Jake McCarthy's 2-out, 2-run single in 9th lifts the Diamondbacks over the Rockies 4-3

PHOENIX (AP) — Jake McCarthy hit a two-out, two-run single down the left-field line in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

The Diamondbacks continued their hot streak, winning five in a row and 17 of 20. Arizona secured its ninth straight series win.

“We let that team give us the chance and then, when it was the right time, we took advantage,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “It was a great win.”

Arizona started its ninth-inning rally with a one-out triple from Corbin Carroll, who ripped a liner into the right-field corner and easily made it to third. Victor Vodnik (3-3) recovered to strike out Kevin Newman before Adrian Del Castillo and Geraldo Perdomo walked to load the bases.

That brought up McCarthy, who is among the hottest hitters in baseball. The left-handed batter smacked a two-strike fastball down the third-base line, and the ball easily got past Ryan McMahon, who was shading McCarthy well off the bag.

“I was able to flick one to left,” McCarthy said. “You're going to see that highlight, but Del Castillo, Perdomo, Corbin — that was awesome. If they go one, two, three, I don't hit. That's just a testament to our team, the no quit.”

The Rockies had a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Jordan Beck had an RBI single in the second and Brenton Doyle added another in the third. Michael Toglia brought home the third run with an RBI double down the left-field line.

The D-backs cut the advantage to 3-2 in the bottom of the third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s groundout scored a run and Josh Bell added an RBI double.

Colorado lefty Austin Gomber gave up two runs on six hits over six innings, walking one and striking out four. He’s one of the few pitchers to slow down the D-backs’ lineup in recent weeks. Arizona had scored more than seven runs per game over its last 15 contests.

Noah Davis and Tyler Kinley threw scoreless innings of relief before Vodnik's tough ninth inning. It was his third blown save in 11 chances.

“I feel like I made some pretty good pitches,” Vodnik said. “They just got me today.”

Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez made his second start of the season, giving up three runs on six hits over five innings. He walked one and struck out five. Rodriguez — who signed an $80 million, four-year deal in December — missed the first four months of the season with a strained shoulder.

McCarthy had three hits. Dylan Floro, Kevin Ginkel, Paul Sewald and Joe Mantiply (6-2) all threw a scoreless inning of relief without giving up a hit.

“Credit to their bullpen for shutting us down,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “We couldn't get anything going.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Diamondbacks: 2B Ketel Marte had an MRI on his troublesome lower left leg. Lovullo said it revealed a “low-grade ankle sprain” and Marte is considered day-to-day.

UP NEXT

The Diamondbacks send LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 6.37 ERA) to the mound for Wednesday afternoon's series finale. The Rockies will counter with RHP Tanner Gordon (0-3, 6.15).

The value of Rodriguez's contract has been corrected in this story.

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Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Noah Davis fields a sacrifice bunt by Arizona Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera before throwing to first base for the out during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll (7) and Geraldo Perdomo, center, jump on teammate Jake McCarthy after McCarthy's walk off two-run single against the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 4-3. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Colorado Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers walks off the field as Arizona Diamondbacks players celebrate a two-run walk off single by Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy after the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy, center, celebrates his two-run walk off single against the Colorado Rockies with teammates after the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Colorado Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia, right, beats Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy (31) to first base for the out as Rockies starting pitcher Austin Gomber (26) avoids a collision during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Colorado Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar (14) scores a run as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera waits for a possible throw during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Colorado Rockies' Brenton Doyle connects on a run-scoring single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, right, interacts with Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera during the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez is unable to make a stop on a run-scoring double by Colorado Rockies' Michael Toglia during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Colorado Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Bell connects for a run-scoring double against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

HONOLULU (AP) — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety. All six perished just blocks from their homes.

The group, including an 11-year-old and his parents, was among the victims whose desperate attempts to escape the Lahaina wildfire were detailed for the first time in a report released Friday. The investigation by the Fire Safety Research Institute for the Hawaii attorney general’s office delved into the conditions that fed the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century and the attempts to stop its spread and evacuate the town's residents.

It found “no evidence” of Hawaii officials making preparations for the wildfire, despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming, and that the lack of planning hindered efforts to evacuate Lahaina before it burned.

At least 102 people died in the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that was fueled by bone-dry conditions and strong winds from a hurricane passing to Maui's south.

Joseph Lara, 86, was found outside his purple 2003 Ford Ranger pickup truck at the parking structure of an outlet mall and “could have been trying to go north on Front Street before he was stuck in traffic,” according to the report.

His daughter told The Associated Press on Friday that she tries not to think about how he might still be alive if he had taken a different turn to escape.

“He was alone. He didn’t have anyone to tell him he should go here, here, here," Misty Lara said. “I can’t fathom what his final thoughts were."

The report is a reminder of the trauma experienced by the roughly 17,000 people who survived by driving through fire and blinding smoke, outrunning the flames on foot or bike or huddling in the ocean behind a seawall for hours as propane tanks and car batteries exploded around them.

“I grew up in Lahaina and like many in that community, I lost family on Aug. 8,” said Deputy Attorney General Ciara Kahahane. “Through my involvement in this investigation, I tried to humbly serve as a voice for you, the people of Lahaina.”

More than 60% of the victims tried to flee, with many discovered inside or outside their cars or huddled against the seawall. Nearly 80% of the fatalities were in the central part of Lahaina, where the fire flared and spread quickly in the afternoon, allowing little time to evacuate.

Many were stuck in traffic jams created by downed power poles, accidents, traffic signals that weren't working and poor visibility. Some back roads that could have provided an alternative escape were blocked by locked gates.

For those who were evacuating, the distance between their home and the locations where they were recovered was on average 800 feet (244 meters), according to the report.

One couple was found in their car after turning onto a dead-end street in the chaos, with the flames behind them boxing them in. A man found huddled in the entranceway of a house had abandoned his car, presumably to seek refuge from the heat and smoke. Others took refuge alone in fast food restaurants or furniture stores.

Lahaina’s already-deteriorating infrastructure complicated evacuation efforts, the report found. Extended-family living arrangements meant households had multiple vehicles, parked on crowded, narrow streets, which created bottlenecks during the evacuations and blocked fire hydrants.

One road, Kuhua Street, tallied the most fatalities: More than two dozen victims were found on or near the narrow stretch of road that was the only path to safety for many in the densely populated neighborhood.

It was the same street where the report noted a firetruck was overtaken by flames and a company of firefighters nearly lost their lives. And it was the same street where a car accident trapped 10 people whose bodies were found in or around cars.

Joseph Schilling, 67, was found next to a fence on Kuhua Street, less than half a mile (800 meters) from the retirement complex where he lived. Emergency dispatchers had already tried to help multiple people who called 911 to report that the road was becoming impassable.

Six other residents of the independent-living complex who didn't evacuate died inside their apartments. Their average age was 86.

Some older people did try to evacuate, even without reliable transportation.

Claudette Heermance, 68, called 911 to ask what to do and dispatchers told her to evacuate. She left her senior housing complex on a motorized scooter, but it ran out of power as the flames advanced, according to an autopsy report released after her death.

Badly burned, she stayed in hospice for seven months until she died in March.

She was the 102nd — and final — victim to be identified.

Lauer reported from Philadelphia.

Hawaii Deputy Attorney General Ciara Kahahane, who grew up in Lahaina, discusses a wildfire investigation during a news conference in Honolulu on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

FILE - Briena Mae Rabang, 10, holds the ashes of her great-grandmother Sharlene Rabang, who was named as the 100th victim of the Lahaina wildfire, while posing for a photo with her father Branden, left, and grandfather Brandon, right, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Kahului, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - JP Mayoga, right, a chef at the Westin Maui, Kaanapali, and his wife, Makalea Ahhee, hug on their balcony at the hotel and resort, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, near Lahaina, Hawaii. About 200 employees were living there with their families. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - Rays of sunlight pierce through the clouds, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, above homes burned by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - Photos of victims are displayed under white crosses at a memorial for victims of the August 2023 wildfire, above the Lahaina Bypass highway, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)