Arizona DiamondbacksvsSan Diego Padres
ARI 3/SD 1
Things to say
The Diamondbacks beat the Padres 3-1 at Petco Park.
01
opener
Padres-Dbacks, that one was a grind. Arizona took it 3-1. Real pitcher's duel, nobody was leaving the yard on a night like that.
02
key player
Arizona's starter got into his stuff early and just cruised. When the bullpen only has to protect two runs, that's the whole ballgame.
03
hot take
One run at Petco? San Diego's heart of the order has to do more than that. Great pitcher's park is no excuse for a bat that quiet.
04
deep cut
Both clubs sitting at 46-47, so this was a coin-flip game between two teams scratching to get over .500. Every one of these swings the division.
05
exit
Anyway, it's a series — curious if the Padres bats wake up tomorrow or if Arizona just steals the set.
The recap
Arizona snuck out of Petco with a 3-1 win on a quiet getaway night where runs were hard to come by. Pitching carried this one — the D-backs kept San Diego's bats off balance all night and never let the heart of the order do any damage, holding the Padres to a single run.
Arizona scratched across just enough, and the bullpen slammed the door to lock it down. Both clubs sit at 46-47, so this was a scrappy fight between two teams desperate to climb back to .500.