Arenado's two doubles lift Rockies over Diamondbacks 5-4

PHOENIX (AP) — Nolan Arenado had two doubles and two RBIs to break out of a slump and help the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Trevor Story also had two hits, including a triple, and added two stolen bases. The Rockies have won two straight games after dropping the previous seven and have pushed back to .500 with a 15-15 record.

Daniel Bard gave up a run in the ninth but still earned his second save in two nights. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases with two outs but Nick Ahmed struck out to end the game.

Arizona lost its seventh straight and fell to 13-18.

The Rockies' decisive rally came in the seventh. Story drew a one-out walk and stole second before coming home on Arenado's second double of the night. Later in the inning, Arenado scored on a passed ball to push the Rockies ahead 5-3.

Arenado, a five-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove third baseman, has struggled some by his lofty standards and came into the game batting just .223. He was just 5 of 37 at the plate over his previous 10 games.

Colorado took a 2-0 lead in the first with three extra-base hits. Story started the action with a long triple into the right-center gap and Arenado brought him home with a double. Two batters later, Matt Kemp followed with another double that scored Arenado.

The D-backs bounced back to tie it at 2-all in the second thanks to solo homers from Christian Walker and veteran Jon Jay. It was the first homer in more than two years for Jay, who went 108 games and 384 plate appearances between long balls.

Jairo Díaz (1-1) earned the win by pitching a scoreless sixth inning. Stefan Crichton (2-1) took the loss after giving up two runs in the seventh.

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