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Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Colorado Rockies 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:40 PM ET · Coors FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 25, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score50
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 50
5
5–3
FINAL · 9 innings
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 26
3
T-Score26
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Merrill KellyAZ
StarterWin
5.1421278
Jonathan LoáisigaAZ
ReliefSave
1.0101016
Mason AdamsCOL
StarterLoss
6.0500880
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
AZArizona Diamondbacks400000010580
COLColorado Rockies011000010371
Top hitters
Ezequiel Tovar2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Tim Tawa1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Corbin Carroll1-for-4 · 2 RBI
Gabriel Moreno3-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R
Hunter Goodman2-for-3 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherDiamondbacksThe starters are close overall, but Kelly owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRockiesThe confirmed Colorado order includes 7 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenDiamondbacksArizona has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

AZ
Merrill Kelly RHP
Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.00
162nd
WHIP
1.47
176th
K/9
6.38
199th
BB/9
3.96
171st
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.61
174th
OPS/R
–
IP
156.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.25
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
COL
Mason Adams RHP
Mason Adams
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.09
106th
WHIP
1.65
185th
K/9
9.00
45th
BB/9
4.70
155th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.35
207th
OPS/R
–
IP
23.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.09
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Adams strikes out 2.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Kelly allows the lower home-run rate: 1.61 vs 2.35 per nine.
·Kelly allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.47 WHIP compared with 1.65.
·Kelly has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kelly arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup28%88.5
Four-seam28%92.1
Cutter13%91.0
Curveball12%82.5
Slider10%86.3
Sinker10%92.4
Adams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.2
Sinker26%92.3
Curveball18%82.0
Sweeper13%85.7
Changeup5%88.0
Cutter5%88.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Diamondbacks vs RHP (Mason Adams)
26th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Merrill Kelly)
5th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 23, 4:41 PM ET
AZAZ
.738
−31 ptsOPS edge
COLCOL
.769

Slight edge: COL

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Arizona DiamondbacksOfficial lineupvs RHP Mason Adams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Adams (BvP)
1Lars NootbaarLLF66.7218.800No MLB historyNo history
2Ketel MarteS2B73.74822.687No MLB historyNo history
3Gabriel MorenoRC78.87416.909No MLB historyNo history
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7479.762No MLB historyNo history
5Pavin SmithL1B28.5563.574No MLB historyNo history
6Nolan ArenadoR3B64.80630.775No MLB historyNo history
7Corbin CarrollLRF78.79522.727No MLB historyNo history
8Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
9Tim TawaR1B57.69011.704No MLB historyNo history
1Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score2Ketel Marte 2B · S.249 / .748 · 22 HRvs hand .687 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .909 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .762 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Pavin Smith 1B · L.183 / .556 · 3 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score7Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score8Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Tim Tawa 1B · R.240 / .690 · 11 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score
Colorado RockiesOfficial lineupvs RHP Merrill Kelly
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kelly (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF61.80915.7711-for-3Very small sample
2Cole CarriggSCF61.81812.8631-for-3Very small sample
3Hunter GoodmanRC73.83941.8351-for-2Very small sample
4TJ RumfieldL1B66.84316.8750-for-4Very small sample
5Kyle KarrosR3B68.76113.7191-for-3Very small sample
6Adael AmadorS2B—.8444.8820-for-1Very small sample
7Mickey MoniakLLF60.75823.8071-for-5Very small sample
8Zac VeenLLF—.7473.8211-for-2Very small sample
9Ezequiel TovarRSS37.61713.6283-for-8Very small sample
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291 / .809 · 15 HRvs hand .771 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score2Cole Carrigg CF · S.279 / .818 · 12 HRvs hand .863 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score3Hunter Goodman C · R.245 / .839 · 41 HRvs hand .835 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .843 · 16 HRvs hand .875 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score5Kyle Karros 3B · R.253 / .761 · 13 HRvs hand .719 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample68H-Score6Adael Amador 2B · S.277 / .844 · 4 HRvs hand .882 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score7Mickey Moniak LF · L.238 / .758 · 23 HRvs hand .807 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample60H-Score8Zac Veen LF · L.232 / .747 · 3 HRvs hand .821 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219 / .617 · 13 HRvs hand .628 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample37H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseAZAZ·COLCOL
AVG.246 11th.254 4th
OPS.720 13th.739 5th
Home runs166 25th180 19th
Runs739 10th752 7th
OBP.318 13th.322 7th
SLG.402 13th.417 5th
PitchingAZAZ·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.18vs5.59
AZCOL
WHIP1.28vs1.52
AZCOL
K/97.1vs7.0
AZCOL
HR Allowed186vs227
AZCOL
BullpenAZAZ·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.43vs5.25
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.17vs1.50
no league rank
Saves38vs33
AZCOL
ResultsAZAZ·COLCOL
+32013th
Run differential
+19627th
86–76 Record58–104
5–5 Last 102–8
Last 10 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (5–5)
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
Colorado Rockies (2–8)
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Merrill Kelly (5.00 ERA, 9–14) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Mason Adams (5.09 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:40 PM ET at Coors Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Diamondbacks and Rockies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rockies 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Merrill Kelly is at 40; Mason Adams is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.