DENVER (Interstat) — Tomoyuki Sugano pitched five effective innings as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Coors Field. Sugano (4-3) allowed two runs on seven hits with one strikeout. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-1) took the loss after yielding three earned runs and nine hits over 5 1/3 innings while striking out six. Rodriguez suffered his first loss of the season. Colorado scored two in the first on RBI singles by TJ Rumfield and Mickey Moniak. Jake McCarthy added an RBI single in the second, and Moniak drove in another run in the eighth when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Arizona got a run in the second and pulled within 3-2 in the fifth on Corbin Carroll’s RBI double. Carroll’s double was his 11th of the season. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits for the Diamondbacks. Moniak finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Juan Mejia, Jaden Hill and Antonio Senzatela combined for four scoreless innings of relief, with Senzatela earning his third save. The Rockies outhit Arizona 12-9. Attendance was 34,405, and the game lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes. Colorado improved to 18-28, while Arizona dropped to 21-23.

DENVER (Interstat) — Tomoyuki Sugano allowed two runs over five innings and Mickey Moniak drove in two runs, including a go-ahead run on a hit-by-pitch in the eighth inning, as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Coors Field. The Rockies, coming off a 9-1 loss to Arizona a day earlier, evened the series behind 12 hits and a strong relief effort. Colorado improved to 18-28, while Arizona dropped to 21-23. Sugano (4-3) scattered seven hits, struck out one and walked two. He yielded a run in the second inning and another in the fifth before departing. Antonio Senzatela worked a perfect ninth inning for his third save. Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez (4-1) took his first loss of the season, allowing three runs on nine hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked none. The Diamondbacks struck first in the top of the first inning. Ketel Marte singled on a sharp line drive to right field, and after Corbin Carroll lined into a double play, Geraldo Perdomo singled. But Nolan Arenado flied out to end the inning with Arizona leading 1-0. The run came after Carroll’s double play erased Marte, but the scoring chance had already been established. Colorado answered immediately in the bottom half. Willi Castro singled, and Brenton Doyle followed with a ground-rule double to left field, putting runners at second and third. TJ Rumfield singled to center, scoring Castro. After Hunter Goodman struck out, Moniak singled to center on a fly ball deflected by left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., scoring Doyle and tying the game at 2-2. Ezequiel Tovar and Sterlin Thompson both struck out to end the inning. The Rockies took the lead in the second inning. Kyle Karros doubled to left field, and Jake McCarthy singled to left, scoring Karros. McCarthy was thrown out trying to advance to second on the throw from Gurriel to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Castro then singled, but Doyle struck out and Rumfield grounded out to end the inning with Colorado ahead 3-1. Arizona cut the deficit in the fifth inning. Marte hit a ground-rule double to center field, and Carroll followed with a double to right field, scoring Marte to make it 3-2. Perdomo lined out, Arenado grounded out and the threat ended. The game remained tight until the bottom of the eighth inning, which proved decisive. With one out, Doyle singled on a sharp ground ball to center field. Rumfield walked, and Goodman singled to center, loading the bases. Moniak was hit by a pitch, forcing in Doyle and extending Colorado’s lead to 4-2. The Rockies challenged a force play at home on the next at-bat, and the call was overturned: Tovar grounded into a force out at home, with catcher James McCann tagging Rumfield for the second out. Troy Johnston struck out, and Karros grounded out to shortstop to end the inning, but the damage was done. Arizona mounted a final threat in the ninth. Adrian Del Castillo flied out, but Ryan Waldschmidt singled to left. Marte walked, putting runners at first and second. However, Senzatela struck out Carroll and got Perdomo to fly out to center, sealing the victory. Key performances for Colorado, listed in descending order of importance, included Doyle (2 for 4), Moniak (1 for 3, two RBIs), McCarthy (2 for 3, one RBI), Johnston (0 for 1 as a pinch hitter and right fielder), Castro (2 for 4), Juan Mejia (1 2/3 innings, no hits, no earned runs), Goodman (2 for 4), Sugano (5 innings, seven hits, two earned runs, one strikeout), Thompson (0 for 3) and Jaden Hill (1 1/3 innings, one hit, no earned runs, two strikeouts). For Arizona, Marte finished with two hits, including a double, and Carroll had a double and an RBI. Gurriel doubled and singled, while Perdomo singled twice. The announced attendance was 34,405, and the game lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes. Colorado will host Arizona again Sunday in the series finale before welcoming the Texas Rangers for a three-game series. Arizona travels to San Francisco for a three-game set beginning Monday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Arizona 4, Colorado 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Arizona with a 65.50 percent probability to win. Arizona had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 6 went over the over/under line of 11.5.

DENVER (Interstat) — The Arizona Diamondbacks look to build on a dominant series-opening win when they face the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon at Coors Field. First pitch is set for 4:10 p.m. MDT, with temperatures around 83 degrees and partly cloudy skies. Arizona (20-22) sends left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound. Rodriguez is 4-0 with a 2.78 ERA this season, continuing a strong start to his campaign. He has not faced Colorado in 2026. Colorado (17-27) counters with rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon, who has struggled in his first five starts. Gordon is 0-5 with a 9.00 ERA, allowing 21 earned runs over 21 innings. He lasted only three innings in his most recent outing May 14 at Pittsburgh, giving up one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts in a 7-2 loss. The Diamondbacks won Friday’s series opener 7-1, snapping a two-game skid. Arizona had dropped consecutive games at Texas before the win. In Friday’s victory, right-hander Ryne Nelson turned in a quality start — 7 innings, 3 earned runs, 8 strikeouts — though he took the loss in the 6-5 defeat at Texas on Wednesday. Nelson has been a bright spot for Arizona, posting a 2.84 ERA over his last four outings despite an 0-3 record in that span. He is scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale. Colorado has lost three of its last four and six of its last nine. The Rockies’ offense managed just one run Friday and has been held to two or fewer runs in four of their last six losses. Outfielder Troy Johnston drove in both runs in Thursday’s 7-2 loss at Pittsburgh. The Diamondbacks have leaned on veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Wednesday’s loss at Texas. Arenado is hitting .276 with seven home runs. The Rockies will look to Gordon to provide length after the bullpen has been taxed early in the series. Right-hander Juan Mejia has been effective in relief, throwing a scoreless inning Thursday. According to Interstat’s game simulator, Arizona is favored to win 4-3. The ELO system gives the Diamondbacks a 65.5% probability of victory. Arizona is a -1.5 run favorite, with the over/under set at 11.5. The teams conclude the four-game set Sunday afternoon before Arizona returns home to face San Francisco on Monday. Colorado hosts Texas on Monday.