PHOENIX — The location was a perfect fit for what the Rockies did Saturday night at Chase Field.
They rose from the ashes.
Trailing 1-0 entering the ninth, and having not scored a run in 16 consecutive innings, the Rockies scored four runs with two outs off closer Mark Melancon to beat Arizona, 4-1.
In beating the D-backs, the Rockies snapped a five-game road losing skid and made sure Kyle Freeland’s excellent start wasn’t wasted.
C.J. Cron opened the ninth by drawing a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Garrett Hampson. Ryan McMahon singled, but Melancon struck out Elias Diaz and got Brendan Rodgers to ground into a fielder’s choice force out.