Recaps
[Arizona Sports] Diamondbacks do not mess around with Rockies to close 6-1 homestand – The Arizona Diamondbacks smacked seven extra-base hits, none of which left the yard, in an all-around dominant win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, 9-1. Ryne Nelson threw a career-high eight innings with one earned run, while the offense supplied a 7-0 lead in the opening three innings to bury the Rockies early. The score was 9-0 after six, as the D-backs coasted to earn a four-game series victory, 3-1. With
the win, Arizona finished its homestand against the San Francisco Giants and Rockies 6-1 and improved to 8-2 over the first 10 games of its Rockies-Giants-Rockies-Giants stretch.
[AZ Central] Corbin Carroll closes in on DBacks triples record in rout of Rockies – Carroll raised his career triple total to 51, two away from surpassing Stephen Drew for the franchise record. He had four hits in a game for the third time in his career. “There’s the value in taking the extra base, and if you can get there before two outs you don’t necessarily have to get a hit to score a run,” Carroll said. “Always trying to run hard and make the job easier for my teammate behind me.” “For what’s a standup double to everybody else, the majority of people in the big leagues, it’s a standup triple for him,” Lovullo said. “It’s done out of the box. When he hits that ball, he’s doing everything he can to get going full speed in order to get to third base.”
[AP] Carroll has 2 run-scoring triples, Diamondbacks blow out hapless Rockies – Nelson (2-3) scattered six singles and struck out three in his career-best third straight start of at least seven innings.Arizona (28-24) has won eight of 10 to climb four games over .500 for the first time since April 22. Quintana allowed six runs on six hits before being removed with one out in the second inning due to left elbow discomfort. Catcher Brett Sullivan pitched a perfect eighth for the last-place Rockies, who have lost eight of 11. Arizona scored two runs off Quintana in the first inning and Marte made it 4-0 in the second with a two-run double, prompting Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer to remove the left-hander with the team trainer at his side.
Team news
[Dbacks.com] Troy (D-backs’ No. 4 prospect) doubles twice in MLB debut – The D-backs’ No. 4 prospect laced his first Major League hit Sunday at Chase Field in a 9-1 win over the Rockies, ripping a double off left-hander Jose Quintana that just got under the glove of center fielder Jake McCarthy. It was the capstone moment of a whirlwind 48 hours that began when Troy got news that his dream of being a big leaguer was about to come true. Beyond having to get ready for a Major League game, Troy knew both his family and his girlfriend’s family had to be there. When the ball found the turf in the bottom of the second, his parents, Tommy Sr. and Temple, were watching from down the third-base line.“I’m still shaking, I’m so happy for him,” Temple told D-backs television reporter Jody Jackson. “I could feel the air vibrating when he was up there.”
[SI] Tommy Troy’s Debut Already Setting Up Another Tough D-backs Decision – Troy may not be able to produce at this type of clip every day going forward, but he’s yet another young player with a mature-looking approach and good bat-to-ball skills. His versatility and speed are pluses, as well. But suddenly, the Diamondbacks may have another tough decision to make. Gurriel is not expected to miss a great deal of time with his hamstring injury, and Jordan Lawlar will be returning from his wrist fracture at some point in the coming weeks. If Troy is a productive player, Arizona may have to make a tough decision to reduce Gurriel’s playing time, or even part ways with the veteran.
[Mercury News] Ex-Stanford, Los Gatos High School star shines in MLB debut – “Just everything that I could have dreamed of, honestly,” said Troy, who had his family and his girlfriend’s family in attendance. “All the guys here are so supportive, loosening me up because I was a little nervous at first. But such a great moment.” “I thought he seemed very comfortable,” said Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll, who went 4-for-4 with two triples and two RBIs on Sunday, of Troy. “I think he belonged, looked like he knew what he needed to do, took care of his business. I was impressed.” Troy helped lead Stanford to Pac-12 titles in 2022 and 2023 before he was taken in the first round, 12th overall, by the Diamondbacks in the 2023 MLB draft as an infielder. He graduated from Los Gatos in 2020 after helping the school to a runner-up finish in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs in 2018.
And, elsewhere…
[MLB.com] Hernández caps sweep of Mets with walk-off grand slam – The win completed Miami’s first three-game sweep of the Mets at home since 2019 and gave the Marlins their first three-game winning streak since opening the season with a sweep of the Rockies. Miami has won five of its past six games against New York dating back to last August.“ We have a good team, and the pitching was really good, too,” Hernández said. “Untouchable, like it has been all these three days.” Miami’s pitchers held New York to two runs over the three-game series, including Sunday’s outing from Tyler Phillips, who made his first Major League start of the season.
[The Independent] Family continues fight against MLB team after missing out on $13,000 raffle prize that they had to claim within 6 outs – One of the 10 tickets Annette Flynn bought was drawn but she couldn’t see it displayed from her seat, which had the scoreboard behind her, and she also didn’t hear the number announced, according to court papers. By the time Flynn learned she had the winning ticket and made it to the claim table on the loge level concourse, the deadline at the top of the 7th inning had passed. Flynn told WISN that an usher mistakenly told her to go to the main level, and security video — that was shared by the family — from inside the stadium reportedly shows her racing through the hallways trying to claim the ticket.
Project Hail Mary (2026)
- Rating: D+
- Dir: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
- Star: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce
This feels like bits pulled from far better SF movies, covering everything from Interstellar to Contact, ruthlessly purged of anything which might challenge or remotely concern the audience, replacing it instead with fluff. Y’know the Grogu drinking soup meme? This is that, extended to 156 minutes in length. It’s SF, only if the S stands for sentimentality. I will say, the visual elements are well-done, and on occasion spectacular. But any weight you might have considered appropriate, given the whole “imminent world destruction” thing, is consistently undermined by weak stabs at comedy. Grace falls over things. See? He’s relatable because he’s clumsy! Going by the box-office receipts, it must just be me, but I was hoping for something a bit more than Ted Lasso in Space.
