PHOENIX (AP) — Pavin Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, Drey Jameson threw 3 2/3 innings of impressive relief in his return to the big leagues and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 7-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
The Diamondbacks stormed back from an early 4-0 deficit with a five-run second inning, punctuated by Smith's three-run homer to right-center that made it 5-4. Jake McCarthy had a two-run single earlier in the rally.
Colorado's Ryan McMahon homered in his fourth consecutive game, hitting a 445-foot drive that cleared the center-field wall for a 1-0 lead in the first. McMahon had four hits and finished a double short of the cycle. He went deep in all three games of the team's previous series against the New York Mets.
The Rockies scored three more runs in the second on Ezequiel Tovar's two-run double and McMahon's RBI single.
But the D-backs roughed up Rockies starter Karl Kauffmann (0-3), who was making his third major league start. The right-hander gave up seven runs on nine hits and two walks over four innings, striking out just one.
Arizona stretched its advantage to 7-4 on Gabriel Moreno's sacrifice fly in the third and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s solo homer in the fourth.
The Rockies cut that margin to 7-5 on McMahon's RBI triple and loaded the bases in the seventh, but Jameson struck out Harold Castro to end the threat. Jameson also wiggled out of a jam in the eighth, getting slugger Kris Bryant to pop out to second for the third out with runners on first and second.
Arizona starter Ryne Nelson (2-2) pitched decently after his rocky first two frames. He gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings, striking out one.
Jameson gave up a two-out single in the ninth, so manager Torey Lovullo turned to lefty Andrew Chafin for the final out. He struck out Elehuris Montero to earn his eighth save in 10 chances.
The Rockies lost despite getting 13 hits. Arizona had 11.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT DREY
Jameson was brought back to the big leagues on Saturday after a stint at Triple-A Reno.
The hard-throwing right-hander has a vicious slider that's made him one of the organization's top prospects. He had a terrific cameo as a starter with the Diamondbacks late in 2022, compiling a 1.48 ERA over 24 1/3 innings.
He's bounced between the bullpen and rotation this season, struggling as a starter before getting demoted to Triple-A on April 24. After a few good weeks with Reno, he was called back up and is in the bullpen for now.
He struck out six in Monday's outing.
MAKING MOVES
Rockies: OF Charlie Blackmon was placed on the bereavement list. Montero was called up from Triple-A. ... LHP Ryan Rolison was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and sent to Triple-A.
Diamondbacks: Reinstated OF Kristian Robinson from the injured list and sent him to Class A. To make room on the 40-man roster, the team designated RHP Peter Solomon for assignment. Robinson has been dealing with legal issues over the past three years, stemming from his arrest in 2020.
UP NEXT
The four-game series continues Tuesday night. The D-backs send RHP Zac Gallen (6-2, 2.97 ERA) to the mound while the Rockies counter with LHP Kyle Freeland (4-5, 3.86).
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