Arizona (60-53) won the series opener versus San Diego (58-55), 5-1. The Diamondbacks are now up 4-3 for the season series over the Padres and Arizona is now tied for the final spot in the NL Wild Card.
The Diamondbacks are 5-1 over the last six games and scored at least four runs in four of those six. In the past five games, Arizona has a 2.86 ERA (7th) and 1.14 WHIP (8th) as a pitching rotation, plus the 10th-most runs scored in that span (23). The Diamondbacks are 2.0 games up over the Padres in the standings entering today’s game.
San Diego’s 1-4 hitters went 0-for-15 with one walk in yesterday’s loss to Arizona. The loss snapped a…
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