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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are making
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Steven Souza Jr. drove in three and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego
Padres 9-4 on Friday night.Goldschmidt drove the first pitch he saw from
left-hander Joey Lucchesi out to left-center field for his 28th of the season.
That got Arizona going en route to its sixth straight win over San Diego at
Petco Park.“I thought it was a really good job by our guys to attack the
starting pitcher,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “Goldie with the big
two-run homerun got us that lead, and we kept adding on.”Souza doubled into the
right-center gap with the bases loaded to bring home three runs in the sixth and
extend the lead to 8-3.Robbie Ray started for Arizona and walked his first two
batters. While Ray held San Diego to two hits, both by Eric Hosmer, he allowed
three runs over 4 2/3 innings. Ray walked five and struck out three.“It was all
self-inflicted,” Ray said. “I walked too many guys and they ended up scoring. In
crucial situations like that, I’m trying to get a call. It’s tough. They got two
hits tonight, but it was on me.”Hosmer homered in the fifth on a ball that just
cleared the left field fence beyond Jon Jay’s glove. Arizona challenged the call
as it appeared a fan interfered with Jay while spilling a beer, but the call was
upheld after replay review.“I thought I had a beat on it, and I thought he moved
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any in my mouth.”Manuel Margot hit a ball to nearly the same spot in the eighth
and Jay made another leaping attempt, but a fan caught the ball above Jay’s
glove for a solo homer that cut the lead to 9-4.Eduardo Escobar added a solo
home run in the eighth against Jose Castillo.“You look at command, their guy
walked five guys, our guy walked three guys,” Padres manager Andy Green said.
“Their guy skated by with no more command today and got off the hook. We took
our walks early. They made us pay.”Lucchesi (6-7) allowed five runs and nine
hits over four innings. He struck out six and walked three.“I think the biggest
mistake I had was leaving all my pitches over the plate, and they took advantage
of it,” Lucchesi said. “I wasn’t as sharp. I’ve got to do better than that.”San
Diego, which has the worst record in the National League at 48-77, has dropped
five straight.YOU’RE OUTTA HEREDiamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed was ejected in
the third by home plate umpire James Hoye after striking out looking. Daniel
Descalsco replaced Ahmed in the lineup. It was Ahmed’s second career
ejection.TRAINER’S ROOMPadres: LHP Eric Lauer made a rehab start at Class A Lake
Elsinore on Friday night. Lauer has been sidelined since July 31 with a left
forearm strain.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (13-6, 4.20) takes the mound
in the third game of the series. Godley is 4-0 in his last eight starts.Padres:
LHP Clayton Richard gets the call and looks to continue a stretch of pitching
five innings or more in his last four starts. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s
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and Adam Frazier rewarded them with one big swing.Frazier hit a game-ending
homer in the 11th inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday
for a split of their four-game series.Josh Harrison grounded out and Adeiny
Hechavarria struck out before Frazier drove a 3-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler
(1-3) deep to right. It was Frazier’s fifth homer of the season.“It’s probably
the most excited I’ve ever been going around the bases,” Frazier said. “It was
pretty cool.”The Cubs had a prime scoring chance against Richard Rodriguez (3-2)
in the top half of the inning, but came up empty. Addison Russell was picked off
third by catcher Elias Diaz, and Albert Almora Jr. struck out looking with the
bases loaded with two out.“We tried that play because the situation dictated
it,” Diaz said about the pickoff. “(Wilson Contreras) showed bunt and (Russell)
was waiting for the bunt and was halfway (down the third-base line). So, that’s
why we called the play, and we executed. It felt great. It saved a run. It was
beautiful.”NL Central-leading Chicago managed just one run in each game of the
series, but took the first two behind strong pitching performances by Jon Lester
and Cole Hamels. It was the fewest runs allowed by Pittsburgh in a four-game
series since it also allowed four against St. Louis from July 30-Aug. 2,
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baseball.”The Cubs lost two straight for the first time since July 27-28.Chicago
jumped in front on Kyle Schwarber’s 22nd homer off Jameson Taillon in the
second. Schwarber belted a ball just foul past the pole in left field before
driving the next pitch into the last row beyond right field.Schwarber also
connected during Friday night’s 1-0 victory.“That was a different series, that’s
for sure,” Schwarber said. “The pitching was on all four games. You tip your hat
to their side, to what they were able to do the last two days. All four days.
What did we score? Four runs in four days, and won two games. Tip the hat to
their team, and you obviously tip the hat to our pitchers too.”Gregory Polanco
hit a tying RBI double for Pittsburgh in the sixth. Carl Edwards Jr. then
replaced Jose Quintana with runners on second and third and no outs, and wiggled
out of the jam.Quintana allowed four hits, struck out four and walked two. The
veteran left-hander was just 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA in his previous four
starts.Pittsburgh had a chance to win it in the ninth after Pedro Strop walked
Hechavarria and hit Frazier to load the bases. But Maddon employed a five-man
infield and Corey Dickerson grounded into a 4-9-3 double play, ending the
inning.Taillon struck out eight in six innings. He allowed five hits and walked
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casting doubt on his availability for the rest of the year. Darvish, who has
been sidelined by triceps and elbow injuries, said he would ask for an MRI when
he got back to Chicago.He wasn’t sure if would miss the rest of the year.“I
can’t really tell right now,” Darvish said. “It depends how I feel tomorrow. I
really want to come back this season. I am going to work hard and do my best to
try and come back.”Maddon didn’t provide any additional information following
the loss.UP NEXTCubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (9-9, 4.11 ERA) gets the ball at
Detroit on Tuesday. He is 3-0 with a 4.38 ERA in his last four starts.Pirates:
RHP Chris Archer (4-5, 4.49 ERA) faces visiting Atlanta on Monday. Archer is 1-0
with a 5.65 ERA in three starts since he was acquired in a trade with Tampa
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are making
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Steven Souza Jr. drove in three and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego
Padres 9-4 on Friday night.Goldschmidt drove the first pitch he saw from
left-hander Joey Lucchesi out to left-center field for his 28th of the season.
That got Arizona going en route to its sixth straight win over San Diego at
Petco Park.“I thought it was a really good job by our guys to attack the
starting pitcher,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “Goldie with the big
two-run homerun got us that lead, and we kept adding on.”Souza doubled into the
right-center gap with the bases loaded to bring home three runs in the sixth and
extend the lead to 8-3.Robbie Ray started for Arizona and walked his first two
batters. While Ray held San Diego to two hits, both by Eric Hosmer, he allowed
three runs over 4 2/3 innings. Ray walked five and struck out three.“It was all
self-inflicted,” Ray said. “I walked too many guys and they ended up scoring. In
crucial situations like that, I’m trying to get a call. It’s tough. They got two
hits tonight, but it was on me.”Hosmer homered in the fifth on a ball that just
cleared the left field fence beyond Jon Jay’s glove. Arizona challenged the call
as it appeared a fan interfered with Jay while spilling a beer, but the call was
upheld after replay review.“I thought I had a beat on it, and I thought he moved
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any in my mouth.”Manuel Margot hit a ball to nearly the same spot in the eighth
and Jay made another leaping attempt, but a fan caught the ball above Jay’s
glove for a solo homer that cut the lead to 9-4.Eduardo Escobar added a solo
home run in the eighth against Jose Castillo.“You look at command, their guy
walked five guys, our guy walked three guys,” Padres manager Andy Green said.
“Their guy skated by with no more command today and got off the hook. We took
our walks early. They made us pay.”Lucchesi (6-7) allowed five runs and nine
hits over four innings. He struck out six and walked three.“I think the biggest
mistake I had was leaving all my pitches over the plate, and they took advantage
of it,” Lucchesi said. “I wasn’t as sharp. I’ve got to do better than that.”San
Diego, which has the worst record in the National League at 48-77, has dropped
five straight.YOU’RE OUTTA HEREDiamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed was ejected in
the third by home plate umpire James Hoye after striking out looking. Daniel
Descalsco replaced Ahmed in the lineup. It was Ahmed’s second career
ejection.TRAINER’S ROOMPadres: LHP Eric Lauer made a rehab start at Class A Lake
Elsinore on Friday night. Lauer has been sidelined since July 31 with a left
forearm strain.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (13-6, 4.20) takes the mound
in the third game of the series. Godley is 4-0 in his last eight starts.Padres:
LHP Clayton Richard gets the call and looks to continue a stretch of pitching
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and Adam Frazier rewarded them with one big swing.Frazier hit a game-ending
homer in the 11th inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday
for a split of their four-game series.Josh Harrison grounded out and Adeiny
Hechavarria struck out before Frazier drove a 3-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler
(1-3) deep to right. It was Frazier’s fifth homer of the season.“It’s probably
the most excited I’ve ever been going around the bases,” Frazier said. “It was
pretty cool.”The Cubs had a prime scoring chance against Richard Rodriguez (3-2)
in the top half of the inning, but came up empty. Addison Russell was picked off
third by catcher Elias Diaz, and Albert Almora Jr. struck out looking with the
bases loaded with two out.“We tried that play because the situation dictated
it,” Diaz said about the pickoff. “(Wilson Contreras) showed bunt and (Russell)
was waiting for the bunt and was halfway (down the third-base line). So, that’s
why we called the play, and we executed. It felt great. It saved a run. It was
beautiful.”NL Central-leading Chicago managed just one run in each game of the
series, but took the first two behind strong pitching performances by Jon Lester
and Cole Hamels. It was the fewest runs allowed by Pittsburgh in a four-game
series since it also allowed four against St. Louis from July 30-Aug. 2,
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great defense. We did a lot of really good things. We just didn’t hit the
baseball.”The Cubs lost two straight for the first time since July 27-28.Chicago
jumped in front on Kyle Schwarber’s 22nd homer off Jameson Taillon in the
second. Schwarber belted a ball just foul past the pole in left field before
driving the next pitch into the last row beyond right field.Schwarber also
connected during Friday night’s 1-0 victory.“That was a different series, that’s
for sure,” Schwarber said. “The pitching was on all four games. You tip your hat
to their side, to what they were able to do the last two days. All four days.
What did we score? Four runs in four days, and won two games. Tip the hat to
their team, and you obviously tip the hat to our pitchers too.”Gregory Polanco
hit a tying RBI double for Pittsburgh in the sixth. Carl Edwards Jr. then
replaced Jose Quintana with runners on second and third and no outs, and wiggled
out of the jam.Quintana allowed four hits, struck out four and walked two. The
veteran left-hander was just 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA in his previous four
starts.Pittsburgh had a chance to win it in the ninth after Pedro Strop walked
Hechavarria and hit Frazier to load the bases. But Maddon employed a five-man
infield and Corey Dickerson grounded into a 4-9-3 double play, ending the
inning.Taillon struck out eight in six innings. He allowed five hits and walked
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Darvish lasted just one inning in his rehab start with Class A South Bend,
casting doubt on his availability for the rest of the year. Darvish, who has
been sidelined by triceps and elbow injuries, said he would ask for an MRI when
he got back to Chicago.He wasn’t sure if would miss the rest of the year.“I
can’t really tell right now,” Darvish said. “It depends how I feel tomorrow. I
really want to come back this season. I am going to work hard and do my best to
try and come back.”Maddon didn’t provide any additional information following
the loss.UP NEXTCubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (9-9, 4.11 ERA) gets the ball at
Detroit on Tuesday. He is 3-0 with a 4.38 ERA in his last four starts.Pirates:
RHP Chris Archer (4-5, 4.49 ERA) faces visiting Atlanta on Monday. Archer is 1-0
with a 5.65 ERA in three starts since he was acquired in a trade with Tampa
Bay.