D’backs surging in stacked NL West

DENVER — Zack Godley got off to a rough start but recovered quickly and turned in a gem for the Diamondbacks.

Godley shook off a leadoff home run to pitch into the eighth inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Owings hit three-run homers and the Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.

Goldschmidt finished with three hits and four RBIs to increase his season total to 64, tops in the majors.

The D’backs took two of three and pulled into a tie with the Rockies for second place in the NL West behind the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks have won 12 of 14 and are a season-high 19 games above .500 after a 7-1 trip.

“We came in here and did what we needed to do,” Godley said. “It showed we’re playing good ball.”

Godley’s day started with Charlie Blackmon sending a curveball into the bullpen, but he shut down the Rockies from there and retired 13 straight in one stretch.

Godley didn’t allow a hit after Nolan Arenado’s one-out single in the first and retired 19 of the next 20 batters before Raimel Tapia and Pat Valaika singled and doubled to lead off the eighth.

Godley (3-1) allowed three runs on four hits and struck out eight in seven-plus innings. He also helped himself with an RBI single in the eighth.

“He did a great job and did everything we needed him to do,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “Teams play tired baseball on these day games, and our guys went out there with energy. Zack set the tone.”

The Rockies have lost two in a row after winning six straight.

“It’s tough to overcome two three-run homers, really tough to overcome that,” Rockies manager Bud Black said.