The Arizona Diamondbacks secured a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field on Saturday, May 23, 2026, taking their second win in the first three games of the four-game weekend series.
Arizona jumped ahead early with a three-run third inning, highlighted by a Geraldo Perdomo RBI single and a Nolan Arenado RBI double.
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Ketel Marte added a two-run blast in the fourth inning.
Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits over five innings.
Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen earned the win, giving up three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Colorado attempted a comeback with two runs in the fourth and another in the sixth. T.
J. Rumfield hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to cut the deficit to one.
Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel escaped a two-on, no-out jam in the eighth, and closer Paul Sewald pitched a perfect ninth inning to record his 11th save of the season.
The loss dropped the Rockies to 20-32, while the Diamondbacks improved to 27-24.
Lorenzen, Schaeffer Reflect on Pitching Performance
Lorenzen expressed dissatisfaction with his outing, noting a misplaced fastball to Marte. "It was just a fastball," he said.
"He's usually pretty patient. 0-0, trying to go away and missed in the middle."
Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer offered a more defense-oriented assessment. "I thought Mike threw the ball fine.
I thought he gave us a chance to win," Schaeffer said. "Good breaking stuff.
