PHOENIX -- This season already has a bounce-back feel for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
They got their fourth come-from-behind victory in five games Friday night, rallying behind Paul Goldschmidt's two-run double to charge back from three down and beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 on Friday night.
Goldschmidt's go-ahead double came during a five-run fifth inning. Arizona is 4-1, with three victories after trailing by three runs.
"It's nice to play downhill baseball from the first inning and that's what we're looking to do," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "But anytime you win a game, it doesn't matter how you do it. We're going to celebrate it and feel it and touch it and enjoy it and come out and try and do it again tomorrow."
The Indians lost their first game after a three-game sweep at Texas earlier in the week.
Arizona got four runs in the fifth off Josh Tomlin (0-1) after a single and hit batter. Tomlin struck out the next two hitters, but Goldschmidt lined a double into left-center field to give the Diamondbacks a 4-3 lead over the defending AL champions.
"Once they got it rolling (in the fifth), we just couldn't finish the inning," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Jake Lamb, who had two hits and scored twice, delivered an RBI single, ending Tomlin's night, and Yasmany Tomas greeted reliever Dan Otero with a double down the left field line. Brandon Drury added a triple to score Tomas.
"We've got a relentless team here that grinds out every at-bat, every pitch, every inning," Drury said. "We get down a couple of runs early, we're not going to panic about it."
Tomas had two doubles and two RBI, Drury had two hits and two RBI and Shelby Miller (1-0) earned the win in his first outing of the season behind 5 1/3 innings. Miller, who struggled to a 3-12 mark last season, struck out seven and walked three while allowing three runs and five hits.
"I knew if I went out there and put up zeroes that we'd have a chance to win the game, or at least come back," Miller said.
"Given what happened last year, I know that he's very focused and energized for a positive year this year, and he deserves a lot of credit for working hard behind the scenes to make those moments happen," Lovullo said of Miller.
Cleveland led 3-0 after the first two innings. Francisco Lindor hit his third home run in four games in the first, and Carlos Santana drove in two runs with a second-inning single.
Tomlin, a key contributor in the Indians' run to the World Series last year, was sharp for three innings. Then Arizona scored twice in the fourth before erupting in the fifth.
The right-hander allowed six runs and seven hits while striking out six in 4 2/3 innings.
Tom Wilhelmsen and Randall Delgado turned in 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, with Delgado pitching the final two innings for the Diamondbacks.
Wilhelmsen is the fourth pitcher in team history to appear in four of Arizona's first five games of a season.
RACKING UP RUNS
Arizona has scored 34 runs in five games, two short of the club record set in 2005 through the first five.
DANDY YANDY
Indians 3B Yandy Diaz charged and barehanded a slow bouncer and threw out Tomas at first base in the second inning.
STREAK LIVES
Drury extended his hitting streak to nine games, going back to the end of the 2016 season, with an infield single in the second inning.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: IF Jason Kipnis (right shoulder inflammation) is headed to Double-A Akron to play as designated hitter and at second base Sunday and Monday before any decision on when he'll be activated from the 10-day disabled list.
Diamondbacks: Miller was hit by a Tomlin pitch in the fifth, which helped open the door for Arizona's five-run outburst. He said he was hit in the armpit but was fine.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer faces his former team, the Diamondbacks, for his first start of 2017. Bauer hasn't pitched in a game since his final spring training start on March 26.
Diamondbacks: Zack Greinke looks for his first win of 2017 in his second start of the season. Greinke is 9-9 with a 3.87 ERA in his career against Cleveland.
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Cleveland Indians
They got their fourth come-from-behind victory in five games Friday night, rallying behind Paul Goldschmidt's two-run double to charge back from three down and beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 on Friday night.
Goldschmidt's go-ahead double came during a five-run fifth inning. Arizona is 4-1, with three victories after trailing by three runs.
"It's nice to play downhill baseball from the first inning and that's what we're looking to do," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "But anytime you win a game, it doesn't matter how you do it. We're going to celebrate it and feel it and touch it and enjoy it and come out and try and do it again tomorrow."
The Indians lost their first game after a three-game sweep at Texas earlier in the week.
Arizona got four runs in the fifth off Josh Tomlin (0-1) after a single and hit batter. Tomlin struck out the next two hitters, but Goldschmidt lined a double into left-center field to give the Diamondbacks a 4-3 lead over the defending AL champions.
"Once they got it rolling (in the fifth), we just couldn't finish the inning," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Jake Lamb, who had two hits and scored twice, delivered an RBI single, ending Tomlin's night, and Yasmany Tomas greeted reliever Dan Otero with a double down the left field line. Brandon Drury added a triple to score Tomas.
"We've got a relentless team here that grinds out every at-bat, every pitch, every inning," Drury said. "We get down a couple of runs early, we're not going to panic about it."
Tomas had two doubles and two RBI, Drury had two hits and two RBI and Shelby Miller (1-0) earned the win in his first outing of the season behind 5 1/3 innings. Miller, who struggled to a 3-12 mark last season, struck out seven and walked three while allowing three runs and five hits.
"I knew if I went out there and put up zeroes that we'd have a chance to win the game, or at least come back," Miller said.
"Given what happened last year, I know that he's very focused and energized for a positive year this year, and he deserves a lot of credit for working hard behind the scenes to make those moments happen," Lovullo said of Miller.
Cleveland led 3-0 after the first two innings. Francisco Lindor hit his third home run in four games in the first, and Carlos Santana drove in two runs with a second-inning single.
Tomlin, a key contributor in the Indians' run to the World Series last year, was sharp for three innings. Then Arizona scored twice in the fourth before erupting in the fifth.
The right-hander allowed six runs and seven hits while striking out six in 4 2/3 innings.
Tom Wilhelmsen and Randall Delgado turned in 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, with Delgado pitching the final two innings for the Diamondbacks.
Wilhelmsen is the fourth pitcher in team history to appear in four of Arizona's first five games of a season.
RACKING UP RUNS
Arizona has scored 34 runs in five games, two short of the club record set in 2005 through the first five.
DANDY YANDY
Indians 3B Yandy Diaz charged and barehanded a slow bouncer and threw out Tomas at first base in the second inning.
STREAK LIVES
Drury extended his hitting streak to nine games, going back to the end of the 2016 season, with an infield single in the second inning.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: IF Jason Kipnis (right shoulder inflammation) is headed to Double-A Akron to play as designated hitter and at second base Sunday and Monday before any decision on when he'll be activated from the 10-day disabled list.
Diamondbacks: Miller was hit by a Tomlin pitch in the fifth, which helped open the door for Arizona's five-run outburst. He said he was hit in the armpit but was fine.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer faces his former team, the Diamondbacks, for his first start of 2017. Bauer hasn't pitched in a game since his final spring training start on March 26.
Diamondbacks: Zack Greinke looks for his first win of 2017 in his second start of the season. Greinke is 9-9 with a 3.87 ERA in his career against Cleveland.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Santana struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor homered to right center (404 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Brantley grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Encarnación hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Peralta out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Díaz walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Naquin walked, Díaz to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gomes singled to left, Díaz to third, Naquin to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomlin struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Santana singled to center, Díaz and Naquin scored, Gomes to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Lindor flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Brantley lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez fouled out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Díaz struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Ahmed struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Miller grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Naquin struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Gomes grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomlin struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb singled to left, Goldschmidt to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás doubled to deep center, Goldschmidt scored, Lamb to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Drury grounded out to third, Lamb scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Lindor grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Brantley walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Brantley stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Ahmed reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Miller hit by pitch, Ahmed to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep center, Ahmed and Miller scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Lamb singled to deep right center, Goldschmidt scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Otero relieved Tomlin. | 3 | 5 |
| Tomás doubled to left, Lamb scored. | 3 | 6 |
| Drury tripled to deep left, Tomás scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Iannetta walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Ahmed grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| Díaz safe at first on throwing error by first baseman Goldschmidt. | 3 | 7 |
| Naquin singled to left, Díaz to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Miller. | 3 | 7 |
| Descalso at second base. | 3 | 7 |
| Gomes flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Almonte hit for Otero. | 3 | 7 |
| Almonte walked, Díaz to third, Naquin to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| McAllister relieved Otero. | 3 | 7 |
| Descalso flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Pollock grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| Peralta singled to deep right. | 3 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Peralta to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Lindor flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Brantley lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Encarnación grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Hazelbaker hit for Wilhelmsen. | 3 | 7 |
| Hazelbaker reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Armstrong relieved McAllister. | 3 | 7 |
| Iannetta popped out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Ahmed lined out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Delgado relieved Wilhelmsen. | 3 | 7 |
| Ramírez fouled out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Díaz struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Naquin doubled to deep right. | 3 | 7 |
| Gomes grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Armstrong pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Descalso walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Pollock popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Jackson hit for Armstrong. | 3 | 7 |
| Jackson popped out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Santana flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Lindor grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .353 | .450 | .647 |
| Lindor SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .267 | .368 | .867 |
| Brantley LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .214 | .267 | .214 |
| Encarnación 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .188 | .278 | .438 |
| Ramírez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .143 | .250 | .357 |
| Díaz 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .200 | .250 | .267 |
| Naquin CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .444 | .500 | .556 |
| Gomes C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
| Tomlin P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Otero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Almonte PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .500 | .167 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Jackson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 156 | |||
| a-walked for D Otero in the 6th b-popped out to second for S Armstrong in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Encarnación (1, Miller); Naquin (1, Delgado) HR: Lindor (3, 1st inning off Miller 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Lindor (7), Santana 2 (6) Indians RISP: 2-10 (Gomes 1-3, Santana 1-2, Brantley 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Encarnación 0-1, Lindor 0-1, Tomlin 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Brantley (1, 2nd base off Miller/Iannetta) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Lindor-Ramírez-Encarnación). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 22,443 (46.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - John Tumpane |
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