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Gonzalez has 2 HRs, 7 RBIs as Rockies beat D-backs, 9-4

colorado-rockiesDENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez homered twice, including a grand slam, and finished with a career-high seven RBIs to give the Colorado Rockies a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

Gonzalez had his 15th career multi-homer game, is tied with Nolan Arenado for the team lead with 33 home runs. Arenado also homered as the Rockies earned a split of the four-game series.

Brooks Brown (1-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings and Justin Miller got the final five outs for his first career save.

Trailing 4-3 in seventh, the Rockies loaded the bases with two hits and a walk against Randall Delgado (5-4). Keith Hessler, recalled before the game, came on and Gonzalez hit a 1-1 slider off the facing of the second deck to put Colorado ahead 7-4. It was his fourth career grand slam, second this season.

Gonzalez hit a two-run homer off Matt Stites in the ninth.

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