TJ Rumfield played drought-buster, but that wasn\u2019t enough to lift the Rockies to a win in the desert on Saturday night.\n<\/p>\n
Another poor start from veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen, and hitting 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position cost Colorado in a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.\n<\/p>\n
Rumfield led off the eighth with a solo home run off Brandon Pfaadt, the first home run in 312 plate appearances for Colorado, just eight plate appearances shy of the longest drought in franchise history.\n<\/p>\n
Key moments:\u00a0 Arizona leadoff hitter Ketel Marte blasted a two-run, 424-foot homer off Lorenzen in the fourth to give the Diamondbacks a 5-2 lead. The ball came off Marte\u2019s bat at 112.4 mph.\n<\/p>\n
The Rockies had a chance for a big inning in the eighth, putting two men on after Rumfield\u2019s homer, but the rally was short-circuited when Ezequiel Tovar\u2019s bunt turned into a forceout at third, and Sterlin Thompson and Chad Stevens failed to drive in the tying run.\n<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s hot: Rumfield, who has the most hits of any rookie in the majors, went 3 for 4 and raised his average to .289 and his OPS to .819. Troy Johnston hit 2 for 3 and drove in a run in the fourth. Johnston is hitting .323.\n<\/p>\n
Righty reliever Keegan Thompson made his Rockies debut and kept the Rockies in the game by pitching 2 2\/3 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and walked two, but worked his way out of trouble. Thompson did not make a big-league appearance in 2025, going 6-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 33 appearances for Triple-A Iowa in the Cubs organization. The Rockies picked him up off waivers in January.\n<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s not: Lorenzen, who saw his ERA rise from 7.03 to 7.21 after the D-backs tagged him for five runs on eight hits over five innings. However, Lorenzen struck out five while walking just one.\u00a0 The right-hander entered the night with the highest ERA among pitchers with at least 10 starts. Opponents are hitting .353 off him, the highest average in the majors.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Third baseman Kyle Karros, coming off a homestand in which he hit .176 (3-17), is 0 for 9 in the first three games against Arizona, and his average is down to .200.\n<\/p>\n
Worth noting: The Rockies\u2019 lineup is limping. Infielder Willi Castro, initially slotted to start at first base and hit cleanup, was a late scratch Saturday night because of low back tightness. Castro had been swinging a solid bat of late, going 8-for-24 (.333) in his last eight games.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Rockies placed outfielder Mickey Moniak on the 10-day injured list with right ankle tendinitis. Moniak is hitting .280 and leads the team in home runs (12) and RBIs (28).\n<\/p>\n
Pitching probables<\/p>\n
Sunday: Rockies LHP Jose Quintana (2-2, 4.08 ERA) at Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 5.19), 2:10 p.m.
Monday: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-5, 7.04) at Dodgers Emmet Sheehan (3-1, 4.93), 7:10 p.m.
Tuesday: Rockies TBA at Dodgers LHP Eric Lauer (1-5, 6.69), 8:10 p.m.
Wednesday: Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3, 3.68) at Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (4-2, 0.73), 8:10 p.m.
TV: Rockies.TV
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