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D-Backs maintain slim playoff hopes, beat Rockies 12-8 as Moreno, Arenado hit first-inning homers

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Gabriel Moreno and Nolan Arenado hit back-to-back homers in the first inning as part of Arizona’s six-run frame, leading the Diamondbacks to a 12-8 victory over the Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field. The Diamondbacks recorded their most hits in a game this season with 18, improving to 85-74 and maintaining slim playoff hopes with four games left. Colorado fell to 57-102, marking its 13th sweep of the year, as they struggle with fan attendance dropping below pre-pandemic levels.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks maintained their slim playoff hopes by defeating the Colorado Rockies with a score of 12-8 on Thursday. In the first inning alone, Gabriel Moreno and Nolan Arenado hit back-to-back home runs, contributing to Arizona's six-run surge. The Diamondbacks achieved a season-high of 18 hits, extending their winning streak to five games. With this win, Arizona improved its record to 85-74 and moved within three games of the final National League wild card spot with four games left in the season.

In contrast, the Rockies suffered another loss, dropping to an abysmal record of 57-102 for the year. This marks their third consecutive 100-loss season, a feat not seen since the New York Mets from 1962 to 1965. Colorado has allowed a major league-high 137 runs in the first inning this season and was swept by Arizona for the 13th time this year. A crowd of 22,511 attended what turned out to be Coors Field's final game of the season.

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Rockies ORG · 5× Arizona ORG · 3× Arenado PERSON · 2× Colorado GPE · 2× San Diego GPE · 2× DENVER GPE · 1× Gabriel Moreno PERSON · 1× Nolan Arenado PERSON · 1× the Arizona Diamondbacks ORG · 1× the Colorado Rockies ORG · 1×

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DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Moreno and Nolan Arenado homered in a six-run first inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks had a season-high 18 hits as they kept up their slim postseason chances with a 12-8 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

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2026-09-25 · Toronto Star

D-Backs maintain slim playoff hopes, beat Rockies 12-8 as Moreno, Arenado hit first-inning homers · assertive framing

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they → homer → Thursday

Arizona (85-74) began the day three games back for the final NL wild card with four games to play and went on to extend its winning streak to five heading into a weekend series at San Diego. asserted

Arizona → begin → Diego

Moreno hit his 16th homer, a three-run drive, and Arenado hit his 29th, a two-run shot. asserted

Arenado → hit → 29th

Arenado, who had three hits, has eight homers in September and reached safely in 18 straight games. asserted

who → have → games

Arizona had its most hits since 21 on June 20 last year, also at Coors Field. asserted

Arizona → have → Field

Colorado has lost 16 of 19, getting swept for the 13th time this year, and dropped to a major league-worst 57-102, the third-most losses in club history. asserted

Colorado → lose → history

The Rockies have allowed a major league-high 137 runs in the first inning. asserted

Rockies → allow → inning

Colorado had 17 hits, its most in a Coors Field loss since June 16, 2019, against San Diego. asserted

Colorado → have → Diego

A crowd of 22,511 attended the Coors Field season finale. asserted

crowd → attend → finale

The Rockies drew just under 2.25 million at home, down from 2.4 million last year and their lowest total in a non-COVID-impacted season since 2006. asserted

Rockies → draw → 2006

Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7) allowed two runs and nine hits in six innings, finishing with a 2.89 ERA Kyle Karros homered in the sixth and Cole Carrigg, who had four hits, hit a three-run homer off Dennis Santana in a four-run seventh. asserted

who → allow → seventh

Tanner Gordon (1-6) gave up double-digit hits for the third straight start, allowing 10 runs and 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings as his ERA rose to 6.68. Arizona’s James McCann homered off Jimmy Herget. asserted

McCann → give → Herget

Zac Veen hit a solo shot in the eighth for the Rockies and Karros had an inning-ending flyout to the wall with two on. asserted

two → hit → wall

Up next Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (7-3, 3.72) starts Friday. asserted

Pfaadt → start → ?

Rockies: RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11, 5.36) opens a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox and RHP Sean Burke (10-7, 3.40). ___ asserted

Sugano → open → Sox