The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies meet up at Chase Field on Wednesday as the teams play their third game of their season opening series.
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Rockies shortstop Trevor Story helped Colorado fans forget about trading away Troy Tulowitzki last season by making history in his Major League Baseball debut.
PHOENIX (AP) – Look out Denver!
Trevor Story continues to hit the ball out of the ballpark, but how long will it last? “It’s hard to explain”.
“With young guys, it usually takes time to soak it all in and believe, ‘Hey, I belong here in the major leagues.’ But what you notice about Story is how he carries himself”. He’s also the first player to hit two home runs in an Opening Day MLB debut, and the fifth player since 1900 to homer twice in his MLB debut. I will give him credit and say that his.
Next up for the slugging shortstop, Friday night’s home opener against San Diego.
Colorado’s Tyler Chatwood (1-0) pitched a strong 61/3 innings in his first big-league appearance since recovering from a second Tommy John surgery. By no means am I saying that Story is a bad option, but now could be the best time to get someone to overpay for him. “(Spring training) doesn’t give anyone the excuse to go give up runs, but I’m healthy right now. “But it was awesome”. His was placed on the disabled list April 30, 2014, a day after going five innings in a no-decision against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
That three-run shot gave the Rockies a 4-1 lead and they extended it by two more runs thanks to a Carlos Gonzalez home run and an RBI single from DJ LeMahieu.
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin gets his first start of the season.
Gallardo (1-0) allowed one run and two hits with four strikeouts and three walks in five innings on a chilly night at Camden Yards. “I’m sure you’ll do a good job of that, too”. That’s the Chatwood that we all remember.
Given how the team has finished over the past few years, “Not Last Place” would qualify as a positive.
Jake McGee made his Rockies debut and surrendered a home run to Nick Ahmed but still secured the Save. Stephen Strasburg (1-0), starting his final season with the Nationals before becoming eligible for free agency, allowed one run and six hits in six innings.
Jason Giambi has the most career home runs off Greinke-five-and he had his two home run game in August 2005.
Manager Chip Hale plans to use middle infielder Chris Owings in center quite a bit, especially against left-handed pitchers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | Steven Souza Jr.’s second home run of the game, a go-ahead, three-run drive in the eighth inning, lifted the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rockies have produced a six-run inning in each of their first two games.2.
“Probably build it up just the way tonight was built up”, he said.
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Diamondbacks: RHP Josh Collmenter started the season on the 15-day DL. “I think I’m comfortable with how we’re going to attack it”, he said, “and I’m confident that once we get this thing healed up and start playing it’s going to be behind me for the rest of my career”.
