Corbin Carroll powers Diamondbacks past Rockies 8‑6
DENVER (Interstat) — Corbin Carroll homered twice and drove in three runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. Carroll went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the sixth.
Arizona scored two runs in the third, three in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo homer and two RBIs, finishing 2-for-5.
Michael Soroka (6-2) earned the win, allowing two earned runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings while striking out eight. Paul Sewald recorded his 10th save with a scoreless ninth.
Colorado scored two runs in the fourth and four in the eighth. Jake McCarthy and Kyle Karros each had RBI singles in the eighth. Michael Lorenzen (2-6) took the loss.
The Diamondbacks improved to 22-23, while the Rockies fell to 18-29. Attendance was 24,955, and the game lasted 2 hours, 59 minutes.