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PHOENIX -- The Colorado Rockies are still waiting for that first major league win from Jeff Hoffman.A key figure in last years trade that sent Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto, Hoffman took the loss in his fifth career start Wednesday night, an 11-6 drubbing by the Arizona Diamondbacks.I thought he was sharp the first few innings, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. We saw glimpses and I think a lot of that due to the breaking ball. He threw some good sliders and his fastball command was a little better tonight.Hoffman (0-4) said he felt a lot more comfortable than in his previous starts. He allowed seven runs, four earned, in 4 2/3 innings.I kind of fell apart there in the fifth, Hoffman said. Probably had the best game stuff since I have been here. At some point I have to put it together where I have both command and stuff.Jean Segura homered twice for the second consecutive game and finished with five hits as Arizona completed a three-game sweep.Segura and Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies each belted a leadoff homer. Chris Owings and Brandon Drury also went deep for the last-place Diamondbacks.Making a run at a 200-hit season, Segura had three singles, three RBI and scored three times. He has 182 hits with 17 games to play.He is just a good hitter, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. He is feeling good about himself and seeing the ball well. The power has surprised a little bit. The rest of (his) game, not at all.Segura went 3 for 5 with two homers Tuesday night in Arizonas 11-4 win, and the second baseman acknowledged hes even surprised himself with his recent power display.Yeah, absolutely, he said. I didnt think I had that kind of power.He thinks having the roof open at Chase Field lately has probably helped him.Im trying to hit the ball through the middle. ... Solid contact, line drives, Segura said. I dont try to do too much.Blackmon and Nolan Arenado both had three hits for the Rockies. Blackmon was a double short of the cycle.Blackmon opened the game with a home run off Rubby De La Rosa, his ninth leadoff homer this season and the 21st of his career. DJ LeMahieu followed with a single, extending his on-base streak to 31 games.Segura led off the bottom of the first by launching a drive to center field off Hoffman, his sixth leadoff homer this year.After Jake Lamb walked, Yasmany Tomas ripped a run-scoring double to center.Segura hit a two-run homer in a five-run fifth. The Diamondbacks added a third run in the inning when Rockies catcher Tom Murphy dropped a throw, allowing Owings to score on a grounder by Lamb. They added two more on a run-scoring double by Drury and an RBI single by Socrates Brito.De La Rosa made 39 pitches in the first and, after he started the second with a walk, was removed by Hale.Braden Shipley (4-3) won in relief. Shipley gave up a two-run homer in the sixth to Daniel Descalso that cut the lead to 7-3, but Arizona got the runs back when Segura singled and Owings homered in the bottom half.Colorado scored three in the seventh by stringing together four hits to start the inning.Phil Gosselin scored on a wild pitch in the Diamondbacks seventh, and Drury added a solo homer in the eighth.HIT PARADEArizona banged out 17 hits and has at least 10 in 14 straight games against Colorado.TRAINERS ROOMRockies OF Gerardo Parra returned to the lineup after missing a week with a strained hamstring.SCHEDULE RELEASEDThe Rockies will open next season on Monday, April 3, at Milwaukee, the first of a four-game series. 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At this point in the season, it hasnt been a problem.Isaac Haas scored 14 points, Caleb Swanigan had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Dakota Mathias added 12 points on four 3-pointers, leading the Boilermakers to a 77-53 victory over Cleveland State on Saturday.Fifth-year graduate student point guard Spike Alnrecht (back) and sophomore forward Jacquil Taylor (foot surgery) are out indefinitely. However, Purdue is getting balanced scoring and solid defense from its eight healthy scholarship players.The Boilermakers (8-2) finished the first half on a 12-0 run to lead 41-20 and never were threatened thereafter, leading by as many as 27 points in the second half.That run to close the first half was huge, especially since they had started to make shots right before that and had a little momentum going, Mathias said. Coming out of that last media timeout, we had to close out the first half strong, so we did. We were aggressive and got into the passing lanes.It was a 5:15 stretch Cleveland State would like to forget.The run to close the first half was big for (Purdue) after we cut it to nine, Cleveland State coach Gary Waters said. We made some errors, they started hitting some shots and they picked up their defense. They are a great team, and thats what great teams do.Bobby Word had 14 points to lead Cleveland State (3-6), which shot only 26.7 percent (8 of 30) during the pivotal first half. Vikings leading scorers Word, Rob Edwards and Demonte Flannigan scored only 24 combined points on 9-of-35 shooting from the field.Vince Edwards added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Boilermakers, who have won each of their past three games by at least 24 points. Mathias finished with six rebounds, seven assists and no turnovers to go with his 12 points in 26 minutes.Vince Edwards had a lot to do with that 12-0 run to close the first half, and right now, having the balancee that we have is a really good thing, Purdue coach Matt Painter said.dddddddddddd Our guys were ready to play today, including Dakota, who really did a nice defensive job on Edwards. We relaxed a little bit once we got a 20-point lead, but sometimes that happens.Edwards liked the way Purdue limited the Vikings to 31.3 percent shooting (20 of 64).Guys did a really good job on defense and with help defense, Edwards said. We were really helping each other out by scrambling on the floor. I think that made a big difference. We were active, and we also were getting on the glass.The Boilermakers outrebounded the Vikings, 44-34.BIG PICTURECleveland State: The Vikings, who came to Purdue having won two in a row, stayed close for a while by making seven 3-pointers in the first 24:04 but had no answer for Purdues 7-2 Haas and 6-8 Swanigan.Purdue: The Boilermakers once again featured a solid blend of interior and perimeter scoring to win for the seventh time in the past eight games. Purdue entered this game shooting 44.8 percent from 3-point range -- second best nationally -- and shot 43.8 percent from beyond the arc in the first half Saturday.POLL IMPLICATIONSHaving won three in a row by 34, 33 and now 24 points, Purdue likely has positioned itself to move up from No. 18 in the next AP Top 25. Purdue has been a Top 25 team in 24 consecutive polls.UP AND DOWN DAYSwanigan added another double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds but was not happy after making eight of the Boilermakers 15 turnovers.Its not on the team, its on me and Vince Edwards because the last game we had a lot of turnovers, but Vince cut his down to two, and I have to try to do that, Swanigan said.UP NEXTCleveland State: The Vikings play on Dec. 17, at Ohio University.Purdue: The Boilermakers will play No. 23 Notre Dame on Dec. 17 in Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse. ' ' '