 allowed three runs on four hits and struck out eight in seven-plus innings. He also helped himself with an RBI single in the eighth.''He did a great job, pitched into the eighth inning and did everything we needed him to do on a day like today,'' Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. ''Teams play tired baseball on these day games and our guys went out there with energy. Zack set the tone.''The Diamondbacks hit a Colorado rookie pitcher hard for the second straight night. Wednesday they scored 10 runs in the fourth off Jeff Hoffman, and Thursday they battered right-hander Antonio Senzatela (9-3) for nine runs in five innings. Senzatela started well this season but he has struggled of late. His ERA was 2.81 heading into May but is now at 4.79 after Thursday. He is 2-1 with an 8.86 ERA in four starts in June.''Today, I feel really good. But I threw a couple (pitches) up and they got me,'' Senzatela said. ''I didn't have really good fastball command. It was a bad day.''Owings' homer in the third, his ninth, made it 5-1, and Goldschmidt hit his 18th to cap a four-run fourth to make it 9-1.''It's tough to overcome two three-run homers, really tough to overcome that,'' Rockies manager Bud Black said. The Rockies have dropped two straight after winning six in a row. TRAINER'S ROOMDiamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) ran the bases and was scheduled to take batting practice Thursday. Manager Torey Lovullo said Tomas is feeling better but not 100 percent. ''There's something in there that is continuing to make him feel uncomfortable,'' Lovullo said. ''We don't want to keep pushing forward unless he's ready to go.''Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (left knee inflammation) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and was assigned to the bullpen. RHP Carlos Estevez was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Anderson, who was in the rotation before going on the DL in early June, pitched the ninth inning. UP NEXTDiamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (6-6, 5.19 ERA) starts the first of four games against Philadelphia on Friday. Corbin is 5-0 with a 3.35 ERA in his last seven starts at Chase Field. Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (8-4, 3.42 ERA) opens a big three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Friday night. He is 1-0 with a 1.80 in two career starts against L. A.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Time: 3:10 PM EDT Venue: Coors Field, Denver, Colo., 80205 DENVER -- Nolan Arenado bailed out the Rockies in consecutive games before Wednesday night, when there was no drama in Colorado's 16-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the Rockies have shown a knack for putting losses behind them and racking up wins in bunches this season. They will need a good outing from rookie right-hander Antonio Senzatela, who faces Arizona's Zack Godley in the rubber match of a key National League West series on Thursday afternoon. Senzatela (9-2, 4.10 ERA) is tied for second in the major leagues for wins; Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw and Kansas City's Jason Vargas have 10 apiece. Senzatela will try to match that total in his first career start against the Diamondbacks. Senzatela has been one of the pleasant surprises for the young Colorado staff. He is 2-0 in June despite a 6.61 ERA, thanks to some nice run support from the Rockies' offense. Colorado (47-27) and Senzatela have a tough task in taming the red-hot Diamondbacks (45-27). Arizona has won 11 of 13 and would be riding a nine-game winning streak if Arenado had not hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning on Tuesday to give Colorado the win. The Rockies were dominated Wednesday, but unlike the past few years, it was the exception and not the norm." A couple of guys there had a tough night, but we'll turn the page," Colorado manager Bud Black said. "We've shown that in the past." Senzatela has been a good weapon to stop losing streaks. Five of his wins have come after Rockies losses, and that will be the task against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. Godley (2-1, 2.34 ERA) has been stellar since joining Arizona's rotation in late April. He hasn't allowed more than three runs in a start, and Arizona is 6-2 in games he has pitched. He has two career relief appearances against Colorado, both last season, and will make his first start against the NL West rival. Arizona has shown it is just as resilient as Colorado. A tough loss on Tuesday hovered into Wednesday, but the bats woke up and now the Diamondbacks are looking at a chance to take the last two of the three-game series." We've got some momentum going into (Thursday)," said second baseman Brandon Drury, who had four hits and a career-high six RBIs on Wednesday. "We're trying to win every game we play. We're both hot; hopefully we win the series." It might not take another big inning like the 10-run fourth Wednesday, but Arizona knows it has to be ready for a hungry Rockies team looking for payback before hitting the road for nine games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and the Diamondbacks." We're strong. We're ready to go tomorrow," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Wednesday. "The guys are rested and ready." The Thursday game will be played without umpire Andy Fletcher, who left in the middle of the seventh inning Wednesday after taking a pitch off his mask. He was placed in Major League Baseball's concussion protocol.
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