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DENVER -- Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place. And after the Arizona Diamondbacks lefty finished off his virtuoso performance, he calmly sauntered over to congratulate his catcher, casually shook his hand and coolly walked off the field. There were no big displays of emotion to celebrate Corbins first complete game. This is simply what he expects and, lately, what Arizona expects out of him. Corbin tossed a three-hitter and struck out a career-high 10 to lift the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. "Thats what youre trying to do every time you go out there," Corbin modestly said. Starts like this have pretty much been the standard for Corbin. He entered the game with a 1.52 ERA and actually lowered it to 1.44 with this gem. Corbin (7-0) also joined Randy Johnson as the only lefties in team history to begin the season 7-0. He also turned in his club-record ninth straight start where hes pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer. "He dominated today," catcher Miguel Montero said. To think, warming up, Corbin thought he might be in for a long night, too. He was struggling in the pregame session with Montero, and couldnt seem to locate his pitches. In the first inning, Corbin walked leadoff batter Eric Young Jr. But then Dexter Fowler lined into a double play and from there Corbin was in complete command. "In the first inning, if they wouldve hopped on me there ...," Corbin said, shaking his head. But they didnt. And they wouldnt. Mixing an effective slider with a sneaky fastball, Corbin kept the Rockies hitters guessing all night. He held Colorado hitless until Troy Tulowitzkis single up the middle in the fourth and didnt allow another hit until Nolan Arenados double in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco broke up Corbins shutout bid with a double that brought home Arenado. "He just pitched an unbelievable game. I dont know what else to say," Arenado said. "Obviously, we needed to play better, but he pitched a really good game." About the only drama left in the ninth was whether Corbin would finish it. The bullpen doors briefly opened in the outfield, but that was just a ruse as Corbin trotted out of the dugout. He warmed up his arm by waving it in circles and then retired the side. Just like on the mound, Corbin was composed after finishing off the win, shaking hands with Montero. "I didnt want to show too much emotion, I guess," Corbin explained. "Its great. Miggy did a great job again behind the plate." While Corbin shined, Jon Garland (3-5) struggled. He went six innings, allowing five runs and a season-high 11 hits. "Put your team down like that, its terrible," Garland said. "Ive done it my last four or five starts. Im trying to figure it out." Didi Gregorius had a big night, driving in runs with a double in the fourth and a single in the sixth. A.J. Pollock produced at the bottom of the lineup as he finished with three singles and scored two runs to help the NL West-leading Diamondbacks. Paul Goldschmidt and Eric Chavez had RBI singles in the third, staking Arizona to a 3-0 lead. That was more than enough for Corbin, whos only allowed a total of two runs over his past three starts. Corbin is a completely different pitcher this season, one whos trusting his slider more and throwing a lot more strikes. Of his 97 pitches on Monday, 74 were for strikes. His previous high for strikeouts was eight last August against Cincinnati. He surpassed that total when he struck out Carlos Gonzalez in the seventh. "He had it all working," manager Kirk Gibson said. Corbin also remains one of five undefeated starting pitchers in the league with a minimum of eight starts, along with Matt Moore (8-0), Clay Buchholz (6-0), Matt Harvey (5-0) and Max Scherzer (5-0). Chavez tripled in the second and scored when the Rockies couldnt turn an inning-ending double play on Monteros grounder. The 35-year-old Chavez is off to a torrid start, in part because Gibson refuses to overuse the infielder given his history of back issues. Rarely will Gibson use Chavez more than two games in a row. "Youll find if I do it (play him more) he will wear down a little bit and probably have medical problems," Gibson said. "We cant afford that." NOTES: Rockies OF Michael Cuddyer expects to be in the lineup Friday in San Francisco when hes eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list. Hes feeling better after receiving an epidural last week to relieve pain and stiffness in his neck. Cuddyer is on the DL with an inflamed cervical disk. Hes headed to Arizona for two games of extended spring training, just to squeeze in some plate appearances. "Doing good, doing good," Cuddyer said in the clubhouse Monday. ... Johnson started 7-0 in 2000. ... The Diamondbacks will throw RHP Ian Kennedy (2-3) on Tuesday night, while the Rockies counter with RHP Jhoulys Chacin. NMD Canada Sale . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. NMD R1 Womens Canada . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. http://www.nmdshoescanada.com/ .com) - The Chicago Blackhawks aim for their third three-game winning streak of the season when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers in Sundays battle at the United Center. y-3 Store Canada . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov. y-3 Sale Canada . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Almost 46 years to the day after the NFL first staked a claim on Monday night, theres finally a better matchup on another channel.Hillary vs. The Donald.For years, generals and politicians used sports metaphors to explain some of the most consequential issues of our time. So just this once, lets flip the script. Forget for a moment that the future of America -- not to mention civilization -- hangs in the balance. Instead, imagine the debate as a sporting event ...Think Trump as Mike Tyson. Announcer: Hes still looking to land that one big punch. And hes had it with the fact-checking low blows and policy-question clinches. Hold on! Did he just bite the top of her ear off?Or Clinton as the late, usually mild-mannered Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green, firing back at critics who suggested she didnt take her opponent seriously enough: He is who we thought he was! Thats why I took the stage! Now if you want to crown him, you can crown him! But he is who we thought he was!Its so tempting that a number of political analysts are using sports-writing tools to break down the matchup: offense vs. defense, strengths and weaknesses, how the coaching staffs and training facilities stack up, even how the practice sessions have been going.No one has posted a point spread yet, so feel free to add your own Mercifully, weve also been spared a Tale of the Tape.Were excluding pro wrestling comparisons, because thats too easy. Already, billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner and former Trump-confidant-turned-critic Mark Cuban bragged about snagging a front-row seat for what he called the Humbling at Hofstra. Trump countered by inviting Gennifer Flowers, who claimed a long-running affair with Clintons husband.And I hear from a lot of people that Trumps camp lobbied to have close pal Don King replace NBCs Lester Holt as moderator.The best comparisons to the Clinton-Trump battle from different sports:FOOTBALLClinton is serious and prepared. She uses her practice time purposefully. She has experience, a multitude of game plans and knows how to manage the clock. If she was a player, shed be Peyton Manning. If she was a coach -- lets see: wonky, secretive, willing to bend rules, even got caught recently fudging an injury report -- shed be Bill Belichick. Definitely Belichick.As a player, Trump would be Brett Favre, a gunslinger who was at his best on broken plays and never saw a throw he wouldnt make.ddddddddddddIf he was a coach, hed be Chip Kelly in his Oregon days, breaking the mold with his house-on-fire offensive attack. Or maybe Steve Spurrier at Florida, less worried about what his opponents might do than whether he could sneak out of a film session and squeeze in nine holes before sundown.BASEBALLClinton would be a reliable contact hitter with decent power. She can use the whole field, bunt or move the runner over when called for -- in short, Ted Williams. Teddy Ballgame did all those things -- and still managed to alienate the Boston media and even some fans. Plus, his family chose to have his remains frozen, so -- he could still have a comeback worthy of Clinton.Trump would be Barry Bonds, a threat to homer in every at-bat, but also arrogant, willing to break the rules and unapologetic about it. Like the late-career Bonds, hed also need an XXL-sized hat.If they were managers, shed be Buck Showalter and hed be Bob Brenly.Brenly succeeded Showalter as skipper of the Arizona Diamondbacks and in his first spring-training meeting with the team, dropped Showalters inch-thick organization handbook on the floor and pulled out a cocktail napkin with his rules scrawled across it. They read: Be on time. Play hard.BASKETBALLThere hasnt been so much ego confined in a space about the size of an NBA lane since long-retired titans Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain battled.Russell was the ultimate defender, always in position and so ready to plug holes his Celtic teammates devised the Hey Bill defense; anytime an opponent broke free and headed for the hoop, they simply yelled Hey Bill.Chamberlain was brought a skillset unlike any big man before him. He hogged the prime real estate on the court, drew all eyes to him and scored almost at will. And did we mention his lavish tastes?As a coach, Clinton would be Gregg Popovich, tailoring his schemes to fit the talent on the floor and eager to use immigrants like Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. Trump would be Larry Brown, a his-way-or-the-highway leader who quickly loses interest in failing ventures quickly and thinks the team bus should always be running in case he needs to make his latest getaway. ' ' '