Segura, Diamondbacks rout Rockies
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[September 14, 2016]
PHOENIX -- Arizona second
baseman Jean Segura is feeling the effects of the long season, but
it did not seem to bother him Tuesday.
Segura had three hits, including two bases-empty homers, and scored
three times in support of left-hander Robbie Ray, who became the
fifth NL pitcher with 200 strikeouts in the Diamondbacks' 11-4
victory over the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field.
"Everybody knows September," Segura said. "It's that time of the
season; the bat starts to feel heavy. You have to go out there and
do the best you can, keep grinding no matter what. Just go out and
compete."
Segura hit a leadoff homer in a four-run first inning after Colorado
scored three runs in the top of the inning off Robbie Ray (8-13),
who gave up four runs and struck out seven in five innings. He has a
career-high 202 strikeouts.
Brandon Drury homered for the second straight game and Segura,
Yasmany Tomas and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits apiece as Arizona
won consecutive home games for the first time since July 16-17.
"He's been our starter all year," Arizona manager Chip Hale said.
"He's been a phenomenal leadoff hitter for us."
Segura, who set a season best with 14 homers, scored three runs and
drove in two. Goldschmidt scored three and Tomas and Welington
Castillo had two RBIs apiece.
The Diamondbacks (60-84) are 27-46 at home.
Nolan Arenado had two hits and his major-league-leading 121st RBI
and Charlie Blackmon hit his 26th home run for the Rockies (69-76),
who have lost three of four.
DJ LeMahieu, Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez had RBIs to give the
Rockies a 3-0 lead four batters into the game, but Ray did not allow
another run until Blackmon's homer in the fifth inning.
"The first inning was like getting punched in the nose there, and we
battled after that," Hale said.
Ray, 24, averages 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, second in the
majors among qualifiers behind Miami's Jose Fernandez (12.8). Ray
has pitched 160 1/3 innings this season, his first full year in the
majors.
Max Scherzer, Fernandez, Madison Bumgarner and Noah Syndergaard also
have 200 strikeouts in the NL.
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"I knew I was close" to 200 strikeouts, Ray said. "I knew if I put
up a decent number, I'd get to it. It's a huge accomplishment. There
are not a ton of guys in the game that have 200 strikeouts.
"To be mentioned in the same group with those guys is very humbling.
That first inning with us (scoring) on offense, that was huge."
Arizona right-hander Matt Koch had a four-inning save, his first
save in his second career appearance.
Tomas has seven hits and seven RBIs in the first two games of the
series, in which Arizona has 23 runs and 33 hits.
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"We've just got to pitch better," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said.
Segura also homered in a two-run fourth for a 5-3 lead.
After Blackmon's homer in the fifth, Arizona broke it open with five
runs in the last of the fifth off right-hander Eddie Butler for an
11-4 lead.
Drury homer to open the inning. Goldschmidt, Castillo and Tomas had
RBI hits, and the final run scored on a wild pitch.
NOTES: Arizona RF Yasmany Tomas and LF Brandon Drury had four hits,
including a homer each -- the second pair of teammates younger than
26 to do that since 2006, according to Elias. Pittsburgh LF Starling
Marte and RF Gregory Polanco did it June 13, 2014. ... Arizona C
Chris Herrmann underwent surgery to repair two fractured metacarpals
in his left hand Tuesday. He is expected to be ready for spring
training. ... Colorado RHP Chad Qualls pitched 2/3 inning Tuesday in
his 825th career appearance, passing Tug McGraw for 45th in major
league history. ... Colorado RHP Jeff Hoffman (0-3, 5.60 ERA) makes
his fifth career start Wednesday. He was acquired among a package of
players in the trade that sent SS Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto at the
2015 deadline.
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