PHOENIX -- Placed in catch-up mode by a rough start from lefty Tyler Anderson, the Rockies hit three home runs but fell short vs. the D-backs, 9-8, at Chase Field on Friday night.
Ian Desmond's two-run shot came in the second inning, after Anderson coughed up five runs in the first. In the fourth, Gerardo Parra's two-run homer and Charlie Blackmon's three-run shot tied the game at 7.
While the power showed the potential of the Rockies' offense, the result showed how hard it is to overcome a rough start.