Rockies blast Diamondbacks for six runs in the eighth en route to 10-7 victory

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post on Aug 16, 2025

Published in Baseball

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DENVER — What looked like a Blake Street Bummer turned into a LoDo Lalapalooza for the Rockies on Saturday night.

They exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to shock the Diamondbacks and pull out a 10-7 win.

The victory march included a two-run double off the right-field wall by red-hot center fielder Brenton Doyle; a two-run, pinch-hit single by Kyle Farmer; and a two-run blast to left-center by Tyler Freeman. Arizona’s bullpen pinatas were Andrew Hoffmann (charged with four runs) and Andrew Saalfrank (charged with two).

Rockies closer Victor Vodnik pitched a perfect ninth to notch his sixth save.

Colorado starter Chase Dollander, pitching at Coors for the first time since facing the White Sox on July 6, struggled with his command for much of his night, needing 95 pitches to get through 4 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits with six strikeouts.

The Diamondbacks appeared to put the game away in the seventh on Adrian Del Castillo’s two-run homer to right off reliever Nick Anderson’s 2-2 curveball.

There were, as usual, flashes of Dollander’s talent. He struck out the side in the second and needed just 10 pitches in a one-two-three fourth inning. But falling behind in counts continues to stall the right-hander’s progress. In the third inning, for example, the Diamondbacks scored two runs on one hit — a double by Rockie killer Ketel Marte — but Dollander walked two batters and they both scored.

Arizona’s fifth inning was a Coors Field conundrum. Geraldo Perdomo led off with a bloop single and stole second without a throw. Dollander then recorded two quick outs before Lourdes Gurriel Jr. looped an RBI single to shallow center and Del Castillo looped an RBI double to shallow left field, just out of reach for a sliding Mickey Moniak.

Dollander still hasn’t slayed his Coors Field demons. After nine starts at the spacious ballpark, he has an 8.19 ERA with 28 strikeouts against 20 walks. On the road, Dollander has a 3.95 ERA in eight starts with 35 strikeouts and 18 walks.