PHOENIX — The Colorado Rockies’ season to forget is trending down once again.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled off the wall in left with one out in the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 6-5 victory over Colorado on Saturday night, handing Colorado its sixth straight loss.
Geraldo Perdomo had his third hit of the game, a double to right-center off Jimmy Herget (0-2) with one out in the ninth. Gurriel followed with the drive off the wall to easily score Perdomo. Gurriel drove in three runs, the first two with a sacrifice fly and a single.
Andrew Hoffmann (1-0), just acquired from Kansas City, threw eight pitches in a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his first victory in the majors.
Corbin Carroll homered for the third straight game. He connected off Bradley Blalock for his 25th homer, tying his career high set two years ago when he was National League Rookie of the Year.
Carroll homered on his bobblehead night, a Star Wars-themed occasion that drew 38,337 to watch two sub-.500 teams. He also scored from first on Ketel Marte’s double to right in the third.
Brenton Doyle hit a two-run homer off Eduardo Rodríguez as part of a three-run Colorado second inning that gave the Rockies an early 3-1 lead. Doyle’s ninth homer of the season cleared the high center-field wall.
The Colorado lead grew to 4-1 in the top of the third on Warming Bernabel’s RBI single. Kyle Farmer and Ezequiel Tovar also drove in runs. But it wasn’t enough to overcome a poor start from Blalock, who went 4 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out four.
Key moment
Gurriel’s drive over the head of left fielder Jordan Beck won the game.
Key stat
The Rockies have allowed five or more runs in 14 straight games.
Up next
Colorado RHP Tanner Gordon (2-4, 6.59) opposes RHP Brandon Pfaadt (11-7, 5.02) on Sunday in the series finale.
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