Gray takes no-hitter into 7th, Rockies beat D-Backs, 7-3

<p>DENVER &mdash; Jon Gray took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and got his first win of the season, pitching the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Thursday.</p>
<p>Gray (1-0) allowed three runners through six innings, helped in the sixth when third baseman Ryan McMahon made a barehanded grab of Tim Locastro’s grounder and threw out the speedy batter by a half-step.</p>
<p>Gray threw 83 pitches through six innings in his second start of the season and was bidding to become the second Colorado pitcher to throw a no-hitter after Ubaldo Jiménez against Atlanta on April 17, 2010.</p>
<p>David Peralta tripled leading off the seventh when he sent a 1-2 slider into the gap in left-center field. Pavin Smith hit an RBI single on the next pitch.</p>
<p>The sparse crowd of 10,836 at Coors Field gave Gray a standing ovation after Peralta’s hit. Gray walked pinch-hitter Asdrúbal Cabrera with two outs, and got another ovation when he walked to the dugout to make way for Yency Almonte.</p>
<p>Daniel Bard relieved with two on in the ninth and got the two outs for his second save.</p>
<p>Merrill Kelly (0-2) gave up seven runs — six earned — and nine hits in six innings.</p>
<p>Trevor Story had a two-run double and scored in a three-run first inning. He tripled with two outs in the second to drive in Garrett Hampson. </p>
<p>Dom Nunez hit a three-run homer in the sixth, and Eduardo Escobar added a two-run homer off Carlos Estévez in the ninth. </p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Diamondbacks: INF Ketel Marte was placed on the 10-day IL, a day after hurting his right hamstring. 2B Andrew Young was recalled from the taxi squad. … RHP Zac Gallen (forearm fracture) threw 67 pitches at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday. … Manager Torey Lovullo has not given details on why RHP Chris Devenski wa placed on the restricted list on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Rockies: INF Chris Owings didn’t play due to right hamstring soreness. Owings had two doubles and a triple in Wednesday’s win before leaving after the fifth inning. Manager Bud Black said he is optimistic it is a short-term issue.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Diamondbacks: RHP Taylor Widener (1-0, 0.00) is to start Arizona’s home opener against Cincinnati on Friday night.</p>
<p>Rockies: LHP Austin Gomber (0-1, 3.00 ERA) faces San Francisco’s Johnny Cueto (0-0, 4.76) in the Giants in San Francisco’s home opener on Friday.</p>
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