Alexander has 4 RBIs, Carroll hits 2-run HR, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 6-1
Zac Gallen (9-12) threw six quality innings, giving up just one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out six.
Arizona has won four of its last six games. Colorado has dropped five straight.
The D-backs took a 3-0 lead in the first when Alexander hit a two-out double down the left field line that cleared the bases. He pushed Arizona's advantage to 4-1 in the fourth with a solo homer to right field.
Carroll made it 6-1 in the fifth with a towering two-run homer down that easily cleared the right-field fence. It was the All-Star outfielder's 24th long ball of the season.
Colorado lefty Austin Gomber (0-6) gave up six runs on five hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out three.
Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros made his big-league debut and had an RBI single in his first plate appearance. The 23-year-old is the son of Eric Karros, who was the 1992 National League Rookie of the Year for the Los Angles Dodgers and had 284 career homers.
Key stat
Colorado's pitching staff has given up 125 runs over the past 12 games.
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The Rockies will throw RHP Bradley Blalock (1-3, 7.68 ERA) against D-backs LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-7, 5.53) on Saturday.
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