PHOENIX -- A new season, manager and vibe have the Arizona Diamondbacks off to their best start in four years.
Doing it against their NL West rival, a team that had their number at Chase Field all last season, makes it that much sweeter.
Jake Lamb hit a three-run homer and the Diamondbacks beat San Francisco 9-3 Thursday night to win a four-game series over the Giants at Chase Field for the first time in nine years.
"At the end of the day, you win a game like today, a series against the Giants, it's well deserved. It's earned," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "It's a great way to start the season."
The Diamondbacks needed seven tries to win a home series in 2016 but are 3-1 for the first time since 2013 in Lovullo's first season as manager. And they did it against the Giants, who won nine of 10 in the desert last year.
David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt each hit solo homers off Jeff Samardzija (0-1), and Peralta and A.J. Pollock each had two RBI.
Jorge De La Rosa (1-0) got one out and walked two after replacing Robbie Ray in the sixth inning to start off a strong night by Arizona's bullpen.
The Giants took an early 2-0 lead only to go flat as Arizona raced away from them. Aaron Hill hit a solo homer and San Francisco had four hits to open a season 1/3 for the first time since 2012.
"We've done a good job here in the past. It's disappointing," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Samardzija struck out five over the first two innings but gave up consecutive opposite-field homers in the fourth: Peralta to left, Goldschmidt to right. Goldschmidt's was career hit No. 848 , passing Steve Finley for second on Arizona's career list. He has a ways to go for No. 1, though -- Luis Gonzalez had 1,337.
Lamb put Arizona up 5-3 with his three-run homer in the sixth inning.
Samardzija allowed six runs and eight hits and struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings.
"Those are tough ones right there," Samardzija said. "When you don't have good stuff and it doesn't go your way, you know what you need to work on. But when you have your stuff and it ends up like that, you kind of go back and dissect a couple of pitches in the game that made the difference."
Ray retired the first seven batters until Hill hit a belt-high pitch over the plate well over the wall in left for his first homer. Brandon Crawford had a run-scoring single off Ray in the fourth inning, and Buster Posey chased him with a run-scoring double that put the Giants up 3-2 in the sixth.
Ray allowed three runs and three hits and struck out six in 5 2/3 innings.
DESERT HUMIDOR
The Diamondbacks will follow the lead of the Colorado Rockies and add a humidor at Chase Field.
Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall told Arizona Sports 98.7 FM that the team hopes to have it in place in about a month to help with pitchers' grip on the balls.
Colorado installed a humidor in 2002 and is the only team in MLB with one.
DODGE AND TOSS
Arizona's Randall Delgado had to do a little dodging in the seventh inning, when a broken bat flew over his head as he tried to field the ball. The right-hander managed avoid the shard from Gorkys Hernandez's bat and throw him out at first.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: CF Denard Span missed his third straight game due to left hip tightness, but he stretched before Thursday's game and is hoping to play Friday in San Diego.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Matt Cain makes his 2017 debut to start a three-game series in San Diego. The three-time All-Star went 4-8 with a 5.64 ERA and was limited to 21 appearances due to injuries.
Diamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller makes his first start of the season when Arizona kicks off a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Miller went 3-12 with a 6.15 ERA in his first season with the Diamondbacks in 2016.
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San Francisco Giants
Doing it against their NL West rival, a team that had their number at Chase Field all last season, makes it that much sweeter.
Jake Lamb hit a three-run homer and the Diamondbacks beat San Francisco 9-3 Thursday night to win a four-game series over the Giants at Chase Field for the first time in nine years.
"At the end of the day, you win a game like today, a series against the Giants, it's well deserved. It's earned," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "It's a great way to start the season."
The Diamondbacks needed seven tries to win a home series in 2016 but are 3-1 for the first time since 2013 in Lovullo's first season as manager. And they did it against the Giants, who won nine of 10 in the desert last year.
David Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt each hit solo homers off Jeff Samardzija (0-1), and Peralta and A.J. Pollock each had two RBI.
Jorge De La Rosa (1-0) got one out and walked two after replacing Robbie Ray in the sixth inning to start off a strong night by Arizona's bullpen.
The Giants took an early 2-0 lead only to go flat as Arizona raced away from them. Aaron Hill hit a solo homer and San Francisco had four hits to open a season 1/3 for the first time since 2012.
"We've done a good job here in the past. It's disappointing," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Samardzija struck out five over the first two innings but gave up consecutive opposite-field homers in the fourth: Peralta to left, Goldschmidt to right. Goldschmidt's was career hit No. 848 , passing Steve Finley for second on Arizona's career list. He has a ways to go for No. 1, though -- Luis Gonzalez had 1,337.
Lamb put Arizona up 5-3 with his three-run homer in the sixth inning.
Samardzija allowed six runs and eight hits and struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings.
"Those are tough ones right there," Samardzija said. "When you don't have good stuff and it doesn't go your way, you know what you need to work on. But when you have your stuff and it ends up like that, you kind of go back and dissect a couple of pitches in the game that made the difference."
Ray retired the first seven batters until Hill hit a belt-high pitch over the plate well over the wall in left for his first homer. Brandon Crawford had a run-scoring single off Ray in the fourth inning, and Buster Posey chased him with a run-scoring double that put the Giants up 3-2 in the sixth.
Ray allowed three runs and three hits and struck out six in 5 2/3 innings.
DESERT HUMIDOR
The Diamondbacks will follow the lead of the Colorado Rockies and add a humidor at Chase Field.
Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall told Arizona Sports 98.7 FM that the team hopes to have it in place in about a month to help with pitchers' grip on the balls.
Colorado installed a humidor in 2002 and is the only team in MLB with one.
DODGE AND TOSS
Arizona's Randall Delgado had to do a little dodging in the seventh inning, when a broken bat flew over his head as he tried to field the ball. The right-hander managed avoid the shard from Gorkys Hernandez's bat and throw him out at first.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: CF Denard Span missed his third straight game due to left hip tightness, but he stretched before Thursday's game and is hoping to play Friday in San Diego.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Matt Cain makes his 2017 debut to start a three-game series in San Diego. The three-time All-Star went 4-8 with a 5.64 ERA and was limited to 21 appearances due to injuries.
Diamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller makes his first start of the season when Arizona kicks off a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Miller went 3-12 with a 6.15 ERA in his first season with the Diamondbacks in 2016.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Belt flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Posey struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrmann singled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Marrero grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hill homered to left (389 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Samardzija struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Mathis flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Ray singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ray out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Belt walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Pence flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Posey flied out to center. Belt stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Crawford singled to left, Belt scored. Crawford out at second attempting to advance on play. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Peralta homered to left (376 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left (409 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Owings grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Herrmann singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso lined out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Núñez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Marrero struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Hill walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Samardzija struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Ray struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Hernández grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Pence walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Pence to second on passed ball by Mathis. | 2 | 2 |
| Posey doubled to left, Pence scored. | 3 | 2 |
| De La Rosa relieved Ray. | 3 | 2 |
| Crawford walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Núñez walked, Posey to third, Crawford to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Marrero flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Peralta walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right, Peralta to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb homered to right center (422 feet), Peralta and Goldschmidt scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Owings lined out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Herrmann walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Descalso singled to right, Herrmann to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Strickland relieved Samardzija. | 3 | 5 |
| Hill in left field. | 3 | 5 |
| Panik at second base. | 3 | 5 |
| Mathis fouled out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| Hazelbaker hit for De La Rosa. | 3 | 5 |
| Hazelbaker singled to center, Herrmann scored, Descalso to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Pollock flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Delgado relieved De La Rosa. | 3 | 6 |
| Hill lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Panik grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Hernández safe at first on error by second baseman Descalso. | 3 | 6 |
| Belt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Strickland pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Peralta grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Lamb walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Owings struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Pence flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Posey doubled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Chafin relieved Delgado. | 3 | 6 |
| Crawford grounded out to first, Posey to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Núñez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Blach relieved Strickland. | 3 | 6 |
| Herrmann grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Descalso popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Mathis walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Ahmed hit for Chafin. | 3 | 6 |
| Ahmed walked, Mathis to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Pollock doubled to deep left, Mathis and Ahmed scored. | 3 | 8 |
| Peralta doubled to deep left, Pollock scored. | 3 | 9 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Hoover relieved Chafin. | 3 | 9 |
| Gillaspie hit for Blach. | 3 | 9 |
| Gillaspie flied out to center. | 3 | 9 |
| Hill struck out looking. | 3 | 9 |
| Panik fouled out to third. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Francisco Giants
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernández CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .125 | .176 | .188 |
| Belt 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .235 | .350 | .588 |
| Pence RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .333 | .400 | .500 |
| Posey C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .286 | .444 | .429 |
| Crawford SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .375 | .389 | .688 |
| Núñez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .438 | .471 | .500 |
| Marrero LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Blach P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gillaspie PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hill 2B-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .333 | .600 | 1.333 |
| Samardzija P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Panik 2B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .385 | .400 | .615 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 158 | |||
| a-flied out to center for T Blach in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Posey 2 (2, Delgado, Ray) HR: Hill (1, 3rd inning off Ray 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Hill (2), Crawford (3), Posey (1) 2-out RBI: Crawford, Posey Giants RISP: 2-5 (Núñez 0-1, Marrero 0-1, Posey 1-1, Crawford 1-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Belt (1, 2nd base off Ray/Mathis) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Núñez-Hill-Belt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 15,308 (31.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
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