DENVER (AP) – Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story drew, Kyle Freeland started the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 on Thursday to extend their lead at NL West.

David Dahl had three hits and two RBIs to help Colorado take a two-game lead over Los Angeles and a 4-1 / 2 advantage in third place in the Diamondbacks. Los Angeles played Thursday night in St. Louis.

Diamondbacks right-handed Clay Buchholz was scratched from the start because of the tightening of the right elbow. Matt Koch (5-5) started in his place and allowed four runs on eight hits in three sets.

A J. Pollock slammed for Arizona. The Diamondbacks are 3-12 in September. They lost 5-4 on Wednesday night when DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer in Yoshihisa Hirano in the ninth inning.

Freeland (15-7) only allowed two hits and one in six innings before giving Steven Souza Jr. a triple and Nick Ahmed a seventh in the seventh. Freeland left after coach Bud Black and coach Keith Dugger came to the mound.

Yencey Almonte gave RBI a double at Ketel Marte (5: 3). The Rockies responded with five runs down the run.

After Arenado and Pollock exchanged their circuits alone, Freeland doubled an RBI center over Pollock's head to get to Arenado and give the Rockies a 2-1 lead.

Story's home run in the third was 4-1 and Freeland came back to fourth. He picked up a single on the third baseline before scoring on Dahl's double in the left corner.

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TRAINER ROOM

Diamondbacks: LHP T.J. McFarland was sent back to Phoenix to have an MRI on his sore elbow. Manager Torey Lovullo said that McFarland's elbow pain erupted on Sunday, but he felt better. S & he checks, Lovullo said he would join the team in Houston.

FOLLOWING

Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (5-2, 4.18) will open a three-game series at the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (6-8, 4.89) will start Colorado's nine-game game against San Francisco on Friday night.

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