Story hits walk-off HR in 9th, Rockies beat slumping Dbacks

<p>DENVER &mdash; Trevor Story hit a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Sunday.</p>
<p>Story hit a 1-1 curveball from Stefan Crichton (0-3) to complete a sweep of the Diamondbacks. It was his fifth homer of the season.</p>
<p>Josh Fuentes had two doubles and Daniel Bard (2-3) pitched the ninth to get the win.</p>
<p>Pavin Smith homered for Arizona, which has lost eight in a row and 13 straight on the road. The Diamondbacks nearly overcame the early exit of starter Taylor Widener but slipped into last place in the NL West.</p>
<p>Colorado starter Jon Gray retired the first 12 batters he faced before David Peralta singled leading off the fifth. Against Arizona on April 8, he didn’t allow a hit through six innings.</p>
<p>Gray was spotted a 2-0 lead into the sixth when he faltered. He walked the first two, including pitcher Alex Young, and after a sacrifice fly scored the first run Smith homered down the right-field line to put the Arizona ahead 3-2.</p>
<p>Colorado tied it 3-all in the eighth on an RBI grounder. Yonathan Daza was later thrown out at the plate trying to score from second on a double.</p>
<p>Widener left the game with two outs in the second inning with right groin discomfort after allowing an unearned run on Story’s RBI single.</p>
<p>It was Widener’s first game since April 22. He was reinstated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a right groin strain.</p>
<p>The Rockies added another run in the fifth after a challenge overturned an inning-ending double play and kept Charlie Blackmon on second base. Fuentes hit his second double to score Blackmon.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Diamondbacks: Optioned OF/INF Josh VanMeter to Triple-A Reno to make room for Widener on the roster.</p>
<p>Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (left shoulder soreness) is on track to make his first start of the season Tuesday at the New York Mets. … RHP Peter Lambert (Tommy John surgery) is throwing bullpen sesssions but is not close to making a return.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Diamondbacks: Will open a three-game home series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Arizona has not announced a starter for the first game.</p>
<p>Rockies: LHP Austin Gomber (2-4, 4.96) will open a four-game series against the Mets in New York on Monday night.</p>
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