MIAMI -- The Arizona Diamondbacks scored the run that put them ahead to stay Thursday thanks to a walk, a bobbled bunt and two infield singles.
"It wasn't very conventional," manager Chip Hale said.
That's the way it works when things are going well for a team -- or in the case of the Miami Marlins, not going well.
A.J. Pollock drove in the go-ahead run when he barely beat out a hit with two out in the eighth inning, and the Diamondbacks completed their first four-game sweep in seven seasons by defeating the Marlins 7-6.
The fifth four-game road sweep in Diamondbacks history came after they were swept at Philadelphia last weekend.
"To rebound from the last series really shows our character," Pollock said.
The Marlins mishandled two sacrifice bunts and fell to 0-7 on their homestand. Their seven-game losing streak is their longest since they dropped eight straight in April 2014.
Dan Jennings fell to 0-4 since replacing Mike Redmond as manager.
"They have a new manager, and there's some excitement for them trying to get him his first win," Hale said. "We didn't let him get it."
It's the worst start by a first-time manager in the majors since Tony DeFrancesco opened 0-4 after taking over the Astros in 2012, according to STATS. Jennings said his team has been unlucky.
"The effort, the work ethic, everything that needs to be in place to break out of this is there," Jennings said. "When it breaks, someone is going to pay."
Arizona's Yasmany Tomas had two hits for his sixth consecutive multihit game. He doubled home a run in the first.
Ender Inciarte added three hits, including a pair of RBI singles. The four-game sweep was the first for the Diamondbacks since September 2008 against the Giants.
With the score 6-all in the pivotal eighth, Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto bobbled Cliff Pennington's bunt, putting runners at first and second with none out.
"Plays like that are what our problem is right now," Realmuto said. "If I make that play, it probably changes the whole course of the game."
Pollock then barely beat out a 30-foot dribbler to score the go-ahead run against Sam Dyson (2-1).
"That's exactly how I drew it up," Pollock said jokingly. "Dyson was throwing hard with a little sink, so I was just trying to swing really hard and make sure it didn't go too far, and try to beat it out."
Andrew Chafin (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, and Brad Ziegler needed only nine pitches in a perfect ninth for his first save since last June 8. Three relievers combined to retire the final 10 Marlins batters.
Starter Archie Bradley, making his second start since suffering a right sinus fracture on a comebacker, allowed four runs in five innings.
Bradley was hit again by a line drive in the second inning, this time in the backside by Dee Gordon. Bradley waved at the dugout to indicate he was OK.
Miami's Mat Latos couldn't hold a two-run lead. He made a costly fielding mistake, threw two wild pitches and gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings, hiking his ERA to 6.12.
GOLDY OFF
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt, who has played in every game, was held out of the starting lineup but singled as a pinch hitter in the eighth.
"This is more of a mental day off," Hale said. "To ask a guy to play 162 games today is tough to do."
ANOTHER STOLEN BASE
An official scoring change awarded David Peralta with a stolen base in the fifth inning of Wednesday's game. That gave the Diamondbacks seven steals in the game, tying the franchise record set May 19, 2000 against the Mets.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Arizona begins a three-game homestand Friday against the Cubs with RHP Josh Collmenter (3-5, 5.36) scheduled to start. He has a 1.27 ERA in six career games against the Cubs.
Marlins: Opening day starter Henderson Alvarez (0-3, 6.23) is scheduled to face the Orioles on Friday. It will be his second start since coming off the disabled list with elbow and shoulder inflammation. The Orioles are 1-11 in Miami and will be making their first visit since 2009.
"It wasn't very conventional," manager Chip Hale said.
That's the way it works when things are going well for a team -- or in the case of the Miami Marlins, not going well.
A.J. Pollock drove in the go-ahead run when he barely beat out a hit with two out in the eighth inning, and the Diamondbacks completed their first four-game sweep in seven seasons by defeating the Marlins 7-6.
The fifth four-game road sweep in Diamondbacks history came after they were swept at Philadelphia last weekend.
"To rebound from the last series really shows our character," Pollock said.
The Marlins mishandled two sacrifice bunts and fell to 0-7 on their homestand. Their seven-game losing streak is their longest since they dropped eight straight in April 2014.
Dan Jennings fell to 0-4 since replacing Mike Redmond as manager.
"They have a new manager, and there's some excitement for them trying to get him his first win," Hale said. "We didn't let him get it."
It's the worst start by a first-time manager in the majors since Tony DeFrancesco opened 0-4 after taking over the Astros in 2012, according to STATS. Jennings said his team has been unlucky.
"The effort, the work ethic, everything that needs to be in place to break out of this is there," Jennings said. "When it breaks, someone is going to pay."
Arizona's Yasmany Tomas had two hits for his sixth consecutive multihit game. He doubled home a run in the first.
Ender Inciarte added three hits, including a pair of RBI singles. The four-game sweep was the first for the Diamondbacks since September 2008 against the Giants.
With the score 6-all in the pivotal eighth, Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto bobbled Cliff Pennington's bunt, putting runners at first and second with none out.
"Plays like that are what our problem is right now," Realmuto said. "If I make that play, it probably changes the whole course of the game."
Pollock then barely beat out a 30-foot dribbler to score the go-ahead run against Sam Dyson (2-1).
"That's exactly how I drew it up," Pollock said jokingly. "Dyson was throwing hard with a little sink, so I was just trying to swing really hard and make sure it didn't go too far, and try to beat it out."
Andrew Chafin (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, and Brad Ziegler needed only nine pitches in a perfect ninth for his first save since last June 8. Three relievers combined to retire the final 10 Marlins batters.
Starter Archie Bradley, making his second start since suffering a right sinus fracture on a comebacker, allowed four runs in five innings.
Bradley was hit again by a line drive in the second inning, this time in the backside by Dee Gordon. Bradley waved at the dugout to indicate he was OK.
Miami's Mat Latos couldn't hold a two-run lead. He made a costly fielding mistake, threw two wild pitches and gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings, hiking his ERA to 6.12.
GOLDY OFF
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt, who has played in every game, was held out of the starting lineup but singled as a pinch hitter in the eighth.
"This is more of a mental day off," Hale said. "To ask a guy to play 162 games today is tough to do."
ANOTHER STOLEN BASE
An official scoring change awarded David Peralta with a stolen base in the fifth inning of Wednesday's game. That gave the Diamondbacks seven steals in the game, tying the franchise record set May 19, 2000 against the Mets.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Arizona begins a three-game homestand Friday against the Cubs with RHP Josh Collmenter (3-5, 5.36) scheduled to start. He has a 1.27 ERA in six career games against the Cubs.
Marlins: Opening day starter Henderson Alvarez (0-3, 6.23) is scheduled to face the Orioles on Friday. It will be his second start since coming off the disabled list with elbow and shoulder inflammation. The Orioles are 1-11 in Miami and will be making their first visit since 2009.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Inciarte singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Inciarte to second on passed ball by Realmuto. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock flied out to left, Inciarte to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás doubled to right, Inciarte scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Gordon walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Ozuna singled to shallow center, Gordon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to left center, Gordon scored, Ozuna to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Prado reached on infield single to third, Ozuna to third, Stanton to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ozuna scored, Prado out at second, Stanton to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Bour singled to left center, Stanton scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bour out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Owings grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Pacheco singled to left center. | 1 | 3 |
| Pacheco stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Pennington walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Bradley struck out bunting foul. | 1 | 3 |
| Inciarte singled to left center, Pacheco scored, Pennington to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Inciarte to second on wild pitch by Latos. | 2 | 3 |
| Pollock flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Hechavarría singled to right center. | 2 | 3 |
| Latos sacrificed to catcher, Hechavarría to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Gordon grounded out to pitcher, Hechavarría to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Tomás grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Stanton walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Stanton to second on passed ball by Pacheco. | 2 | 3 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Yelich grounded out to first, Stanton to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Bour struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Pacheco flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Pennington grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Realmuto tripled to deep center. | 2 | 3 |
| Hechavarría hit sacrifice fly to center, Realmuto scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Latos singled to shallow left. | 2 | 4 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Ozuna grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Latos out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Bradley struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Inciarte struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| Pollock doubled to left center. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta fouled out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Stanton fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Prado singled to shallow right center. | 2 | 4 |
| Yelich singled to shallow right, Prado to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Realmuto lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Tomás singled to shallow center. | 2 | 4 |
| Tomás to second on wild pitch by Latos. | 2 | 4 |
| Trumbo walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Owings sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, Tomás to third, Trumbo to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Pacheco hit sacrifice fly to center, Tomás scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Pennington doubled to right, Trumbo scored, Owings to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Cishek relieved Latos. Baker at first base. Hill hit for Bradley. | 4 | 4 |
| Hill hit sacrifice fly to center, Owings scored, Pennington to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Inciarte singled to shallow center, Pennington scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Baker reached on infield single to third, Baker to second on throwing error by third baseman Tomás. | 6 | 4 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Ozuna singled to center, Baker scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Stanton walked, Ozuna to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Prado singled to right center, Ozuna scored, Stanton to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Chafin relieved Delgado. | 6 | 6 |
| Yelich grounded into fielder's choice to second, Prado out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Peralta struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| Tomás flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep right. | 6 | 6 |
| Owings grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| D. Solano hit for Cishek. | 6 | 6 |
| D. Solano bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Hechavarría flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Pacheco walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Pennington sacrificed to catcher, Pacheco to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt hit for Chafin. | 6 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt reached on infield single to third, Pacheco to third, Pennington to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Inciarte flied out to right, Pacheco tagged out at home, Pennington to third, Goldschmidt to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Pollock reached on infield single to third, Pennington scored, Goldschmidt to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Dunn relieved Dyson. | 7 | 6 |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Addison Reed pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Baker struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | ARI | MIA |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Trumbo flied out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| Owings flied out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIA |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Prado flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Inciarte RF-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .308 | .333 | .403 |
| Pollock CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .301 | .348 | .425 |
| Peralta LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .262 | .313 | .476 |
Reed P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ahmed SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .269 | .214 |
| Tomás 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .349 | .391 | .442 |
Ziegler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Trumbo 1B-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .279 | .321 | .519 |
| Owings 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .252 | .273 | .367 |
| Pacheco C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .229 | .328 | .354 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .267 | .275 | |
| Pennington SS-3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .167 | .327 | .214 |
| Bradley P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
a-Hill PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .260 | .308 | .406 |
Delgado P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Goldschmidt PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .322 | .421 | .603 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 134 | |||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to center for A Bradley in the 6th b-reached on infield single to third for A Chafin in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Tomás (5, Latos); Pollock (6, Latos); Pennington (2, Latos); Trumbo (7, Cishek) RBI: Tomás (12), Inciarte 2 (16), Pacheco (8), Pennington (2), Hill (13), Pollock (16) S: Owings, Pennington SF: Hill, Pacheco 2-out RBI: Tomás, Inciarte 2, Pollock Diamondbacks RISP: 6-15 (Owings 0-1, Trumbo 0-1, Bradley 0-1, Inciarte 2-3, Pennington 1-1, Tomás 1-1, Pollock 1-3, Goldschmidt 1-1, Peralta 0-3) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Pacheco (1, 2nd base off Latos/Realmuto) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Tomás (3, throw) DP: 1 (Pennington-Owings-Trumbo). PB: Pacheco. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 20,692 (55.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Dan Bellino, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
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