Looking Ahead

Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (1-2, 9.45 ERA) at Rockies RHP Jon Gray (0-1, 3.31) 6:40 p.m. Monday, Coors Field

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Gray is still looking for his first win, despite pitching pretty well, and despite the fact that opponents are batting just .194 against him. He is returning to Coors Field, where he owns a career record of 25-11 with a 4.34 ERA. His .694 home winning percentage is second in franchise history to Jorge De La Rosa’s .726 clip (53-20) among pitchers with 50 or more starts in Denver. Gray, however, is 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA in five starts at home vs. Arizona. Ray tweaked his delivery in the offseason and the results have not been pretty so far. He allowed six runs over five innings in his last start Houston, but Ray came away encouraged. “Results aside, I feel like my last outing was a big step forward. I feel like I’m starting to piece it together,” Ray told reporters. Colorado’s Nolan Arenado has blistered Ray, batting .341 (14-for-41) with three home runs and a 1.160 OPS. Charlie Blackmon owns Ray, too: .435 (20-for-46) with five homers and a 1.284 OPS.

Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 Sunday, extending his hitting streak to 13 games. He’s batting 27-for-51 (.529) with five doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs over the streak.

The Rockies need more production from the bottom of their order. The last four hitters in the starting lineup went a combined 0-for-15 with six strikeouts in the 5-3 loss at Seattle.

Pitching probables

Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 2.81) at Rockies Kyle Freeland (2-0, 2.41), 6:40 p.m., ATTRM

Diamondback RHP Luke Weaver (0-3, 12.19) at Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela (3-0, 2.65), 1:10 p.m., ATTRM

Off

For the first time this season, seven-time Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado was not in the starting lineup on Sunday when the Rockies took on the Mariners in Seattle.

His absence cost the Rockies in a 5-3 loss.

There were solid reasons for manager Bud Black’s decision to sit Arenado — the third baseman was batting just .185 after an 0for-5 performance Saturday night in which he left six men on base — but Arenado’s glove was missed.

In Seattle’s key, three-run seventh inning, fill-in third baseman Chris Owings couldn’t quite make a play on Kyle Lewis’ infield hit — a play Arenado likely would have pulled off. Then Kyle Seager chopped a ball to Owings for a potential double play, but Owings bobbled the ball for his first error and then made a rushed, wild