The Rockies desperately needed a victory, by any means necessary.
They got it by utilizing the tried-and-true formula of solid starting pitching by rookie Ryan Castellani, shutdown work by the bullpen and a few timely hits to beat the Diamondbacks, 3-2, Monday night at Chase Field in Phoenix.
The Rockies’ win halted their seven-game losing streak and extended Arizona’s misery. The Diamondbacks have lost six straight.
“You can’t make this stuff up,” said Castellani, who graduated from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix and notched his first big-league win in the ballpark he frequently attended as a teenager.