Jose Urena allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings, CJ Cron hit a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.
Cron’s shot put the ball 467 feet from home plate in center field off Madison Bumgarner (6-14). It was her 28th home run of the season, thus leading her team.
In the last seven games, he has hit four home runs. A day earlier, he hit the ball 504 feet from home through left field, the second-longest home run since he began tracking in 2015.
Reliever Justin Lawrence (3-1) pitched 1 2/3 innings for the win. Daniel Bard pitched the ninth inning perfectly for his 29th save of the season.
Ureña distributed five strikeouts. It was the fourth straight start the Dominican right-hander hasn’t gone past the sixth inning.
However, Ureña allowed the fewest runs in a start since July 16, when he faced the Pittsburgh Pirates and whitewashed them in six innings.
For the Diamondbacks, the Dominicans Ketel Marte 2-1 with an RBI, Wilmer Difo 3-0, Geraldo Perdomo 2-0. Puerto Rican Emanuel Rivera 3-0.
For the Rockies, Venezuelans Yonathan Daza 3-0 with a run scored, Elías Díaz 4-0. Dominican Elehuris Montero 3-2