PHOENIX -- Save for a 48-game stint as interim manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2015, Torey Lovullo is new to the job.
But the Arizona Diamondbacks' first-year skipper made the right call in the sixth inning Wednesday night when he sent up Jeremy Hazelbaker to pinch hit for starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. Hazelbaker delivered a one-out double that gave his team the lead, and the Diamondbacks rallied for an 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants.
"The big blow was Jeremy Hazelbaker. He put up a quality at-bat with a good approach," Lovullo said.
Chris Owings reached safely four times and stole two bases, and the Diamondbacks scored seven consecutive runs in coming back from a three-run deficit.
A.J. Pollock went 3 for 5 with an RBI and Yasmany Tomas had two hits and an RBI to help Walker win his Diamondbacks debut despite allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.
"We've had a lot of clutch hitting. We're going to have to keep that going," Pollock said.
Arizona has taken two of three in the four-game series.
Walker (1-0) struck out seven before the Diamondbacks turned the game over to their bullpen. Jorge De La Rosa fanned two in one inning on his 36th birthday and Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his first save with Arizona.
"Started off a little rough. Nerves. A little frustration. First start of the season," Walker said. "Just nerves. I was kind of amped up. The last three innings I thought were really good.
"The offense did a great job of picking me up," he added. "We have a really good offense, one of the best in the league."
Owings, with a run-scoring single in the third, has an RBI in six straight games dating to 2016, extending his career high.
Brandon Belt homered and tripled for San Francisco. His fifth-inning solo shot gave the Giants a 4-1 lead, and he scored in the third after hitting a sinking fly to center field that Pollock misplayed into a triple.
Hunter Pence singled in Belt for one of his two hits, including a triple.
Giants starter Matt Moore, who shined in his last meaningful start before Wednesday -- two-hit ball over eight innings in the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs -- allowed three earned runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. An error by Belt at first base in the fifth allowed two runs to score, and the Diamondbacks tied it at 4 in that inning.
"If you can on those plays, you want to try to get your body there so that if it does bounce, you can knock it down," Belt said. "I got caught in between and didn't think I was going to have enough time to get in front of it. I tried to backhand it and just couldn't come up with it. It changed the momentum and it changed the whole ballgame for us."
Hazelbaker came through against Giants reliever Cory Gearrin, and the Diamondbacks added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh off Neil Ramirez.
The Giants scored twice in the eighth on three singles, a walk and a wild pitch, but Tom Wilhelmsen got Chris Marrero to fly out with runners on second and third, ending the rally.
"They scored seven runs in three innings. That's not going to work, usually," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I felt good in the eighth. Bases loaded there, had some good hitters up there, they get out of it. Just couldn't get that one more hit to get us over the hump and get back to tying the game."
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt got his 100th career stolen base, becoming one of five first basemen in major league history with 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases. He joined Jeff Bagwell, Andres Galarraga, Derrek Lee and Dan Driessen.
STUBBS SIGNED
The Giants confirmed the signing of veteran OF Drew Stubbs to a minor league contract. Stubbs was released by the Minnesota Twins late last month after spending most of spring training with them. He'll provide outfield depth at Triple-A for the Giants.
TWO-SPORT STAR
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson is scheduled to take batting practice and throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday's series finale. Johnson was a first-team NFL All-Pro selection last season.
AWESOME, BABY
Longtime ESPN basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale attended the game, waving to the crowd as he was introduced.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants outfielder Denard Span missed his second straight game with left hip tightness and is day to day. Gorkys Hernandez took Span's place in center field again. ... Bochy said Aaron Hill will make his first start of the season at second base Thursday.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija, who was 12-11 last year, makes his season debut in the finale of the four-game series.
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray, who last season became the fourth pitcher in Arizona history to have 200 strikeouts, faces the Giants.
San Francisco Giants
But the Arizona Diamondbacks' first-year skipper made the right call in the sixth inning Wednesday night when he sent up Jeremy Hazelbaker to pinch hit for starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. Hazelbaker delivered a one-out double that gave his team the lead, and the Diamondbacks rallied for an 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants.
"The big blow was Jeremy Hazelbaker. He put up a quality at-bat with a good approach," Lovullo said.
Chris Owings reached safely four times and stole two bases, and the Diamondbacks scored seven consecutive runs in coming back from a three-run deficit.
A.J. Pollock went 3 for 5 with an RBI and Yasmany Tomas had two hits and an RBI to help Walker win his Diamondbacks debut despite allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.
"We've had a lot of clutch hitting. We're going to have to keep that going," Pollock said.
Arizona has taken two of three in the four-game series.
Walker (1-0) struck out seven before the Diamondbacks turned the game over to their bullpen. Jorge De La Rosa fanned two in one inning on his 36th birthday and Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his first save with Arizona.
"Started off a little rough. Nerves. A little frustration. First start of the season," Walker said. "Just nerves. I was kind of amped up. The last three innings I thought were really good.
"The offense did a great job of picking me up," he added. "We have a really good offense, one of the best in the league."
Owings, with a run-scoring single in the third, has an RBI in six straight games dating to 2016, extending his career high.
Brandon Belt homered and tripled for San Francisco. His fifth-inning solo shot gave the Giants a 4-1 lead, and he scored in the third after hitting a sinking fly to center field that Pollock misplayed into a triple.
Hunter Pence singled in Belt for one of his two hits, including a triple.
Giants starter Matt Moore, who shined in his last meaningful start before Wednesday -- two-hit ball over eight innings in the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs -- allowed three earned runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. An error by Belt at first base in the fifth allowed two runs to score, and the Diamondbacks tied it at 4 in that inning.
"If you can on those plays, you want to try to get your body there so that if it does bounce, you can knock it down," Belt said. "I got caught in between and didn't think I was going to have enough time to get in front of it. I tried to backhand it and just couldn't come up with it. It changed the momentum and it changed the whole ballgame for us."
Hazelbaker came through against Giants reliever Cory Gearrin, and the Diamondbacks added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh off Neil Ramirez.
The Giants scored twice in the eighth on three singles, a walk and a wild pitch, but Tom Wilhelmsen got Chris Marrero to fly out with runners on second and third, ending the rally.
"They scored seven runs in three innings. That's not going to work, usually," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I felt good in the eighth. Bases loaded there, had some good hitters up there, they get out of it. Just couldn't get that one more hit to get us over the hump and get back to tying the game."
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt got his 100th career stolen base, becoming one of five first basemen in major league history with 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases. He joined Jeff Bagwell, Andres Galarraga, Derrek Lee and Dan Driessen.
STUBBS SIGNED
The Giants confirmed the signing of veteran OF Drew Stubbs to a minor league contract. Stubbs was released by the Minnesota Twins late last month after spending most of spring training with them. He'll provide outfield depth at Triple-A for the Giants.
TWO-SPORT STAR
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson is scheduled to take batting practice and throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday's series finale. Johnson was a first-team NFL All-Pro selection last season.
AWESOME, BABY
Longtime ESPN basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale attended the game, waving to the crowd as he was introduced.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants outfielder Denard Span missed his second straight game with left hip tightness and is day to day. Gorkys Hernandez took Span's place in center field again. ... Bochy said Aaron Hill will make his first start of the season at second base Thursday.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija, who was 12-11 last year, makes his season debut in the finale of the four-game series.
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray, who last season became the fourth pitcher in Arizona history to have 200 strikeouts, faces the Giants.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Hernández flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Belt grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Posey lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Pollock grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Crawford flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez singled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Parker popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik singled to center, Núñez scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Moore grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Tomás singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Tomás out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Iannetta flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Hernández struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Belt tripled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pence singled to left, Belt scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Posey singled to deep right center, Pence to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Crawford hit sacrifice fly to left, Pence scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Núñez grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pollock doubled to deep center. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings singled to deep center, Pollock scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Lamb doubled to deep center, Owings to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Panik struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Drury flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Iannetta flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Ahmed popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Hernández grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Belt homered to right center (408 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Posey walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Crawford struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Owings doubled to shallow left. | 4 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Owings stole third. | 4 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| Lamb safe at second on error by first baseman Belt, Owings and Goldschmidt scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Tomás doubled to deep left, Lamb scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Drury grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Núñez struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Panik flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Iannetta singled to deep center. | 4 | 4 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Hazelbaker hit for Walker. | 4 | 4 |
| Hazelbaker doubled to deep right, Iannetta scored, Hazelbaker to third advancing on throw. | 4 | 5 |
| Gearrin relieved Moore. | 4 | 5 |
| Pollock singled to right, Hazelbaker scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Pollock caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Owings walked. | 4 | 6 |
| Owings stole second. | 4 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 4 | 6 |
| Ramírez relieved Gearrin. | 4 | 6 |
| Marrero in left field. | 4 | 6 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| De La Rosa relieved Walker. | 4 | 6 |
| Marrero popped out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Neil Ramirez pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Tomás struck out swinging, Tomás safe at first on wild pitch by Ramírez. | 4 | 6 |
| Herrmann ran for Tomás. | 4 | 6 |
| Herrmann to second on passed ball by Posey. | 4 | 6 |
| Drury singled to right, Herrmann scored. | 4 | 7 |
| Iannetta struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| Ahmed doubled to deep left, Drury scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Descalso hit for De La Rosa. | 4 | 8 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Ahmed caught stealing third, pitcher to third to second. | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Herrmann in left field. | 4 | 8 |
| Hoover relieved De La Rosa. | 4 | 8 |
| Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Posey singled to deep center. | 4 | 8 |
| Crawford singled to right, Posey to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Núñez singled to right, Posey to third, Crawford to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Gillaspie hit for Ramírez. | 4 | 8 |
| Chafin relieved Hoover. | 4 | 8 |
| Hill hit for Gillaspie. | 4 | 8 |
| Hill walked, Posey scored, Crawford to third, Núñez to second. | 5 | 8 |
| Panik struck out looking. | 5 | 8 |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Chafin. | 5 | 8 |
| Crawford scored, Núñez to third, Hill to second on wild pitch by Wilhelmsen. | 6 | 8 |
| Marrero flied out to center. | 6 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| George Kontos pitching for San Francisco | SF | ARI |
| Hill in left field. | 6 | 8 |
| Kontos relieved Ramírez. | 6 | 8 |
| Pollock doubled to left. | 6 | 8 |
| Owings lined out to left. | 6 | 8 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop, Pollock to third. | 6 | 8 |
| Lamb grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | SF | ARI |
| Rodney relieved Wilhelmsen. | 6 | 8 |
| Hernández flied out to center. | 6 | 8 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Pence lined out to left. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Francisco Giants
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernández CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .167 | .231 | .250 |
| Belt 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .286 | .375 | .714 |
| Pence RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .400 | .438 | .600 |
| Posey C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .200 | .429 | .200 |
| Crawford SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .385 | .357 | .769 |
| Núñez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .538 | .538 | .615 |
| Parker LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramírez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gillaspie PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Hill PH-LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Panik 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .455 | .462 | .727 |
| Moore P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gearrin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Marrero LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kontos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 150 | |||
| a-hit for J Parker in the 8th b-walked for C Gillaspie in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Pence (1, Walker); Belt (1, Walker) HR: Belt (1, 5th inning off Walker 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Panik (2), Pence (1), Crawford (2), Belt (2), Hill (1) SF: Crawford 2-out RBI: Panik Giants RISP: 3-7 (Núñez 1-1, Marrero 0-1, Panik 1-2, Pence 1-1, Posey 0-1, Parker 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Núñez (3, 2nd base off Walker/Iannetta) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Belt (1, ground ball) PB: Posey. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 14,675 (30.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
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