Colorado Rockies: 3 things to like from D’backs series

1. The emergence at the plate of Raimel Tapia (Tuesday and Wednesday) and Ryan McMahon (Wednesday).

Tapia entered the Arizona series batting just .125 (2-for-8). After not playing in the series opener on Monday night, Tapia was inserted into the lineup on Tuesday and responded with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. His two-run double was a huge hit in Colorado’s six-run eighth inning that gave the Rockies an 8-2 lead before Arizona rallied in the ninth in an 8-7 setback to the Rox.

Here is some of what manager Bud Black had to say about Tapia’s performance on Tuesday night:

"“It was good to see ‘Tap’ contribute with three hits…” said Black. “I thought he had good at-bats throughout the night. So, good for him. I think we, again, got to get him going (offensively)….It was good to see ‘Tap’ get some hits.”"

Tapia promptly followed up his Game 2 performance with another start on Wednesday, reaching base four times (2 singles, 2 walks) while scoring a run. The two games boosted his batting average to .304.

Meanwhile, McMahon had two hits on Wednesday in the series finale, including a three-run home run in the fourth inning that, at the time, gave Colorado a 4-2 lead. That lead would be short-lived, however, as the Diamondbacks eventually rolled past Colorado 13-7 to capture the series.

McMahon is now hitting .220 on the season.