{"id":1309947,"date":"2019-05-05T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/tapia-hits-bases-loaded-triple-to-lift-rox-over-dbacks-8-7\/"},"modified":"2019-05-05T23:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:08:00","slug":"tapia-hits-bases-loaded-triple-to-lift-rox-over-dbacks-8-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/tapia-hits-bases-loaded-triple-to-lift-rox-over-dbacks-8-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapia hits bases-loaded triple to lift Rox over D\u2019backs, 8-7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.8924985233314\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-977587-33\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia reacts after hitting a triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia reacts after hitting a triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Colorado Rockies&#8217; Raimel Tapia reacts after hitting a triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia follows the flight of his triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia follows the flight of his triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Colorado Rockies&#8217; Raimel Tapia follows the flight of his triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | As Colorado Rockies third base coach Stu Cole, left, looks on, Rockies' Charlie Blackmon argues with first base umpire Scott Barry after Barry ruled that Blackmon's ground ball was fair - not foul - and that he was out to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"11\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-2.jpg\" alt=\"As Colorado Rockies third base coach Stu Cole, left, looks on, Rockies' Charlie Blackmon argues with first base umpire Scott Barry after Barry ruled that Blackmon's ground ball was fair - not foul - and that he was out to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>As Colorado Rockies third base coach Stu Cole, left, looks on, Rockies&#8217; Charlie Blackmon argues with first base umpire Scott Barry after Barry ruled that Blackmon&#8217;s ground ball was fair &#8211; not foul &#8211; and that he was out to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, left, takes the ball from relief pitcher Archie Bradley as he is pulled from the mound after giving up a three-run triple to Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-3.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, left, takes the ball from relief pitcher Archie Bradley as he is pulled from the mound after giving up a three-run triple to Colorado Rockies' Raimel Tapia in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, left, takes the ball from relief pitcher Archie Bradley as he is pulled from the mound after giving up a three-run triple to Colorado Rockies&#8217; Raimel Tapia in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke, right, fields the throw at first to put out Colorado Rockies' Charlie Blackmon after he hit a ground ball to Arizona first baseman Christian Walker in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-4.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke, right, fields the throw at first to put out Colorado Rockies' Charlie Blackmon after he hit a ground ball to Arizona first baseman Christian Walker in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke, right, fields the throw at first to put out Colorado Rockies&#8217; Charlie Blackmon after he hit a ground ball to Arizona first baseman Christian Walker in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado waits to take the field to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Diamondbacks_Rockies_Baseball_36942-61d57-5.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado waits to take the field to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado waits to take the field to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/tapia-hits-bases-loaded-triple-to-lift-rox-over-dbacks-8-7\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/tapia-hits-bases-loaded-triple-to-lift-rox-over-dbacks-8-7\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">DENVER \u2014 Raimel Tapia\u2019s clutch hit got Colorado even. His aggressive baserunning gave the Rockies a chance to win and took the pressure off his teammate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Tapia hit a tying, bases-loaded triple and scored the go-ahead run during a five-run eighth inning, and the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The rally salvaged the finale of the three-game series and ended Arizona\u2019s six-game road winning streak. Eduardo Escobar and Blake Swihart homered for the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Rockies trailed 7-3 when they loaded the bases with no outs against reliever Archie Bradley (1-3). David Dahl walked on a full count and Tapia tripled to left, just beating the throw as he slid into third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThat made my job a million times easier,\u201d Ryan McMahon said. \u201cHe had an amazing hit, hustled his butt to third. When he did that, called him safe, all this weight came off my shoulder and made my job easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">McMahon made Tapia\u2019s hustle worth it when he followed with an RBI single through a pulled-in infield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe plays an up-tempo game,\u201d manager Buddy Black said of Tapia. \u201cWe want that out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Bradley struggled after allowing just one run in his last six appearances. Lefties were hitting .153 against him since May 2018, but the three he faced Sunday reached base, with Tapia capping it with his triple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was trying to go up and in, and I think it was just middle-up,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cReally since the first hitter, just kind of really didn\u2019t have good stuff and was just trying to make some pitches here and there. When you fall behind like, no outs, guys are going to be super aggressive and that\u2019s what they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Scott Oberg (1-0) allowed two runs in the eighth but got the win, and Wade Davis got the final three outs for his fifth save. It was just the sixth win in 15 home games for the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Swihart came into the game hitting .071 but hit a two-run drive against starter German Marquez in the sixth to give Arizona a 5-3 lead. Marquez had tied it in the fifth with a two-run bloop single, but Zack Greinke worked out of the no-out jam without any further damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Arizona tacked on two more in the seventh before Colorado rallied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cFundamentally I think we broke down in the eighth inning and we ended up absorbing a tough loss,\u201d Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Marquez struck out nine over six innings but allowed five runs and seven hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Escobar\u2019s home run leading off the second tied it at 1, and Arizona took a two-run lead in the third on an RBI double by David Peralta and a sacrifice fly from Escobar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">TRAINER\u2019S ROOM<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Diamondbacks: C Alex Avila (strained left quadriceps) will not need to go on a rehab assignment, Lovullo said. \u201cIn my conversations with him, he feels the at-bats that he gets in extended (spring training) are going to be sufficient. I trust him, he knows his swing, he\u2019s told me along the way how he\u2019s feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Rockies: LHP Jake McGee (left knee sprain) will throw a simulated game in Arizona on Tuesday before beginning a three-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday. \u2026 LHP Chris Rusin (mid-back strain) will start a rehab assignment Monday in Tacoma with Albuquerque followed by another outing on Wednesday in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">TROUBLE AT ALTITUDE<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Arizona outfielder Adam Jones was feeling better Sunday after he left Saturday\u2019s game feeling lightheaded. Lovullo said Jones was feeling the effects of the thin air and kept him on the bench Sunday. He said he is taking the same approach to playing at altitude as San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who frequently sat players when playing in Denver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s always a challenge coming up here, so it\u2019s one of the reasons why I want to give guys days off here and days off coming out of here,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cI know the Spurs have come up here and not played any of their five starters. I know Pop has done that on several occasions. He was the first to spot there wasn\u2019t something up here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">UP NEXT<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Diamondbacks: RHP Merrill Kelly (3-2, 3.60) will open a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Rockies: RHP Antonio Senzatela (2-1, 4.03) will face San Francisco LHP Madison Bumgarner when Colorado\u2019s homestand continues on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/tapia-hits-bases-loaded-triple-to-lift-rox-over-dbacks-8-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Rockies&#8217; Raimel Tapia reacts after hitting a triple to drive in three runs off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Archie Bradley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Denver. 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