Burnes has a season-high 10 strikeouts, D-backs win 8-0 as Rockies fall 30 games below .500
Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, left, scores a run as Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings waits for a late throw during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings runs out of room in a failed attempt to make a catch on a foul ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suárez during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez blows a bubble during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Carson Palmquist throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, left, scores a run as Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings waits for a late throw during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings runs out of room in a failed attempt to make a catch on a foul ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suárez during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez blows a bubble during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Carson Palmquist throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 16, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Burnes struck out a season-high 10 batters over six masterful innings, Eugenio Suárez and Geraldo Perdomo each had three RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 8-0 on Friday night.
The Rockies fell to 7-37 for the worst start in the big leagues through 44 games since 1901. They've lost four straight and 12 of 13.
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Interim manager Warren Schaeffer is 0-4 since taking over for Bud Black, who was fired on Sunday.
Burnes (3-1) navigated his outing without much trouble, giving up two hits and walking three. It's his second straight scoreless outing after skipping a turn in the rotation due to shoulder inflammation.
Rockies lefty Carson Palmquist (0-1) made his big-league debut, giving up five runs on six hits and a walk over four innings. The 24-year-old is the team's No. 8 prospect, according to MLB.com.
The D-backs scored two runs in the second, one in the third and two more in the fourth to pull away for a 5-0 lead. Suárez added a two-run single in the seventh for a 7-0 advantage.
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Gabriel Moreno reached base four times with two doubles, a single and a walk. Josh Naylor, Randal Grichuk and Corbin Carroll all had two hits.
The D-backs won back-to-back games for the first time since April 30-May 1.
Key moment
Burnes struck out Mickey Moniak with the bases loaded in the fourth, ending the Rockies' one good scoring chance.
Key stat
The Rockies fell to 2-21 on the road this season and are 1-21 in night games. Colorado came into the game with a .189 batting average in road games and had just two hits on Friday.
Up next
RHP Germán Márquez (1-6, 8.27 ERA) was set to start Saturday for the Rockies against RHP Zac Gallen (3-5, 4.59).
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