Skaggs tosses 3-hitter

Tyler Skaggs returned to the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight and he made the most of the opportunity.

Skaggs, just 21 years old, allowed three hits in eight innings of work and blanked the Colorado Rockies 5-0 at Chase Field in the opener of a three-game series. Skaggs improves to 2-1 as he leads the D'backs to their 45th victory of the season. Skaggs struck out five and walked one. J.J. Putz pitched a scoreless ninth.

Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for 4 and knocked in two runs. Goldy now leads the National League in RBI with 71.  Aaron Hill and A.J Pollock also had two hits apiece. Hill knocked in two runs and Pollock scored three times.