PHOENIX -- Nick Ahmed tripled and scored. But the slick-fielding shortstop's defense was equally crucial in Arizona's 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
Ahmed bare-handed a ball and in one motion barely got a forceout at second. Another time, he did a 360-degree spin to convert one of the four double plays for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a six-game losing streak and handed the Marlin s their fourth straight loss.
Ahmed finished with 10 assists, one shy of Stephen Drew's club record.
"I always liked to play and have fun doing it," he said. "My dad would come home from work and I would beg him to go out in the yard and hit me groundballs. My high school coach would always stay after practice and hit me groundballs. It's always something I loved doing."
Rubby De La Rosa went seven innings for his first win in five starts and David Peralta singled in two runs.
De La Rosa (7-5) allowed a run on five hits, overcame a season-high five walks and got his second RBI of the season by hitting into a bases-loaded fielder's choice.
The double plays, De La Rosa said, "saved the game."
He would get no argument from Miami manager Dan Jennings.
"The double plays were definitely a nemesis tonight," Jennings said. "We couldn't deliver with two outs, and the difference in the game was honestly they did and we didn't. Phelps pitched well enough to win. He had the one problem in that one inning where we mishandled a bunt, then walked a guy, but he battled, kept us in it and gave us a chance."
Derek Dietrich homered for the Marlins, who were coming off a three-game road sweep at the hands of the Phillies.
Peralta's two-out, bases-loaded single off David Phelps (4-6) in the third provided the only runs needed by the Diamondbacks, who were swept at home by San Francisco over the weekend. Peralta has 11 RBI in his last 14 games.
Phelps went 5 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Phelps disputed the assessment he had pitched well.
Miami loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth, but closer Brad Ziegler got Dietrich to ground out to Ahmed for his 10th assist. Ziegler got the last five outs for his 15th save of the season and 13th in a row.
Ahmed led off the Arizona third with his second triple of the season, a shot to deep center. Phelps struck out De La Rosa and got Ender Inciarte to ground out to second before A.J. Pollock and Paul Goldschmidt walked to load the bases. On the next pitch, Peralta's opposite-field single to left brought two runs home.
De La Rosa escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first, inducing Adeiny Hechavarria to hit into the first of Arizona's four double plays.
In the sixth, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases and De La Rosa's broken-bat blooper brought in a run. Ahmed, uncertain if the ball would be caught, was forced out at second on a throw from right fielder Ichiro Suzuki.
Leading off the seventh, Dietrich homered just over the glove of Inciarte in right field, the ball bouncing off the top of the fence and over, to cut the lead to 3-1.
A BASEBALL `FLOP?'
Three pitches into the game, Suzuki went to the deck emphatically as the umpire ruled he was hit by a pitch. The trainer rushed out to see if he was all right. But the Diamondbacks challenged and the video replay clearly showed the ball hit the bat, not him.
THE GREATEST
Muhammad Ali watched the game from the owner's suite. The boxing great, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, lives in suburban Phoenix.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Jennings said OF Giancarlo Stanton has been cleared to begin "dry swings" of the bat. The slugger has been out since June 27 after fracturing a bone in his left wrist. He still is tied for the NL in homers (27). ... RHP Jarred Cosart's recent bout of dizziness was caused by vertigo, Jennings said, and more tests are planned, with the results likely later this week.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Mat Latos (3-6, 4.90 ERA) gets the start. He is 1/3 with a 2.57 ERA on the road, 2/3 with a 6.92 ERA at home.
Diamondbacks: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (6-5, 5.04) goes for Arizona. He has allowed three runs in his last 11 innings.
Ahmed bare-handed a ball and in one motion barely got a forceout at second. Another time, he did a 360-degree spin to convert one of the four double plays for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a six-game losing streak and handed the Marlin s their fourth straight loss.
Ahmed finished with 10 assists, one shy of Stephen Drew's club record.
"I always liked to play and have fun doing it," he said. "My dad would come home from work and I would beg him to go out in the yard and hit me groundballs. My high school coach would always stay after practice and hit me groundballs. It's always something I loved doing."
Rubby De La Rosa went seven innings for his first win in five starts and David Peralta singled in two runs.
De La Rosa (7-5) allowed a run on five hits, overcame a season-high five walks and got his second RBI of the season by hitting into a bases-loaded fielder's choice.
The double plays, De La Rosa said, "saved the game."
He would get no argument from Miami manager Dan Jennings.
"The double plays were definitely a nemesis tonight," Jennings said. "We couldn't deliver with two outs, and the difference in the game was honestly they did and we didn't. Phelps pitched well enough to win. He had the one problem in that one inning where we mishandled a bunt, then walked a guy, but he battled, kept us in it and gave us a chance."
Derek Dietrich homered for the Marlins, who were coming off a three-game road sweep at the hands of the Phillies.
Peralta's two-out, bases-loaded single off David Phelps (4-6) in the third provided the only runs needed by the Diamondbacks, who were swept at home by San Francisco over the weekend. Peralta has 11 RBI in his last 14 games.
Phelps went 5 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Phelps disputed the assessment he had pitched well.
Miami loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth, but closer Brad Ziegler got Dietrich to ground out to Ahmed for his 10th assist. Ziegler got the last five outs for his 15th save of the season and 13th in a row.
Ahmed led off the Arizona third with his second triple of the season, a shot to deep center. Phelps struck out De La Rosa and got Ender Inciarte to ground out to second before A.J. Pollock and Paul Goldschmidt walked to load the bases. On the next pitch, Peralta's opposite-field single to left brought two runs home.
De La Rosa escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first, inducing Adeiny Hechavarria to hit into the first of Arizona's four double plays.
In the sixth, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases and De La Rosa's broken-bat blooper brought in a run. Ahmed, uncertain if the ball would be caught, was forced out at second on a throw from right fielder Ichiro Suzuki.
Leading off the seventh, Dietrich homered just over the glove of Inciarte in right field, the ball bouncing off the top of the fence and over, to cut the lead to 3-1.
A BASEBALL `FLOP?'
Three pitches into the game, Suzuki went to the deck emphatically as the umpire ruled he was hit by a pitch. The trainer rushed out to see if he was all right. But the Diamondbacks challenged and the video replay clearly showed the ball hit the bat, not him.
THE GREATEST
Muhammad Ali watched the game from the owner's suite. The boxing great, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, lives in suburban Phoenix.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Jennings said OF Giancarlo Stanton has been cleared to begin "dry swings" of the bat. The slugger has been out since June 27 after fracturing a bone in his left wrist. He still is tied for the NL in homers (27). ... RHP Jarred Cosart's recent bout of dizziness was caused by vertigo, Jennings said, and more tests are planned, with the results likely later this week.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Mat Latos (3-6, 4.90 ERA) gets the start. He is 1/3 with a 2.57 ERA on the road, 2/3 with a 6.92 ERA at home.
Diamondbacks: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (6-5, 5.04) goes for Arizona. He has allowed three runs in his last 11 innings.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Suzuki grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich singled to right, Prado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour singled to right, Prado to third, Yelich to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bour out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Inciarte singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Inciarte out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Dietrich grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Gillespie struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Castillo grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Phelps grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to third, Suzuki to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Ahmed tripled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| De La Rosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Inciarte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Pollock to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta singled to left center, Ahmed and Pollock scored, Goldschmidt to third, Peralta to second on error by third baseman Dietrich. | 0 | 2 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Bour flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Hechavarría flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Dietrich walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Realmuto walked, Dietrich to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Gillespie grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Lamb singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Ahmed flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| De La Rosa grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Phelps singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Suzuki grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Phelps out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Prado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Peralta lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Yelich bunt grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Bour walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Hechavarría grounded into double play, third to second to first, Bour out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Lamb singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Owings reached on bunt single to third, Lamb to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Ahmed walked, Lamb to third, Owings to second. | 0 | 2 |
| De La Rosa grounded into fielder's choice to right, Lamb scored, Ahmed out at second, Owings to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Hand relieved Phelps. | 0 | 3 |
| Inciarte grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Dietrich homered to right center (369 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Gillespie grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Realmuto out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Morse hit for Hand. | 1 | 3 |
| Morse grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Cishek relieved Hand. | 1 | 3 |
| Pollock walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pollock out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Pérez relieved De La Rosa. | 1 | 3 |
| Suzuki singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Prado lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Yelich singled to center, Suzuki to second. | 1 | 3 |
| McGehee hit for Bour. | 1 | 3 |
| Ziegler relieved Pérez. | 1 | 3 |
| McGehee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Yelich out at second, Suzuki to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Hechavarría walked, McGehee to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Rojas ran for McGehee. | 1 | 3 |
| Dietrich grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Miami | MIA | ARI |
| Prado at third base. | 1 | 3 |
| Rojas at second base. | 1 | 3 |
| Dietrich at first base. | 1 | 3 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Owings singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Owings caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | MIA | ARI |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Gillespie grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Solano hit for Cishek. | 1 | 3 |
| Solano struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Suzuki RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .266 | .319 | .302 |
| Prado 2B-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .275 | .317 | .375 |
| Yelich LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .267 | .344 | .367 |
| Bour 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .345 | .486 |
b-McGehee PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .283 | .303 |
Rojas PR-2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .222 | .280 |
| Hechavarría SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .277 | .314 | .373 |
| Dietrich 3B-1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .314 | .385 | .571 |
| Realmuto C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .248 | .277 | .390 |
| Gillespie CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .340 | .377 | .540 |
| Phelps P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .107 | .138 | .107 |
Hand P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
a-Morse PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .267 | .295 |
Cishek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Solano PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .148 | .175 | .213 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 143 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for B Hand in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Bour in the 8th c-struck out swinging for S Cishek in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Dietrich (4, 7th inning off De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Dietrich (6) GIDP: Hechavarría 2, Suzuki, Gillespie Marlins RISP: 1-6 (Yelich 0-1, McGehee 0-1, Dietrich 0-1, Bour 1-1, Gillespie 0-1, Hechavarría 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Dietrich (4, catch) DP: 2 (Hechavarría-Prado-Bour 2). Outfield Assist: Suzuki (Ahmed at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 17,668 (36.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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