PHOENIX (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Chase Field before 29,945 fans in 2 hours, 53 minutes. Colorado scored single runs in the fifth, eighth and ninth innings. Jake McCarthy’s sacrifice fly in the fifth tied the game at 1. TJ Rumfield’s run-scoring double in the eighth put the Rockies ahead 2-1, and Chad Stevens’ single in the ninth added insurance. Arizona got a sacrifice fly from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the second and an RBI single from Gurriel in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. Tomoyuki Sugano (Colorado) allowed two earned runs over 6.2 innings with three strikeouts. Antonio Senzatela (4-0) earned the win with 1.2 hitless innings. Ryan Thompson (2-1) took the loss after giving up one run in 1.1 innings. The Rockies (20-32) snapped a three-game skid. The Diamondbacks (26-24) had won the previous night.

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Antonio Senzatela pitched seven strong innings to remain unbeaten and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Chase Field in front of 29,945 fans. The Rockies snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 20-32, while the Diamondbacks fell to 26-24. The time of game was 2:53. Senzatela allowed two runs on five hits, walked one and struck out four to improve to 4-0. Tomoyuki Sugano and Brennan Bernardino each worked a scoreless inning of relief, and Bernardino recorded his fifth hold. Ryan Thompson took the loss for Arizona, dropping to 2-1. He allowed one run on three hits in one inning of work. Michael Soroka started for the Diamondbacks and pitched five innings, surrendering one run on four hits with four strikeouts and one walk. Colorado opened the scoring in the fifth inning. Willi Castro led off with a single to right field. Ezequiel Tovar singled to left, advancing Castro to second. After Sterlin Thompson was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Chad Stevens struck out. Jake McCarthy then lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Castro and giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead. Arizona answered in the bottom of the second. Nolan Arenado led off the inning with a double to center field, his 10th of the season. Ildemaro Vargas flied out to right, moving Arenado to third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Arenado to tie the game at 1-1. The Diamondbacks took the lead in the fourth inning. Geraldo Perdomo walked and advanced to second on a Vargas groundout. Gurriel then singled to left field, scoring Perdomo to make it 2-1 Arizona. The score remained 2-1 until the eighth inning. Hunter Goodman drew a leadoff walk. TJ Rumfield then doubled to right field, scoring Goodman from first base and tying the game 2-2. Colorado took the lead for good in the ninth inning. After Tovar popped out, Sterlin Thompson doubled to center field. Chad Stevens followed with a single to right field, scoring Thompson to give the Rockies a 3-2 advantage. Goodman singled later in the inning, but Kyle Karros struck out to end the frame. Arizona put the tying run on base in the eighth inning. Corbin Carroll singled, and Geraldo Perdomo sacrificed him to second. Arenado was hit by a pitch, putting runners at first and second with one out. But Vargas grounded into a double play to end the threat. The Diamondbacks went quietly in the ninth. Jose Fernandez flied out to center, Gabriel Moreno grounded out to third and Adrian Del Castillo popped out to second to end the game. Colorado collected nine hits, with Castro, Tovar and Goodman each recording two hits. Arizona managed seven hits, with Ketel Marte and Ryan Waldschmidt each collecting two hits. Marte doubled in the third inning, his eighth of the season. Arenado drove in the Diamondbacks’ first run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Gurriel drove in the second run with a single in the fourth. Del Castillo went hitless in four at-bats. The most critical sequence of the game came in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied 2-2. Arizona had Carroll on second base and Arenado on first base with one out, representing the go-ahead run in scoring position. Vargas then grounded into a double play, erasing the threat and allowing the Rockies to escape the inning and set the stage for their go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. Colorado had lost the previous night 2-1 to Arizona at Chase Field. The Rockies had lost four of their last five games entering Friday. Arizona had won five of its last seven games. Arizona previously took three of four games in a series at Colorado from May 15-17, and Colorado won two of those four contests. Senzatela retired the side in order in the third and fifth innings. He worked around a leadoff single in the fifth, inducing a lineout from Perdomo to end the inning. Soroka worked scoreless innings in the first, second and third frames before allowing the run in the fifth. He gave up a leadoff single in the second but stranded Castro at first base. Colorado had opportunities to score earlier but came up empty. The Rockies stranded a runner at first in the second inning, left two runners on base in the fifth and left runners at second and third in the seventh before breaking through in the eighth. Arizona also threatened in the sixth inning. Gurriel reached on a walk with two outs, but Del Castillo grounded out to end the inning. The series continues Saturday with the Rockies and Diamondbacks meeting again at Chase Field. Colorado heads to Los Angeles on Monday for a three-game series against the Dodgers. Arizona travels to San Francisco on Monday for a three-game set. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Colorado Rockies 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Arizona with a 72.10 percent probability to win. Arizona had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 5 went over the over/under line of 8.5.

Arizona vs. Colorado Preview PHOENIX (Interstat) — The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 6:40 p.m. MST at Chase Field. Arizona (25-23) is expected to start RHP Merrill Kelly (6-2, 3.12 ERA). Colorado (19-31) has not yet announced its probable pitcher. The Diamondbacks are listed as -1.5 run-line favorites, with an over/under of 8.5 runs, according to Interstat. Arizona enters the game having won four of its last five, including a 6-3 victory over San Francisco on Wednesday. Second baseman Ketel Marte is on a tear, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in that game. Over his last 10 contests, Marte is batting .346 with three homers and 10 RBI. The Diamondbacks’ offense has been potent this month. In their three-game sweep of San Francisco earlier this week, Arizona outscored the Giants 23-8. The Diamondbacks have won five of their last seven games overall. Colorado is looking to snap a three-game losing streak, falling 5-4 to Texas on Wednesday. Left-hander Kyle Freeland, who is a player to watch for the Rockies, took the loss, allowing three earned runs over 4.2 innings. Freeland has struggled recently, going 0-5 with a 9.55 ERA over his last five starts, allowing 28 earned runs in 22.2 innings. The Rockies have dropped eight of their last 10 games. Colorado is in last place in the National League West, 10 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. These teams met last weekend in Denver, with Arizona taking two of three games. The Diamondbacks won 9-1 on May 15 and 8-6 on May 17, while Colorado won 4-2 on May 16. Thursday’s series opener was postponed due to rain. Kelly has been Arizona’s most consistent starter, going 6-1 with a 2.87 ERA over his last eight outings. He allowed three earned runs over six innings in his last start against San Francisco. The Rockies have yet to name their starter for Friday. RHP Michael Soroka (6-2, 3.45) is a candidate after throwing a bullpen session Thursday. Soroka has won his last three decisions, including a complete game shutout against Philadelphia on May 10. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. MST. Note: The game simulation by Interstat projects a 7-2 Diamondbacks victory.