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Durable D-backs aim for sweep vs. Rockies

Jake McCarthy and the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to parlay a set of return wins into a series sweep on Wednesday when they conclude a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies in Phoenix.

After Arizona scored 2 runs in the seventh inning to rally for a 5-4 victory in the opener on Monday, McCarthy provided among the Diamondbacks' a lot of remarkable wins of the season on Tuesday.

Arizona got in the bottom of the ninth routing 3-2 before loading the bases with 2 outs versus hard-throwing Colorado right-hander Victor Vodnik. The left-handed-hitting McCarthy fell behind 1-2 before slapping a 100 miles per hour fastball past third base to score the tying and winning runs.

( That was) a truly great match of 2 young players, Rockies manager Bud Black stated. McCarthy has sort of settled into a guy the Diamondbacks are counting on.

McCarthy capped a three-hit night with his first profession walk-off hit and continued his sizzling stretch at the plate. The fourth-year veteran is batting.460 (29-for-63) since July 27. His season average is up to.311,. almost 30 points much better than his previous career high.

It just comes down to getting the ideal pitch, McCarthy said Tuesday night. on the Diamondbacks' postgame program after the team's fifth consecutive win. When I do and I put an excellent swing on it, good things happen.

McCarthy's blistering bat has keyed Arizona's surge from a middling team to a. genuine postseason contender. The Diamondbacks are 29-10 since June 29 and. have skyrocketed into a tie with the San Diego Padres for the National League's top. wild-card area.

I feel like we trust each other-- that's the main thing we have here,. Arizona left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez said. That's excellent to have as a team,. as an organization. ... That's a winning group right there.

The Rockies will aim to salvage the series finale behind novice right-hander. Tanner Gordon (0-3, 6.15 PERIOD) in his very first start against Arizona.

The 26-year-old has calmed down given that enabling 15 runs in 15 1/3 frames over. his first 3 big-league starts. He has given up 3 encounter 11. innings in his newest 2 getaways.

Gordon tallied a career-high seven strikeouts in his most recent start,. versus the Braves on Friday. He limited Atlanta to two runs on 6 hits and. no walks over five innings in Colorado's 6-5 home win.

The Diamondbacks will deploy seasoned left-hander Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 6.37. AGE). He has actually published a 6.11 age in four starts considering that returning on July 23 from. an injured-list stint triggered by right knee swelling.

Montgomery last pitched on Thursday, when he kept the Philadelphia Phillies. scoreless over 5 innings before allowing four runs in the 6th. He was. pulled after 5 2/3 frames, having actually yielded eight hits with three walks and four. strikeouts in Arizona's 6-4 home loss.

The eighth-year professional won his only career start against the Rockies, which came. with the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 17, 2022. He allowed one run on 6 hits. over 5 2/3 innings while starting out eight and walking none.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo announced after the Tuesday game that. All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte is daily with a sprained left ankle. Marte, who is batting.298 with 30 home runs, left each of his previous two games. early, then didn't use Tuesday.

-- Field Level Media

(source: Reuters)