PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks led San Diego for 20 out of 29 innings played over a three-game series at Chase Field, and yet the Padres secured two clutch victories to steal the series.
San Diego took the lead with two runs in the ninth inning on Wednesday for a 3-2 victory.
The Diamondbacks (54-61) grabbed the lead on a first-inning solo shot from Corbin Carroll and held on through the first eight frames.
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The D-backs do not have a closer, and placing Kevin Ginkel on the 60-day injured list took away an option with some experience back there.
Kyle Backhus, after earning a six-out save on Monday and recording the final two outs of the eighth inning on Wednesday, blew the save in the ninth on a Ryan O’Hearn game-tying homer.
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Jose Iglesias hit the go-ahead single.
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Arizona’s offense, after having scored at least five runs in four straight games, was held to four hits and did not score after the second inning.
Mason Miller locked down the save for San Diego after giving up a game-tying, two-run homer to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on Tuesday. Miller got the better of Gurriel in Round 2, striking him out to lead off the ninth on Wednesday.
The series in a way played out similarly to a four-game series the NL West foes competed in last month. Arizona won two of the first three games but failed to close out a series win.
D-backs starter Anthony DeSclafani bounced back from a rocky start in Sacramento last Friday, as he shut out the Padres through 4.1 innings pitched. The veteran allowed only three hits and did not walk a batter, efficiently getting through four innings while on a pitch count.
The D-backs turned to the bullpen with one out in the fifth, as DeSclafani had thrown a season high 71 pitches.
From there, the Diamondbacks had to piece the game together with Jalen Beeks, John Curtiss, Jake Woodford and Backhus. Having lost an 11-inning game on Tuesday, the D-backs had to work with a taxed bullpen.
The bullpen juxtaposition in the series was evident, as San Diego ran out six All-Star caliber relievers this week while the Diamondbacks have had to elevate their available arms to higher leverage.
Battling San Diego in tight games with that sort of mismatch was going to be difficult, which put the onus on the offense to help create a buffer.
With the series win, the Padres moved to two games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West race.
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Up next for the Diamondbacks
The D-backs get Thursday off before picking it back up on Friday against the visiting Colorado Rockies. Arizona is 4-2 this season against Colorado.
The 30-84 Rockies are coming off a series in which they were outscored 45-6 across three games against Toronto.
Zac Gallen will start on Friday for the D-backs, while left-hander Austin Gomber (6.18 ERA) will toe the rubber for Colorado.
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