Tommy Henry pitched seven innings with two hits, Christian Walker homered, Arizona Diamondbacks beat Colorado Rockies 6-0 at Phoenix on Wednesday night
Pavin Smith, Corbin Carroll and Jack McCarthy each had two hits for Arizona, which has won four straight.
Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle and Alan Trejo had their only three hits for Colorado, which has lost three straight and started a seven-game road trip.
Henry’s seven-inning start tied the longest start in his short career. He also went seven innings against Pittsburgh on Aug. 9, 2022, his second career start.
He ran the bases in that game and earned his first major league win, and he was even better on Wednesday.
Henry gave up the starting single to Doyle in the third inning, and two runners were on base in no time, with no outs. He lured a double grounder from Austin Wynns and ended the threat with a grounder from Randal Grichuk.
The only other hit Henry allowed was a double by Jones in the fifth.
Henry (3-1) walked two hitters and his ERA dropped from 4.50 to 3.73.
this rattlesnake Wasting no time jumping on Dinelson Lamet, who made his first start since June 26, 2021, when he also faced Arizona. Smith, Ketel Marte and Carroll started the bottom of the first inning with a single to make it 1-0 and put a runner in the corner
Carroll moved up to second on a wild pitch, and after one out, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singled right to bring both runners home.
this rattlesnake Add in the second. McCarthy stole second with a one-shot lead and moved up to third on Lamet’s disengagement violation. Smith doubles to bring back McCarthy, then scores on Carroll’s single to make it 5-0
Lamet (1-2), who was activated from the injured list before the game, allowed five runs on seven hits and struck out four in three innings.
In the fifth inning, Walker took the lead in scoring his 12th home run of the season.
–Field-level media