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08/10 23:28 CDT Nolan Arenado hits 8th career grand slam, D-backs cruise in a
9-0 win over the Rockies
Nolan Arenado hits 8th career grand slam, D-backs cruise in a 9-0 win over the
Rockies
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Nolan Areando hit a grand slam in the first inning against his
former team, Michael Soroka had a successful return on the mound and the
Arizona Diamondbacks jumped out to a big early lead for a 9-0 win over the
Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
The D-backs (64-56) moved to eight games above .500 for the first time this
season.
Arenado hammered a fastball up in the zone from Gabriel Hughes over the
left-field fence for his eighth career grand slam and second of the season. The
eight-time All-Star played his first eight seasons in the big leagues with the
Rockies.
The D-backs pushed their lead to 7-0 in the second with three more runs. Corbin
Carroll had a run-scoring double, Ketel Marte brought home another run on a
single and Geraldo Perdomo scored on a wild pitch.
Gabriel Moreno and Ryan Waldschmidt had two hits apiece.
Soroka --- who missed nearly two months with a strained left glute --- threw 4
1/3 scoreless innings in his return. The veteran right-hander gave up three
hits, walked three and struck out four.
Zack Littell (1-0) made his D-backs debut in relief, giving up two hits and two
walks over 4 2/3 innings. The 30-year-old righty was signed on Monday after
getting released by the Washington Nationals.
The only major blemish in Arizona's win was that shortstop Geraldo Perdomo left
the game after the fourth inning with left knee soreness.
Hughes (0-4) gave up seven runs on five hits and three walks over four innings.
He struck out three.
The Rockies have lost six of their last seven.
Up next
The Diamondbacks start LHP Mitch Bratt (1-1, 3.90 ERA) on Tuesday night vs.
Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5, 4.51).
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