D-backs seek to turn page quickly after taking tough loss to Rockies

PHOENIX -- This was a tough one for the Diamondbacks to swallow.

Up in the early innings Tuesday, the Diamondbacks let one get away as the Rockies rallied to beat them, 3-2, at Chase Field.

Here are some takeaways:

1. These are tough games to lose
The Diamondbacks are locked in an NL Wild Card race and because of that, every game at this point in the season takes on even extra meaning.

On any given night, the Rockies can beat any team in baseball, but the fact is they have the worst record in the National League -- and with a road trip to Atlanta and Boston starting this weekend -- the Diamondbacks need to win this series.

The Diamondbacks can still do that by capturing Wednesday afternoon's series finale, but this game felt like one that got away.

"We got a quick turnaround," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "Every game matters during the season, but it's extremely critical when you're in a position that we are, that you play your best game every single night, and our guys gave a great effort today. We just got beat."

The Diamondbacks and Phillies both lost, while the Padres won, meaning there is a virtual three-way tie for the second NL Wild Card spot.

2. They couldn't follow up on a solid first inning
In Monday night's series opener, the Diamondbacks scored four runs in the first and three in the second, cruising to a 9-0 win.

Tuesday, they got off to another good start with Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte each hitting solo homers off Tomoyuki Sugano. Nolan Arenado added a two-out triple but was stranded.

After that, though, Sugano went into shutdown mode as he held Arizona to just three singles before departing after six. A trio of Colorado relievers closed things out.

"Things started off pretty good," Lovullo said. "You get a solo home run from Carroll and Marte, and you score two early runs off one of their one of their guys, and you feel like you're going to put some more runs on the board. But we didn't. Going eight scoreless [after that] is something we haven't done in a while. Their pitcher got very, very stubborn, went on lockdown, and they did a nice job of not allowing us to tack on runs."

3. Bratt did a nice job
After tossing seven shutout innings in his last start against the Padres, Mitch Bratt once again turned in a good start for the Diamondbacks.

The rookie left-hander allowed just two runs over six innings. He had a shutout going through five.

In the sixth, though, Ezequiel Tovar barely beat out a tapper to third, and with two outs, Kyle Karros connected for a two-run homer to left-center to tie the game.

"Just tip your cap," Bratt said of the homer. "It's a good fastball. It's a good hitter. It's third time through the order, I executed a pitch, he just put a better swing on it."