PHOENIX — San Francisco pitcher Robbie Ray took the mound at Chase Field for the first time since the Arizona Diamondbacks traded him in 2020, and the southpaw dominated with a complete game in a 7-2 Giants win on Thursday.
Ray needed 102 pitches to deliver his second career complete game, giving up two runs on three hits.
San Francisco secured a four-game series split after Arizona won the first two games and forced extra innings on Wednesday.
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The Diamondbacks faced Ray for the first time at Oracle Park in May, scoring three runs in the first inning followed by five shutout frames. The Giants won that game, and they are now 14-4 when Ray starts this season.
Ray threw four perfect innings to start Thursday’s game, during which time his offense built a 4-0 lead against D-backs starter Brandon Pfaadt.
Eugenio Suarez ended Ray’s early no-hitter with a solo shot in the fifth inning, his 27th home run of the year. Ray retired the next seven hitters.
Ketel Marte hit a solo shot in the ninth inning off his former teammate, his 19th of the year.
Ray pitched for the Diamondbacks from 2015-20, earning an All-Star Game selection in 2017 as the Diamondbacks marched to the postseason.
Arizona traded him during the 60-game 2020 campaign to the Toronto Blue Jays, and he won the AL Cy Young award the following season. Ray made a stop in Seattle before landing with San Francisco in a trade ahead of the 2024 campaign, after he underwent Tommy John surgery.
He finished Thursday’s game with one walk and seven strikeouts, as his ERA dropped to 2.68.
Brandon Pfaadt’s up-and-down performance
Pfaadt, meanwhile, had trouble early, as he walked back-to-back batters with one out in the first inning. They both came home to score, starting with a Heliot Ramos double and followed by a Jung Hoo Lee sacrifice fly.
After a breezy 1-2-3 second inning, Pfaadt allowed an RBI double to Willy Adames in the third, and he scored on a single by Ramos.
The top five hitters in San Francisco’s batting order went 6-for-12 with two walks against Pfaadt, while the bottom four finished 0-for-10 with seven strikeouts.
Pfaadt completed six innings for the first time since May 19, but with four earned runs charged, he has not thrown a quality start in his last eight games.
The Giants tacked on against relievers John Curtiss and Kevin Ginkel, as they out-hit the Diamondbacks 12-3.
With the loss, Arizona dropped below .500 again at 43-44.
Diamondbacks’ next game
The Diamondbacks begin a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday at 6:40 p.m. MST.
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will match up with Kansas City southpaw Kris Bubic in the opener.
Catch the game on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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