DENVER -- Troy Tulowitzki smacked his first career pinch-hit home run to ignite a five-run eighth-inning rally that led the Rockies past the D-backs, 6-4, on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field.
Behind a strong outing from Rubby De La Rosa the D-backs built a 2-1 lead through seven innings. Tulowitzki led off the eighth with a homer to right off Daniel Hudson (2-3) and things spiraled out of control from there. In all the Rockies walked five times during the inning and Aaron Hill also committed an error that led to a pair of runs. 
The momentum began to shift the Rockies' way in the top of eighth when left fielder Ben Paulsen robbed Chris Owings of a home run. Paulsen also wound up driving in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the inning on a groundout to second.With the win the Rockies won back-to-back series at Coors Field for the first time this year.MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTurning two: Rubby De La Rosa found himself in a tough spot in the fifth as the Rockies loaded the bases with one out. But he got Jorge De La Rosa to hit a grounder to Paul Goldschmidt at first and the D-backs were able to turn a 3-2-3 double play to end the threat.Mount .500: The D-backs squandered another chance at reaching the .500 mark. It was the 11th time since April 24, when they were last at .500, that they had an opportunity to reach that mark.Flashing the leather: The Rockies' outfield made two stellar defensive plays that kept Arizona off the scoreboard. In the eighth, Paulsen -- in the outfield only because of Carlos Gonzalez's hand injury -- robbed Owings of a solo homer that would've given Arizona a 3-1 lead. Charlie Blackmon did his part too in the first, making a running catch in right-center on a drive by Nick Ahmed before slamming into the wall.Close call: After Jorge De La Rosa left the game with a cut on his left middle finger, the Rockies got a second injury scare in the sixth as Michael McKenry and Nolan Arenado collided on a foul pop right in front of the Arizona dugout. McKenry hung onto the ball, but Arenado stayed down on the ground for a few minutes before eventually walking off under his own power. Arenado would then come up in the next half-inning and slug a solo home run to tie the game at 1.SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDSRockies reliever Justin Miller (1-0) picked up just his second career Major League win and first since May 13, 2014.Steve Gilbert/MLB.com
The momentum began to shift the Rockies' way in the top of eighth when left fielder Ben Paulsen robbed Chris Owings of a home run. Paulsen also wound up driving in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the inning on a groundout to second.With the win the Rockies won back-to-back series at Coors Field for the first time this year.MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTurning two: Rubby De La Rosa found himself in a tough spot in the fifth as the Rockies loaded the bases with one out. But he got Jorge De La Rosa to hit a grounder to Paul Goldschmidt at first and the D-backs were able to turn a 3-2-3 double play to end the threat.Mount .500: The D-backs squandered another chance at reaching the .500 mark. It was the 11th time since April 24, when they were last at .500, that they had an opportunity to reach that mark.Flashing the leather: The Rockies' outfield made two stellar defensive plays that kept Arizona off the scoreboard. In the eighth, Paulsen -- in the outfield only because of Carlos Gonzalez's hand injury -- robbed Owings of a solo homer that would've given Arizona a 3-1 lead. Charlie Blackmon did his part too in the first, making a running catch in right-center on a drive by Nick Ahmed before slamming into the wall.Close call: After Jorge De La Rosa left the game with a cut on his left middle finger, the Rockies got a second injury scare in the sixth as Michael McKenry and Nolan Arenado collided on a foul pop right in front of the Arizona dugout. McKenry hung onto the ball, but Arenado stayed down on the ground for a few minutes before eventually walking off under his own power. Arenado would then come up in the next half-inning and slug a solo home run to tie the game at 1.SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDSRockies reliever Justin Miller (1-0) picked up just his second career Major League win and first since May 13, 2014.Steve Gilbert/MLB.com
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