PHOENIX -- Robbie Ray is on a roll, and the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks continue to take advantage of home field -- even when the ball ventures into fowl territory.
Ray won his fourth straight game and recorded his fourth double-digit strikeout performance of the season, leading the Diamondbacks to a 10-2 rout of the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
Ray
allowed the only earned run he's given up in his last four starts, and
opponents have a combined nine hits off him in those four games. His 11
strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings backed by some major run support gave
Arizona the best home record in the majors at 22-8.
Even some unwelcome wildlife can throw off the Diamondbacks at home right now. Arizona star Paul Goldschmidt nearly scooped up a bird along with the baseball while fielding a bunt in the third inning. The small bird was sitting in the grass near the first-base line, and Goldschmidt momentarily covered it with his glove while scooping up Dinelson Lamet's bunt. The bird flapped its wings, wriggled free and flew away while Goldschmidt threw to second for a fielder's choice.
"I didn't see it. I don't know," Goldschmidt said when asked about the play.
Chris Owings hit a three-run homer, Jake Lamb drove in four runs with a double and single, Gregor Blanco doubled twice and scored three runs and the Diamondbacks won their seventh straight home game, tying a season high.
Ray said he's improved his fastball command by working quicker and delivering faster.
"I'm feeling pretty good. Got a good game plan with my catchers," he said. "Just get the ball back and whatever they throw down, I feel comfortable with it."
Owings' second-inning home run, his career-high seventh of the season, gave the Diamondbacks a homer in 10 straight home games for the first time since 2011. Arizona scored five runs in the second inning, and has scored five or more in an inning for the seventh time at Chase Field this season.
Lamb became the first player in the majors to reach 50 RBI.
"If he went out and gave up three runs in the first inning, it wouldn't matter," Lamb said of Ray. "As an offense we're going to go out attack early and try to get some runs on the board. It obviously helps he's throwing up zeroes every single inning, but we're focused on what we're doing at the plate."
The Diamondbacks pounced all over Lamet quickly, scoring their first nine runs off him in the game's first three innings. Lamet (2-1) lasted just three innings and gave up seven earned runs and nine hits with five walks.
Ray (6-3) had his scoreless innings streak stopped at 27 2/3 innings, the third-longest in club history. Hunter Renfroe's solo shot in the fourth was the only run Ray allowed.
"To me there is more angles on righties now than there used to be. He used to work away to righties. Everything is coming in with aggression," Padres manager Andy Green said of Ray.
BIRD IN HAND
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: RHP Jarred Cosart was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained right elbow, retroactive to June 5. ... OF Travis Jankowski (broken right foot) was transferred to the 60-day DL, with Jose Pirela called up from Triple-A El Paso and starting Tuesday in left field. ... LHP Christian Friedrich (elbow) is going to Double-A San Antonio for a rehab start this week.
Diamondbacks: C Chris Herrmann left the game with right hand soreness after striking out to end the fourth inning. He was replaced by Chris Iannetta. ... OF Yasmany Tomas was placed on the 10-day DL with right groin tendinitis, and RHP Braden Shipley was optioned to Reno. Arizona called up OF Jeremy Hazelbaker and RHP Zack Godley. ... OF A.J. Pollock is running and doing baseball activities as he eyes a return from a groin injury.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (0-2) is set to face Arizona on Wednesday. He has a 3.50 ERA away from home this season.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (7-3) is 9-2 with a 1.93 ERA in his career against the Padres.
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Ray won his fourth straight game and recorded his fourth double-digit strikeout performance of the season, leading the Diamondbacks to a 10-2 rout of the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
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Even some unwelcome wildlife can throw off the Diamondbacks at home right now. Arizona star Paul Goldschmidt nearly scooped up a bird along with the baseball while fielding a bunt in the third inning. The small bird was sitting in the grass near the first-base line, and Goldschmidt momentarily covered it with his glove while scooping up Dinelson Lamet's bunt. The bird flapped its wings, wriggled free and flew away while Goldschmidt threw to second for a fielder's choice.
"I didn't see it. I don't know," Goldschmidt said when asked about the play.
Chris Owings hit a three-run homer, Jake Lamb drove in four runs with a double and single, Gregor Blanco doubled twice and scored three runs and the Diamondbacks won their seventh straight home game, tying a season high.
Ray said he's improved his fastball command by working quicker and delivering faster.
"I'm feeling pretty good. Got a good game plan with my catchers," he said. "Just get the ball back and whatever they throw down, I feel comfortable with it."
Owings' second-inning home run, his career-high seventh of the season, gave the Diamondbacks a homer in 10 straight home games for the first time since 2011. Arizona scored five runs in the second inning, and has scored five or more in an inning for the seventh time at Chase Field this season.
Lamb became the first player in the majors to reach 50 RBI.
"If he went out and gave up three runs in the first inning, it wouldn't matter," Lamb said of Ray. "As an offense we're going to go out attack early and try to get some runs on the board. It obviously helps he's throwing up zeroes every single inning, but we're focused on what we're doing at the plate."
The Diamondbacks pounced all over Lamet quickly, scoring their first nine runs off him in the game's first three innings. Lamet (2-1) lasted just three innings and gave up seven earned runs and nine hits with five walks.
Ray (6-3) had his scoreless innings streak stopped at 27 2/3 innings, the third-longest in club history. Hunter Renfroe's solo shot in the fourth was the only run Ray allowed.
"To me there is more angles on righties now than there used to be. He used to work away to righties. Everything is coming in with aggression," Padres manager Andy Green said of Ray.
BIRD IN HAND
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: RHP Jarred Cosart was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained right elbow, retroactive to June 5. ... OF Travis Jankowski (broken right foot) was transferred to the 60-day DL, with Jose Pirela called up from Triple-A El Paso and starting Tuesday in left field. ... LHP Christian Friedrich (elbow) is going to Double-A San Antonio for a rehab start this week.
Diamondbacks: C Chris Herrmann left the game with right hand soreness after striking out to end the fourth inning. He was replaced by Chris Iannetta. ... OF Yasmany Tomas was placed on the 10-day DL with right groin tendinitis, and RHP Braden Shipley was optioned to Reno. Arizona called up OF Jeremy Hazelbaker and RHP Zack Godley. ... OF A.J. Pollock is running and doing baseball activities as he eyes a return from a groin injury.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (0-2) is set to face Arizona on Wednesday. He has a 3.50 ERA away from home this season.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (7-3) is 9-2 with a 1.93 ERA in his career against the Padres.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| d'Arnaud fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Solarte struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dinelson Lamet pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Blanco doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb doubled to right, Blanco and Goldschmidt scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Owings walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Drury flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Renfroe struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Hedges struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| J Pirela grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dinelson Lamet pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Herrmann walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Ray struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Blanco doubled to right, Herrmann to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Lamb singled to left center, Herrmann and Blanco scored, Goldschmidt to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Owings homered to left (420 feet), Goldschmidt and Lamb scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Spangenberg struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| Szczur walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Lamet bunted into fielder's choice to first, Szczur out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| d'Arnaud grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lamet out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dinelson Lamet pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Descalso flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Herrmann flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Ray grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Solarte grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Myers flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Renfroe homered to left (409 feet). | 1 | 7 |
| Hedges struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dinelson Lamet pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Blanco walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Blanco stole second. | 1 | 7 |
| Peralta walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Díaz relieved Lamet. | 1 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Owings safe at first on error by shortstop d'Arnaud, Blanco scored, Peralta to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Drury walked, Peralta to third, Owings to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Descalso singled to right, Peralta and Owings scored, Drury to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Iannetta catching. | 1 | 10 |
| J Pirela lined out to center. | 1 | 10 |
| Spangenberg flied out to center. | 1 | 10 |
| Szczur walked. | 1 | 10 |
| Córdoba hit for Díaz. | 1 | 10 |
| Córdoba popped out to second. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Quackenbush pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Quackenbush relieved Díaz. | 1 | 10 |
| Ray struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Blanco flied out to left. | 1 | 10 |
| Peralta grounded out to third. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Hazelbaker in left field. | 1 | 10 |
| Descalso at first base. | 1 | 10 |
| d'Arnaud struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Solarte struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Myers reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Renfroe struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Quackenbush pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Torrens catching. | 1 | 10 |
| Hazelbaker struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Lamb grounded out to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Torrens doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 10 |
| J Pirela struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Torrens to third on wild pitch by Ray. | 1 | 10 |
| Spangenberg struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Ray. | 1 | 10 |
| Szczur walked. | 1 | 10 |
| Cordero hit for Quackenbush. | 1 | 10 |
| Cordero flied out to left. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Torres pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Torres relieved Quackenbush. | 1 | 10 |
| Drury singled to left center. | 1 | 10 |
| Drury to second on wild pitch by Torres. | 1 | 10 |
| Descalso grounded out to first, Drury to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Wilhelmsen struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| Solarte grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Buchter pitching for San Diego | SD | ARI |
| Buchter relieved Torres. | 1 | 10 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Hazelbaker struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Arizona | SD | ARI |
| Renfroe homered to left (436 feet). | 2 | 10 |
| Torrens struck out looking. | 2 | 10 |
| J Pirela flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| Spangenberg doubled to left. | 2 | 10 |
| Szczur popped out to second. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Diego Padres
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d'Arnaud SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .250 | .308 | .306 |
| Solarte 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .245 | .323 | .346 |
| Myers 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .260 | .309 | .489 |
| Renfroe RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .232 | .289 | .474 |
| Hedges C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .212 | .262 | .441 |
Torrens C
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .150 | .209 | .200 |
| J Pirela LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Spangenberg 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .244 | .266 | .311 |
| Szczur CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .200 | .319 | .300 |
| Lamet P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Córdoba PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .319 | .422 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Cordero PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .357 | .423 |
Torres P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Buchter P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 141 | |||
| a-popped out to second for M Diaz in the 5th b-flied out to left for K Quackenbush in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Torrens (2, Ray); Spangenberg (5, Wilhelmsen) HR: Renfroe 2 (13, 4th inning off Ray 0 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off Wilhelmsen 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Renfroe 2 (29) 2-out RBI: Renfroe Padres RISP: 0-4 (J Pirela 0-1, Szczur 0-1, Spangenberg 0-1, Cordero 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: d'Arnaud (1, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C HERRMANN (RIGHT HAND SORENESS) LEFT GAME BOT 8TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 25,883 (53.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Clint Fagan, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - James Hoye |
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