The Arizona Diamondbacks left Coors Field with exactly what they needed: a 12-8 win, a three-game sweep, and one more day of life.
It was the first sweep for Arizona at Coors since 2018, and the way it started made the rest of the afternoon feel like it belonged to the Dbacks. They opened with six runs in the first inning, with the first six hitters all reaching.
Gabi Moreno delivered the big blow with a three-run homer, and Nolan Arenado followed with a two-run shot. Both players have caught fire late in the season, and Arenado, in particular, drew praise for how he has answered after a couple of rough years at age 35.
Eduardo Rodriguez did his part to make sure the early cushion mattered. He shook off the first-inning issues that have usually followed him and kept Colorado off the board in the bottom half of the opening frame, preserving the momentum after Arizona’s quick burst.
From there, he settled in and finished with a strong line: two earned runs over six innings. The win was his 16th of the season, and he wrapped the year with a 2.89 ERA.
Arizona kept adding to the lead throughout the game. Lars Nootbaar, Perdomo, and Arenado each finished with three hits, while James McCann chipped in with two hits, including a home run and an RBI single.
Colorado made the final innings uncomfortable. The Rockies scored four runs against Dennis Santana in the seventh and then added two more off Taylor Clarke in the eighth. Kevin Ginkel shut that down in the ninth, striking out three to finish the job for Arizona.
That mattered beyond the box score, too. Ginkel’s clean finish allowed the Dbacks to keep Garcia, JMart, Morillo, and Loaisiga available for the Padres series.
Arizona has now won five straight and heads to San Diego for Friday night with its season still hanging on. However it ends, the message from this group has stayed the same all year: they keep coming.
The comeback kids. The never say diemondbacks.
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