PHOENIX
-- A diving catch to save a run. A pickoff at second base. Rounding a
base at just the right angle. A 12-pitch walk followed by the winning
hit.
Even when they're not at their best, the Arizona Diamondbacks are making the right plays at the right time to keep the best start in franchise history rolling.
Daniel Descalso lined a run-scoring single in the 11th inning and the Diamondbacks overcame the fatigue of playing late the night before to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Sunday.
"I know there were some sluggish moments, but when we needed somebody to give us that little push at the end, Descalso came up with the big hit," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "There were a lot of key moments."
The Diamondbacks and Phillies played late Saturday and neither team could muster much against the other's starting pitcher.
Randall Delgado pitched five crisp innings in a spot start for Arizona and Jeremy Hellickson had the Diamondbacks baffled with his off-speed pitches for most of his six innings.
Arizona scored on Paul Goldschmidt's run-scoring single in the fourth inning -- with an assist to Nick Ahmed's base running -- and pinch hitter Howie Kendrick blooped a run-scoring single off Archie Bradley in the seventh.
The Diamondbacks had a chance to win it in the ninth, but Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera made a leaping catch on Descalso's drive to the wall to end the inning.
Descalso got another chance in the 11th.
After T.J. McFarland (4-1) worked around a walk in the top half, Goldschmidt hit a single off Edubray Ramos (0-7) with two outs. Chris Owings fought his way through a 12-pitch at-bat, laying off the final slider to earn a walk.
Descalso then lined the first pitch he saw through the right side and Goldschmidt scored just ahead of the throw, sending the Diamondbacks rushing out onto the field.
Arizona has won 11 of 13 and is 48-28 overall.
"You just have that feeling that something good is going to happen," Owings said of late-game situations. "Ever since this season has started, you have that vibe in the dugout, you're waiting for something good to happen."
Delgado has bounced between the rotation and the bullpen, earning Sunday's start to give the regular rotation guys an extra day of rest.
The right-hander escaped a jam in the second inning, helped by left fielder Gregor Blanco's diving catch on Herrera's liner and a pickoff of Maikel Franco at second.
Delgado allowed four hits and struck out four, helping to hold the Phillies in check.
"Once again not enough offense," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin. "We have to put some crooked numbers up there and we haven't been doing it."
Hellickson had the Diamondbacks swinging over the top of breaking balls until Goldschmidt lined a run-scoring single through the left side in the fourth inning. That pushed his RBI total to a majors-best 65 and extended his club record of reaching base at home to 41 straight games.
Hellickson kept Arizona guessing after that, striking out seven while allowing three hits. He did not have a walk after issuing 22 in his previous 10 starts combined.
"Hellickson was really good today," Mackanin said. "He really used that changeup extremely well."
CLUTCH DESCALSO
Descalso has a knack for coming up with big plays at big moments throughout his career and has already come through several times in his first season in the desert.
Even after being robbed of a potential game-winning hit in the ninth, he kept grinding away. The walkoff hit was his second with Arizona and fourth of his career.
"He's always engaged and that comes through experience," Lovullo said. "He's had some big at-bats on big platforms for many, many years and you can always count on his best effort."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: Kendrick did not start after being scratched from Saturday's lineup because of a tight hamstring.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock went 0 for 2 in four innings of a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno as he works his way back from a pair of leg injuries.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Nick Pivetta will start the series finale against the Diamondbacks on Monday after striking out a career-high 10 against St. Louis in his previous start.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke is 4-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his past four home starts heading into Monday.
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Even when they're not at their best, the Arizona Diamondbacks are making the right plays at the right time to keep the best start in franchise history rolling.
Daniel Descalso lined a run-scoring single in the 11th inning and the Diamondbacks overcame the fatigue of playing late the night before to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Sunday.
"I know there were some sluggish moments, but when we needed somebody to give us that little push at the end, Descalso came up with the big hit," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "There were a lot of key moments."
The Diamondbacks and Phillies played late Saturday and neither team could muster much against the other's starting pitcher.
Randall Delgado pitched five crisp innings in a spot start for Arizona and Jeremy Hellickson had the Diamondbacks baffled with his off-speed pitches for most of his six innings.
Arizona scored on Paul Goldschmidt's run-scoring single in the fourth inning -- with an assist to Nick Ahmed's base running -- and pinch hitter Howie Kendrick blooped a run-scoring single off Archie Bradley in the seventh.
The Diamondbacks had a chance to win it in the ninth, but Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera made a leaping catch on Descalso's drive to the wall to end the inning.
Descalso got another chance in the 11th.
After T.J. McFarland (4-1) worked around a walk in the top half, Goldschmidt hit a single off Edubray Ramos (0-7) with two outs. Chris Owings fought his way through a 12-pitch at-bat, laying off the final slider to earn a walk.
Descalso then lined the first pitch he saw through the right side and Goldschmidt scored just ahead of the throw, sending the Diamondbacks rushing out onto the field.
Arizona has won 11 of 13 and is 48-28 overall.
"You just have that feeling that something good is going to happen," Owings said of late-game situations. "Ever since this season has started, you have that vibe in the dugout, you're waiting for something good to happen."
Delgado has bounced between the rotation and the bullpen, earning Sunday's start to give the regular rotation guys an extra day of rest.
The right-hander escaped a jam in the second inning, helped by left fielder Gregor Blanco's diving catch on Herrera's liner and a pickoff of Maikel Franco at second.
Delgado allowed four hits and struck out four, helping to hold the Phillies in check.
"Once again not enough offense," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin. "We have to put some crooked numbers up there and we haven't been doing it."
Hellickson had the Diamondbacks swinging over the top of breaking balls until Goldschmidt lined a run-scoring single through the left side in the fourth inning. That pushed his RBI total to a majors-best 65 and extended his club record of reaching base at home to 41 straight games.
Hellickson kept Arizona guessing after that, striking out seven while allowing three hits. He did not have a walk after issuing 22 in his previous 10 starts combined.
"Hellickson was really good today," Mackanin said. "He really used that changeup extremely well."
CLUTCH DESCALSO
Descalso has a knack for coming up with big plays at big moments throughout his career and has already come through several times in his first season in the desert.
Even after being robbed of a potential game-winning hit in the ninth, he kept grinding away. The walkoff hit was his second with Arizona and fourth of his career.
"He's always engaged and that comes through experience," Lovullo said. "He's had some big at-bats on big platforms for many, many years and you can always count on his best effort."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: Kendrick did not start after being scratched from Saturday's lineup because of a tight hamstring.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock went 0 for 2 in four innings of a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno as he works his way back from a pair of leg injuries.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Nick Pivetta will start the series finale against the Diamondbacks on Monday after striking out a career-high 10 against St. Louis in his previous start.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke is 4-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his past four home starts heading into Monday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Perkins struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Altherr singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Franco doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| Knapp struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Fuentes flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Kelly lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hellickson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Perkins struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Mathis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Delgado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Galvis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Altherr singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph grounded into double play, third to second to first, Altherr out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Ahmed doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left, Ahmed scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Owings grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Goldschmidt out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Owings picked off first. | 0 | 1 |
| Descalso grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Franco grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Herrera walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Knapp singled to left, Herrera to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly grounded out to second, Herrera to third, Knapp to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hellickson grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Drury struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Fuentes flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Mathis lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rubby De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| R. De La Rosa relieved Delgado. | 0 | 1 |
| Perkins struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Altherr tripled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Peralta hit for R. De La Rosa. | 0 | 1 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Chafin relieved R. De La Rosa. | 0 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Herrera reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Knapp singled to center, Herrera to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to first, Knapp out at second, Herrera to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley relieved Chafin. | 0 | 1 |
| Kendrick hit for Hellickson. | 0 | 1 |
| Kendrick singled to right, Herrera scored, Kelly to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Nava hit for Perkins. | 1 | 1 |
| Nava grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Garcia pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Nava in left field. | 1 | 1 |
| García relieved Hellickson. | 1 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Galvis singled to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| Altherr popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Garcia pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Drury grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Fuentes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathis doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Lamb hit for Bradley. | 1 | 1 |
| Lamb intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 1 | 1 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Knapp grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Kelly walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Stassi hit for García. | 1 | 1 |
| Stassi grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Neshek relieved García. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Owings singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Descalso flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| J. De La Rosa relieved Rodney. | 1 | 1 |
| Nava grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Galvis lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Altherr struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Benoit relieved Neshek. | 1 | 1 |
| Drury flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Fuentes walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathis struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Herrmann hit for J. De La Rosa. | 1 | 1 |
| Herrmann lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | PHI | ARI |
| McFarland relieved J. De La Rosa. | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Franco walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Herrera grounded into double play, second to first, Franco out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Edubray Ramos pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | ARI |
| Blanco at third base. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramos relieved Benoit. | 1 | 1 |
| Blanco popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Owings walked, Goldschmidt to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Descalso singled to shallow right, Goldschmidt scored, Owings to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Perkins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .091 | .125 | .091 |
a-Nava PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .275 | .385 | .402 |
| Galvis SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .248 | .298 | .417 |
| Altherr RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .284 | .352 | .524 |
| Joseph 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .253 | .311 | .446 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .221 | .282 | .367 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .257 | .295 | .403 |
| Knapp C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .247 | .339 | .392 |
| Kelly 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .205 | .256 | .359 |
| Hellickson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .107 | .194 | .214 |
b-Kendrick PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .361 | .418 | .492 |
García P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Stassi PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .188 | .278 | .344 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Benoit P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blanco 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .275 | .254 |
| Totals | 39 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 168 | |||
| a-grounded to second for C Perkins in the 7th b-singled to right for J Hellickson in the 7th c-grounded to shortstop for L Garcia in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Franco (12, Delgado) 3B: Altherr (2, R. De La Rosa) RBI: Kendrick (13) 2-out RBI: Kendrick GIDP: Joseph, Herrera Phillies RISP: 1-7 (Herrera 0-1, Kelly 0-2, Kendrick 1-1, Nava 0-1, Hellickson 0-1, Joseph 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: Franco (2nd base by Delgado) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 28,179 (58.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:50 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Shane Livensparger, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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