Castillo’s 2-run double lifts Diamondbacks past Rockies
PHOENIX >> Welington Castillo had a go-ahead two run double during Arizona’s four-run rally with two out in the seventh inning that gave the Diamondbacks an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.
Phil Gosselin hit an inside-the-park home run for Arizona with two away to start Arizona’s rally. Replays appeared to show the ball clearing the yellow line on top of the left-field wall and then bouncing back on the field. The second base umpire did not indicate a home run and by the time left fielder Rafael Ynoa retrieved the ball and threw it back toward the infield, a hustling Gosselin was headed for home.
Paul Goldschmidt had an infield single and rookie Socrates Brito singled to left before Castillo had his two-run double off reliever Justin Miller (3-3). Castillo then scored on two wild pitches by Boone Logan.
Enrique Burgos (2-2) got the win in relief for the Diamondbacks despite allowing a run on two hits with two wild pitches in the seventh. Silvino Bracho pitched a scoreless ninth for his first major-league save.
Brito, a fourth-inning replacement for injured left fielder David Peralta, went 3 for 3 with two runs scored, a run batted in and a stolen base. Castillo had three RBIs.
The Rockies got two doubles and two RBIs from Ynoa and two hits and two runs scored from Kyle Parker.
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The Rockies consistently hit the ball hard off Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin, with D.J. LeMahieu lining a single off second baseman Phil Gosselin’s glove to drive in Jose Reyes in the first inning.
The Diamondbacks took a 2-1 lead with two runs in their half of the first off starter David Hale, who pitched five innings. A.J. Pollock came in on a sacrifice fly by Goldschmidt, his 409th career RBI. That passed Chris Young’s 408 for sole possession of fourth place on the club’s all-time list.
Gosselin scored on Castillo’s ground out before the inning was over.
Colorado chased Corbin after back-to-back doubles for Parker and Ynoa made the score 5-4 in the sixth. Corbin was charged with five runs on 10 hits with five strikeouts and a walk in 5 1/3 innings.
Tom Murphy doubled in Nolan Arenado with two outs in the seventh to give the Rockies a 6-4 lead.
THIRD IS THE WORD
The Diamondbacks clinched third place in the NL West behind the division-winning Los Angeles Dodgers and runner-up San Francisco Giants with Thursday’s win. Arizona is 78-81 with three games to play and the fourth-place San Diego Padres are 74-85 with three games remaining.
SEE YOU IN APRIL
Arizona and Colorado concluded their 2015 season series Thursday and open up the 2016 regular season in Phoenix with a three-game series April 4-6.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Peralta injured his right wrist going for a catch of a sinking line drive in the fourth inning. The wrist on his glove hand was bent back as Peralta hit the ground, and the ball popped out for a double. Peralta was checked by a trainer but finished the inning, only to be pinch-hit for in the bottom of the fourth. X-rays were negative and Peralta is day-to-day, the Diamondbacks announced.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (6-13) makes his final start of the season for the Rockies at San Francisco. He has allowed six earned runs in each of his last two starts, both in Denver. He’s 4-7 with a 5.55 ERA on the road this season.
Diamondbacks: Right-hander Rubby De La Rosa is scheduled to open up a three-game series at home against Houston on Friday. De La Rosa is 14-8 with a 4.56 ERA this season. He can become the ninth Diamondbacks pitcher in club history to win 15 games in a season.