Rockies all-star third baseman Nolan Arenado continued his Cactus League tear Friday, hitting a triple and a double and boosting his average to .600.
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ROCKIES 6, ANGELS 6 (9 innings)
At Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe, Ariz. — The Rockies’ spring training dynamic duo might want to save some of their hot at-bats for the regular season.
Third baseman Nolan Arenado continued his ridiculous Cactus League tear by going 2-for-3 with a triple and a double. He’s hitting .600. Translation: 18 hits in 30 at-bats.
Prospect Trevor Story, the likely starting shortstop when the Rockies break camp, went 2-for-3 and knocked in two runs. Story is hitting .321 (9-for-28) and leads the Rockies with four home runs and 10 RBIs.
HITS
** Rebounding from a rough last outing, right-hander Jordan Lyles, who’s a lock for the starting rotation, tossed four scoreless innings.
“Most importantly, I wanted to work on being more aggressive,” said Lyles, who gave up two hits, walked two and struck out one. “It was about not giving in and (I wanted) my body language out there to be more aggressive.”
** Right-handed pitching prospect Antonio Senzatela, just 21, got chance to start against the Angels. Facing a lineup that included Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Yuniel Escobar, Senzatella did fine. He pitched three innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Trout and Pujols were 0-for-4 against him.
MISSES
** Right-hander Brock Huntzinger had a tough day. In one-third inning, the Angels bombed him for three runs on four hits, including a three-run homer by second baseman Rey Navarro.
** Minor-league outfielder Alex Castellanos was hit in the hand by a pitch in the seventh inning and was immediately removed from the game.
WHAT S NEXT
The Rockies travel to play the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Peoria Sports Complex, 2:10 p.m. MDT (No TV, KOA 850 AM)
Rockies pitchers — LHP Yohan Flande, LHP James McGee, RHP Scott Oberg, LHP Boone Logan, LHP Jason Gurka, RHP Gonzalez Germen
Padres starter — RHP Loenel Campos
