Diamondbacks edge Rockies behind Kelly, early unearned runs
DENVER (Interstat) — Merrill Kelly earned the win and Jonathan Loáisiga closed as Arizona beat Colorado 5-3 on Wednesday at Coors Field. Arizona scored four unearned runs in the first inning after a Rockies left-field error. Gabriel Moreno, Nolan Arenado and Corbin Carroll delivered run-scoring hits, with Carroll tripling in two. The Diamondbacks added another run in the seventh. Colorado answered with single runs in the first, second and seventh. Ezequiel Tovar went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI for the Rockies. Mason Adams took the loss despite six innings of scoreless work. Kelly allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Loáisiga recorded the save. Arizona finished with eight hits, while Colorado had seven. Justin Martinez and Brandyn Garcia also contributed out of the bullpen. Arizona improved to 84-74 and Colorado fell to 57-101. Attendance at Coors Field was 21,041, and the game took 2 hours, 22 minutes.