When does an inch feel like a mile?
Ask the Diamondbacks, who experienced that exact feeling at least a half dozen times Saturday during their 6-5 loss to the Rockies in front of a crowd of 43,340 at Chase Field.
Arizona’s string of depth-perception issues began in the fifth inning when starting pitcher Zack Godley, in the middle of a no-hitter, watched Colorado’s Ian Desmond smoke a long fly ball to center field. No worries, of course. Gold Glove outfielder A.J. Pollock looked like he was going to track it down and make the catch like he usually always does.
Except he didn’t. Pollock got his glove on the ball, but he needed an extra inch for the out and he didn’t make it. Instead, Desmond broke up Godley’s no-no with a leadoff triple and would score during the following at-bat on Garrett Hampson’s first major-league hit, a double to left.
“From that point forward, thing weren’t as consistent as they were for Zack for the first four innings,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “But in those first four innings, he was outstanding.”
BOX SCORE: Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 5
