Arizona’s Eugenio Suarez hit a two-out 72.3 mph blooper into no-man’s land. Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones raced over, desperate to make the catch. He dove, came up empty, and two runs came in.
And so it goes for the Rockies.
They lost 5-3 to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field and are now 3-10 to begin the season.
Right-handed reliever Justin Lawrence committed the baseball sin of walking the leadoff hitter, Ketel Marte. He also issued a two-out walk to Christian Walker. But given Walker’s penchant for punishing the Rockies, Lawrence was wise to pitch him ultra-carefully.