Bradley’s stunning triple helps D-backs beat Rockies

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Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo answers a question during a news conference at Chase Field as the team gets ready for a National League wild-card playoff baseball game Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks face the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer

PHOENIX (AP) — Relief pitcher Archie Bradley hit a stunning two-run triple in the seventh inning, one of four three-baggers by Arizona that sent the Diamondbacks past the Colorado Rockies 11-8 in the National League wild-card game Wednesday night.

Paul Goldschmidt launched an early three-run homer and the Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead before ace Zack Greinke faltered. Colorado climbed back into it and cut it to 8-7 when Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story hit consecutive homers in the eighth off Bradley, perhaps exhausted from hustling around the bases.

But then A.J. Pollock knocked in two runs with Arizona’s fourth triple, this one off closer Greg Holland, as the Diamondbacks scored three times in their half of the eighth to finally put a wild game away.

Arizona moves on to a best-of-five Division Series against the NL West champion Dodgers, a team the Diamondbacks beat the last six times they played. Game 1 is Friday night in Los Angeles.

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