De La Rosa, D-backs dump Rockies
DENVER -- A dominant start by Rubby De La Rosa enabled the Arizona Diamondbacks to beat Colorado 5-1 Tuesday night and add to the Rockies' misery at home.
The victory was the fifth straight for the Diamondbacks, who will try to sweep the three-game series Wednesday.
The Rockies lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 4-10 at home as they continue to search for success at Coors Field. Colorado struggled there last season, finishing with a 36-45 home record.
After five scoreless innings, the Diamondbacks broke through with four runs in the sixth against Chris Rusin (1-1). Paul Goldschmidt homered in the seventh off Gonzalez Germen to make it 5-0. It was his seventh homer of the season and first since April 27.
De La Rosa (4-4) overmatched the Rockies, holding them to one run on four hits with one walk and six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. In his past four starts, De La Rosa is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA, compiling six walks and 26 strikeouts in that span.
The Rockies didn't get two runners on base in an inning until the eighth. De La Rosa issued his first walk to Tony Wolters to open the inning. Mark Reynolds' broken-bat single sent the runner to third, and Wolters scored on De La Rosa's wild pitch.
In the Arizona sixth, Welington Castro lined a leadoff double and moved up on Jake Lamb's slow grounder. Yasmany Tomas, who went 3-for-3 after missing four games with a stiff neck, was intentionally walked. Chris Owings foiled that strategy with a hit to left-center that he hustled into an RBI double.
No. 8 hitter Nick Ahmed drove an opposite-field single to right to score Tomas.
After De La Rosa's sacrifice brought Owings home, Ahmed scored on a Jean Segura single to make it 4-0. That finished Rusin, who allowed four runs on 10 hits (seven singles and three doubles) in 5 2/3 innings and was unable to set the Diamondbacks down in order.
NOTES: Diamondbacks 2B Jean Segura extended his career-high streak of reaching base safely to 17 consecutive games. ... Diamondbacks OF Yasmany Tomas returned to the lineup after missing the previous four games with a stiff neck. ... Arizona RHP Evan Marshall was recalled from Triple-A Reno for the second time this season. He took the roster spot of RHP Archie Bradley, who was optioned to Reno after his spot start Monday. ... Diamondbacks OF David Peralta was not in the lineup a second straight day due to right wrist soreness. ... The Diamondbacks signed OF Michael Bourn, 33, to a minor league contract and assigned him to Double-A Mobile. ... Rockies SS Trevor Story entered the game with 15 RBIs against the Diamondbacks, which is the most ever for a rookie in a single season against them. He went 0-for-4. ... Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa (strained left groin) returned to the team to prepare for his second, and most likely last, rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Albuquerque.