Recap: Colorado vs. Arizona
Sports Network | September 21, 2008
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Chris Young had three hits, including a homer and three-run triple to drive in four runs, leading the playoff-hopeful Arizona Diamondbacks to a 13-4 thrashing of the Colorado Rockies.
Adam Dunn had three RBI, while Josh Whitesell clubbed his first major league homer for the Diamondbacks, who have won six of their last seven games. Arizona began the day 3 1/2 games behind Los Angeles for first place in the NL West. The Dodgers were hosting the San Francisco Giants Sunday.
Dan Haren (16-8) allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings for Arizona, which moved to 12-3 against Colorado this season. The Diamondbacks will play in St. Louis for the ensuing four games before finishing the regular season by hosting the Rockies next weekend.
Greg Reynolds (2-8) gave up seven hits and six runs over 1 1/3 innings in the start for Colorado, which dropped the final two contests of the three-game set.
Garrett Atkins blasted a three-run homer for the Rockies, who finished with a 43-38 record at home.
It was 5-0 before the Rockies even came to bat. It was a rough start for Reynolds, as Stephen Drew doubled and Young then singled. Drew scored on a fielding error by center fielder Seth Smith. Conor Jackson singled and Dunn roped a two-run double. Later in the inning, Mark Reynolds lofted a sacrifice fly and Haren singled in Chris Snyder.
Young led off the second with a homer to left, and it became 7-0 in the fourth on Dunn's RBI single.
Atkins homered for the 20th time this year in the fourth inning, but Arizona got four more in the fifth. Augie Ojeda singled to start the frame, and Haren reached base on an error from shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. Drew walked before Young cleared the bases with a triple to left field. Jackson followed with an RBI single for the 11-3 cushion.
Chad Tracy singled in Young in the seventh, before the Rockies scored on an error in the bottom half.
Whitesell, in a pinch-hitting role, homered to right in the ninth.
The Diamondbacks went 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base...Despite the win, Arizona is 7-12 in its last 19 games against NL West opponents...Arizona has won back-to-back road contests after an 11-game away skid, a franchise record...Greg Reynolds has lost his last four decisions.
