With a 23-22 record since the All-Star break, Arizona hasn’t turned itself into a contender but does have the look of a formidable spoiler. The Diamondbacks are especially tough with ace Dan Haren on the mound. In Haren’s starts, the team has a .593 winning percentage. Without Haren, Arizona is a .421 team.

GAME 17:10 p.m. Friday, FSN, 850/1300 AMDiamondbacks’ Dan Haren (13-8, 2.78 ERA) vs. Rockies’ Jason Hammel (8-7, 4.40)

GAME 26:10 p.m. Saturday, FSN, 850/1300 AMDiamondbacks’ Doug Davis (7-11, 3.78) vs. Rockies’ Jose Contreras (No NL record)

GAME 31:10 p.m. Sunday, FSN, 850/1300 AMDiamondbacks’ Yusmeiro Petit (3-8, 5.47) vs. Rockies’ Jorge De La Rosa (13-9, 4.60)

Did you know?Arizona has one of the younger lineups in baseball, with no regular position players older than 29 and just one starting pitcher (Davis, 33) over 30. If anything, that figures to help the Diamondbacks as they traveled to Colorado after a late game Thursday in Los Angeles. … Mark Reynolds continues to be a one-man show, leading the team (through Wednesday) in home runs (40), runs (90), RBIs (86) and stolen bases (22). Reynolds is on pace for 219 strikeouts, which would shatter his MLB record of 204 set last year.

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