PHOENIX (AP) — Adrian Del Castillo hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks set a franchise record with nine consecutive hits during an eight-run fifth inning for a 13-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
In addition to his first home run of the season, Del Castillo hit a ground-rule double into the pool in right field and a single in the fifth when the Diamondbacks batted around to open a 12-3 lead.
Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt (12-7) pitched four innings, allowing 11 hits, but only three runs. The Rockies went 5 of 16 with runners in scoring position.
The Rockies scored two runs in the second inning on Adael Amador’s double to make it 3-2, and scored another run on Kyle Karros' single in the third to make it 4-3.
Karros, in his third MLB gam