SEATTLE -- Nervous at the start, Jake Lamb coolly helped deliver a winning finish to his first major league game back in his hometown.
Lamb's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning scored Paul Goldschmidt with the go-ahead run, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
Lamb, a Seattle native who played collegiately at Washington, left 50 tickets for family and estimated he had 90 total supporters in the stands at Safeco Field to see his first professional game at home. He didn't disappoint, lofting a fly ball off reliever Vidal Nuno deep enough for Goldschmidt to score from third.
"I was pretty nervous that first inning, but after that first (at-bat) I took some good pitches, got the walk and that kind of locked me in," Lamb said. "It slowed down and I was able to really enjoy the moment and that was awesome."
The Diamondbacks won their third straight despite blowing a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning. They took advantage of control issues by Seattle closer Carson Smith (1-4) in the 10th to regain the lead.
Smith walked two of the first three batters he faced then hit Welington Castillo on the arm to load the bases with one out. Smith was pulled in favor of Nuno, but Lamb stayed with the cutter on the outer half of the plate and was able to drive it deep enough.
"That was cool that it worked out like that," Lamb said.
Goldschmidt continued his stellar season with his 22nd home run in the first inning off Seattle starter Mike Montgomery. Castillo, who was with Seattle for all of two weeks earlier in the season before being traded to the Diamondbacks, added his eighth homer with a drive deep to left-center.
Goldschmidt's homer was just his third since June 18.
Arizona was one out from winning in the ninth, but Mike Zunino lined an RBI single on a 0-2 pitch off reliever Oliver Perez (2-1) to score pinch-runner Chris Taylor with the tying run.
"Mike is swinging the bat good," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "He's starting to swing the bat the way we think he's capable of swinging and we need that production at the bottom half of the order."
Arizona tried to get through the ninth with Daniel Hudson and Perez after closer Brad Ziegler -- having converted 15 straight save attempts -- was given the night off after pitching the previous three days.
Hudson gave up a two-out double to Mark Trumbo and Perez walked Logan Morrison on a 3-2 pitch to set the stage for Zunino.
"When you give up a lead, to have them tie it in the bottom of the ninth, it's tough," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "For our guys to come right back against their closer and create a run was huge. It shows how resilient they are."
Andrew Chafin pitched the 10th for his second save, striking out Seth Smith for the final out with the tying run at second base.
RAY'S DAY
Robbie Ray pitched seven innings for the third time all season, striking out eight and walking two. He got defensive help in the second inning when Ender Inciarte pulled back a potential two-run homer from Zunino at the top of the wall in left-center.
Ray's only mistake was Robinson Cano's 11th homer, a solo shot in the sixth.
MINOR DEAL
The Mariners acquired right-handed pitcher J.C. Ramirez in a minor league trade with the Diamondbacks in exchange for cash on Monday. Ramirez was originally signed by Seattle and traded to Philadelphia in 2009. He was 0-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 23 games with Triple-A Reno and 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA in 12 games with Arizona this season. He will report to Triple-A Tacoma.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Zack Godley (1-0) makes his second career start. Godley became the first pitcher since 1900 to throw at least six scoreless innings with no walks and strike out seven or more in his major league debut.
Mariners: Hisashi Iwakuma (2-1) will make his fifth start since coming off the disabled list. Iwakuma gave up two first-inning runs in his last start against Detroit, then shut out the Tigers for the next six innings.
Lamb's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning scored Paul Goldschmidt with the go-ahead run, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
Lamb, a Seattle native who played collegiately at Washington, left 50 tickets for family and estimated he had 90 total supporters in the stands at Safeco Field to see his first professional game at home. He didn't disappoint, lofting a fly ball off reliever Vidal Nuno deep enough for Goldschmidt to score from third.
"I was pretty nervous that first inning, but after that first (at-bat) I took some good pitches, got the walk and that kind of locked me in," Lamb said. "It slowed down and I was able to really enjoy the moment and that was awesome."
The Diamondbacks won their third straight despite blowing a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning. They took advantage of control issues by Seattle closer Carson Smith (1-4) in the 10th to regain the lead.
Smith walked two of the first three batters he faced then hit Welington Castillo on the arm to load the bases with one out. Smith was pulled in favor of Nuno, but Lamb stayed with the cutter on the outer half of the plate and was able to drive it deep enough.
"That was cool that it worked out like that," Lamb said.
Goldschmidt continued his stellar season with his 22nd home run in the first inning off Seattle starter Mike Montgomery. Castillo, who was with Seattle for all of two weeks earlier in the season before being traded to the Diamondbacks, added his eighth homer with a drive deep to left-center.
Goldschmidt's homer was just his third since June 18.
Arizona was one out from winning in the ninth, but Mike Zunino lined an RBI single on a 0-2 pitch off reliever Oliver Perez (2-1) to score pinch-runner Chris Taylor with the tying run.
"Mike is swinging the bat good," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "He's starting to swing the bat the way we think he's capable of swinging and we need that production at the bottom half of the order."
Arizona tried to get through the ninth with Daniel Hudson and Perez after closer Brad Ziegler -- having converted 15 straight save attempts -- was given the night off after pitching the previous three days.
Hudson gave up a two-out double to Mark Trumbo and Perez walked Logan Morrison on a 3-2 pitch to set the stage for Zunino.
"When you give up a lead, to have them tie it in the bottom of the ninth, it's tough," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "For our guys to come right back against their closer and create a run was huge. It shows how resilient they are."
Andrew Chafin pitched the 10th for his second save, striking out Seth Smith for the final out with the tying run at second base.
RAY'S DAY
Robbie Ray pitched seven innings for the third time all season, striking out eight and walking two. He got defensive help in the second inning when Ender Inciarte pulled back a potential two-run homer from Zunino at the top of the wall in left-center.
Ray's only mistake was Robinson Cano's 11th homer, a solo shot in the sixth.
MINOR DEAL
The Mariners acquired right-handed pitcher J.C. Ramirez in a minor league trade with the Diamondbacks in exchange for cash on Monday. Ramirez was originally signed by Seattle and traded to Philadelphia in 2009. He was 0-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 23 games with Triple-A Reno and 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA in 12 games with Arizona this season. He will report to Triple-A Tacoma.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Zack Godley (1-0) makes his second career start. Godley became the first pitcher since 1900 to throw at least six scoreless innings with no walks and strike out seven or more in his major league debut.
Mariners: Hisashi Iwakuma (2-1) will make his fifth start since coming off the disabled list. Iwakuma gave up two first-inning runs in his last start against Detroit, then shut out the Tigers for the next six innings.
Diamondbacks 4
(47-51, 21-24 away)
10:10PM,EDT,July 27,2015
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Inciarte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left (380 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Jackson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Seager grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Jackson out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cruz singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Canó lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Hill grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Castillo homered to center (415 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Lamb walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Owings singled to right, Lamb to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ahmed singled to left, Lamb to third, Owings to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Inciarte grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lamb scored on error by shortstop Miller, Owings to third, Ahmed to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Gutiérrez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Morrison lined out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Zunino flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Pollock grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hill doubled to deep left. | 3 | 0 |
| Hill to third on wild pitch by Montgomery. | 3 | 0 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lamb out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Miller flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Cruz grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Canó reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gutiérrez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Canó out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Goldschmidt out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hill grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Pollock out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hill safe at second on error by second baseman Canó. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Trumbo doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 0 |
| Morrison singled to center, Trumbo scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Inciarte struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Seager struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Cruz grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Canó homered to right (391 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Gutiérrez walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Tomás grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Pollock lined out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Rodney relieved Montgomery. | 3 | 2 |
| Hill grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Morrison grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Zunino struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Castillo lined out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Owings grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Delgado relieved Ray. | 3 | 2 |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Seager lined out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| Happ relieved Rodney. | 3 | 2 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Inciarte grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Hudson relieved Delgado. | 3 | 2 |
| Canó walked. | 3 | 2 |
| S. Smith hit for Gutiérrez. | 3 | 2 |
| S. Smith grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Canó out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor ran for Trumbo. | 3 | 2 |
| Pérez relieved Hudson. | 3 | 2 |
| Morrison walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Zunino singled to left, Taylor scored, Morrison to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Miller flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Carson Smith pitching for Seattle | ARI | SEA |
| S. Smith in left field. | 3 | 3 |
| C. Smith relieved Happ. | 3 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Pollock struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt to second on wild pitch by C. Smith. | 3 | 3 |
| Hill walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Castillo hit by pitch, Goldschmidt to third, Hill to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Nuño relieved C. Smith. | 3 | 3 |
| Lamb hit sacrifice fly to center, Goldschmidt scored, Hill to third, Castillo to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | SEA |
| Saltalamacchia catching. | 4 | 3 |
| Chafin relieved Pérez. | 4 | 3 |
| Jackson grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Seager singled to right center. | 4 | 3 |
| Cruz grounded out to third, Seager to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Canó intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| S. Smith struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Inciarte LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .295 | .321 | .387 |
| Tomás RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .296 | .330 | .429 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | .346 | .465 | .611 |
| Pollock CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .302 | .358 | .463 |
| Hill DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .217 | .291 | .323 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .238 | .324 | .457 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .276 | .300 | |
| Lamb 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | .273 | .337 | .404 |
| Owings 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .231 | .259 | .329 |
| Ahmed SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .223 | .286 | .333 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 175 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hill (9, Montgomery) HR: Goldschmidt (22, 1st inning off Montgomery 0 on, 2 Out); Castillo (8, 2nd inning off Montgomery 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Goldschmidt (75), Castillo (21), Lamb (21) SF: Lamb 2-out RBI: Goldschmidt Diamondbacks RISP: 1-8 (Owings 0-2, Castillo 0-1, Lamb 0-1, Inciarte 0-1, Ahmed 1-1, Tomás 0-1, Goldschmidt 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Ahmed-Owings-Goldschmidt, Lamb-Owings-Goldschmidt, Ahmed-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 19,532 (41% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 0 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Segal, First Base - Quinn Wolcott, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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