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 Gosselin grounded a single into right field with one out in the 11th
inning for his first career walkoff hit, giving the Diamondbacks a
4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field.
"It's fun when you come up with the bases loaded and the infield
in," Gosselin said. "There are a lot of holes for you to find out
there if you get a good pitch."
Center fielder A.J. Pollock and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt drew
four-pitch walks to open the 11th inning off Rockies right-hander
Brooks Brown (1-3) before David Peralta walked to load the bases.
Brown threw 11 straight balls before walking Peralta on a 3-1 pitch.
Left-hander Christian Freidrich got Welington Castillo to ground
into a force play at home before Gosselin singled.
"To be able to help out and get a win for the team is awesome,
especially if you are still kind of the new guy a little bit," said
Gosselin, who was acquired from Atlanta in June but missed most of
the season with a thumb injury.
Right-hander Randall Delgado (7-4) pitched a scoreless inning, one
of five Arizona relievers who combined for five scoreless innings.
The D-backs (76-81) have won three of four.
Colorado right fielder Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, including his
40th home run, his 27th homer since the All-Star break. Injuries,
including a knee surgery in August, limited him to 70 games last
year.
"About a year ago, I was on crutches not being able to walk,"
Gonzalez said. "Just being here talking about 40 home runs is
special."
Gonzalez and Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado are the first
teammates to hit 40 homers in the same season since Jermaine Dye and
Jim Thome for the 2006 Chicago White Sox. Arenado has 41.
Arenado had his major league-high 127th RBI with a sacrifice fly in
the first inning.
Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt singled in a run and is
second in the NL with 106 RBIs
Shortstop Jose Reyes had three hits and center fielder Charlie
Blackmon had two for the Rockies (66-91), who had a three-game
winning streak broken.
Blackmon reached third base with no outs in the fifth but did not
score, and second baseman DJ LeMahieu missed a bunt with runners on
the corners in the eighth inning, causing Arenado to get caught off
third for the second out of the inning.
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"We missed some opportunities offensively," Colorado manager Walt
Weiss said. "When we get on the road, you can't miss those
opportunities. We made some big outs on the bases."
Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray gave up three runs (two earned) and
seven hits in six innings.
Blackmon, Reyes and Gonzalez singled to open the Colorado first
inning, and Gonzalez drove in Blackmon with the first run. Arenado
followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
Pollock doubled with two outs in the Arizona first and scored on
Goldschmidt's single. It was 2-1.
Gonzalez homered with two outs in the third inning, one pitch after
Reyes was picked off first base after singling, for a 3-1 lead.
Right fielder Ender Inciarte tripled and scored on a groundout in
the third inning, and Peralta tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly
in the fourth inning to tie the game at 3. Peralta leads the NL with
10 triples.
Rockies starter Christian Bergman gave up three runs and five hits
in three innings.
NOTES: Arizona SS Nick Ahmed (back) is not expected to play the rest
of the season, manager Chip Hale said, after a recent MRI showed
inflammation. Ahmed has not played since being removed in the
seventh inning of a game in Los Angeles Sept. 22. ... Arizona RHP
closer Brad Ziegler was not with the team Monday to be with his wife
for the birth of their daughter in Kansas City on Monday. ...
Rockies SS Jose Reyes returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing
four games with a left Achilles tendon injury.
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