamstring tightness after making a sliding catch in left field.
The Diamondbacks made several impressive defensive plays, including two in the
seventh that helped preserve their one-run lead. Corbin Carroll made a sliding
catch in right field for the first out while Ryan Waldschmidt made a difficult
catch in left --- crashing against the wall after making the grab --- for the
second.
Up next
The D-backs send RHP Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.78 ERA) to the mound while the Rockies
counter with RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-6, 7.03) on Saturday night.
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