Presidents Cup pairings
Medinah Country Club (No. 3). Yardage: 7,548. Par: 70.
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Thursday
12:35 p.m. — Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im, International, vs. Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns, United States.
12:53 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune, International, vs. Cameron Young and Xander Schauffele, United States.
1:11 p.m. — Corey Conners and Nico Echavarria, International, vs. Justin Thomas and Jackson Koivun, United States.
1:29 p.m. — Ryan Fox and Adam Scott, International, vs. Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa, United States.
1:47 p.m. — Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim, International, vs. Chris Gotterup and Patrick Cantlay, United States.
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USA teams' Sam Burns, left, high fives Scottie Scheffler during a practice round on the fourth fairway prior to the start of the Presidents Cup golf tournament against the International team at Medinah Country Club, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
From left: International teams' Ryan Fox, of New Zealand, Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, and Ryo Hisatsune, of Japan, practice on the 14th hole prior to the start of the Presidents Cup golf tournament against the USA team at Medinah Country Club, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
DENVER (AP) — Corbin Carroll had a two-run triple to cap a four-run first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.
Gabriel Moreno drove in the first run and finished with three hits to help Arizona (84-74) close within three games of the Phillies and Cubs for an NL wild card.
Moreno, with a .310 batting average, trails the Phillies' Luis Arraez at .312 for the NL batting title with four games remaining.
Merrill Kelly (10-14) allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings to improve to 6-0 in nine starts at Coors Field since 2022. Jonathan Loáisiga earned his second save when he retired Ezequiel Tovar on a foul pop that first baseman Ildemaro Vargas caught at the railing with runners on second and third.
Ketel Marte reached second when Zac Veen misplayed his one-out liner to left field in the first and Moreno singled off rookie Mason Adams (0-2) two pitches later for the lead.
Nolan Arenado added an RBI single before Carroll hit his 17th triple — the most in the majors this season. The Rockies have allowed an MLB-high 131 first-inning runs.
Adams retired 13 straight following Carroll’s triple until Moreno singled leading off the sixth. All four runs off the right-hander were unearned. He allowed five hits and struck out eight in six innings for the first time in his six starts.
Adael Amador had an RBI double in the second and Hunter Goodman added a sacrifice fly in the third for the Rockies (57-101).
Tim Tawa hit his 11th homer off Mark Manfredi for a 5-2 lead in the eighth.
Tovar answered with his 12th home run of the season off Brandyn Garcia in the bottom of the inning.
Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7, 2.89 ERA) starts Thursday opposite Rockies RHP Tanner Gordon (1-5, 6.01).
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Mason Adams works against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly works against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado watches his RBI single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Mason Adams in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, right, breaks from the batter's box after connecting for a triple to drive in two runs as Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman looks on in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
