Arizona cruised to a much-needed easy win on Thursday, downing the Rockies in Colorado. Zac Gallen had another strong outing, allowing only two runs while pitching his way into the seventh inning.
The story of the game was Arizona’s offense. The game remained scoreless through the first three innings as Kyle Freeland was showing off his better qualities as a pitcher. Then, after having gotten a good look at him, the Diamondbacks struck in the fourth inning.
Ketel Marte singled to get things started. Nick Ahmed followed by drawing a walk. A fly out by Josh Rojas was not deep enough to advance Marte, but a 423-foot fly off the bat of Kevin Cron was more than plenty to bring everyone home.