PHOENIX — Kyle Freeland threw six solid innings, rookie Nolan Jones added an RBI double and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The last-place Rockies beat the playoff-contending D-backs for just the third time in 12 tries this season.
The Diamondbacks — locked in a tight battle for one of three National League wild-card spots — fell behind the Miami Marlins and Cincinnati Reds for the final spot after both those teams won Tuesday. Arizona has lost six of its past eight games.
The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first on Jones’ run-scoring double to deep right, but the D-backs tied it up in the bottom of the inning when Emmanuel Rivera’s single scored Ketel Marte, who led off with a triple.