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Diamondbacks Show Some Bite, Rout Rockies in 2018 Opener

Friday, March 30, 2018 at 8 a.m.

Jim Louvau Both teams stood during the national anthem as fireworks filled the sky for the 2018 opening game in Phoenix. 1/23

Jim Louvau Paul Goldschmidt and Zack Greinke received 2017 Gold Glove awards before the game. 2/23

Jim Louvau Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers pose with Diamondbacks legend Luis Gonzales before the game. 3/23

Jim Louvau Patrick Corbin was named the Opening Day starter after D-backs ace Zack Greinke went down with an injury. 4/23

Jim Louvau It was a packed house at Chase Field for the opener. 5/23

Jim Louvau Patrick Corbin had a rough start to the game, but had a strong outing in the win. 6/23

Jim Louvau David Peralta tries to catch the DJ LeMahieu shot that put the Rockies ahead 1-0 in the first inning. 7/23

Jim Louvau David Peralta got the D-backs' first hit of the season and got the offense going early. 8/23

Jim Louvau Paul Goldschmidt walked three times in the game, including the first inning to load the bases. 9/23

Jim Louvau Jake Lamb had a hot bat and got the D-backs on the board early with a two-run double. 10/23

Jim Louvau The D-backs got off to a great start, taking a 3-1 lead in the first inning. 11/23

Jim Louvau Jarrod Dyson had two hits and also stole a base in his debut with the D-backs. 12/23

Jim Louvau Dyson outran the throw to first base and was called safe after the replay. 13/23

Jim Louvau Patrick Corbin pitched 5.2 innings and struck out eight Rockies. 14/23

Jim Louvau Archie Bradley pitched 1.2 innings and didn't give up a hit in relief. 15/23

Jim Louvau It's never a good idea to run onto the field. 16/23

Jim Louvau David Peralta was hot at the plate with three hits in the opener. 17/23

Jim Louvau Jake Lamb slides into second base with this second hit in the victory. 18/23

Jim Louvau Nick Ahmed had the bat going late in the game. 19/23

Jim Louvau Archie Bradley had a quality outing and celebrated with teammates as the game wraps up. 20/23

Jim Louvau David Peralta gets some advice for the team's third base coach. 21/23

Jim Louvau A.J Pollock finished with one hit and a walk. 22/23

Jim Louvau Jarrod Dyson was quite the speedster on the bases. 23/23

Diamondbacks Show Some Bite, Rout Rockies in 2018 Opener

After giving up a solo home run in the first inning to DJ LeMahieu, Patrick Corbin pitched a gem of a game only, giving up two runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks routed NL West rival Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Opening Day at Chase Field. It wasn't just the pitching that stood out in the team's victory as Jake Lamb had a good night at the plate and drove in four runs. Newcomer Jarrod Dyson also had a pair of hits, including a triple, and scored two runs in his D-backs debut.