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PHOENIX (AP) Brandon Pfaadt outpitched Max Fried in six strong innings, Jake McCarthy made a leaping grab at the wall in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Thursday night.
Pfaadt (4-6) was sharp for the fourth straight start, scattering three hits while striking out four to win after three consecutive no-decisions.
Fried (7-5) allowed a run on five hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. The lone run off the right-hander came in the fifth inning by Eugenio Suarez, a 437-foot shot after he hit a 452-foot homer in Arizona’s 7-5 win the night before.
It was the first time Arizona won 1-0 at home on a solo homer since Sept. 19, 2011, when Justin Upton did it against Pittsburgh.
Paul Sewald worked around a two-out single in the ninth for his 13th save – second straight since a streak of three blown saves. He got a big lift from McCarthy, who snagged Matt Olson’s one-out drive to the wall in left.
Fried and Pfaadt struggled in an April 6 meeting in Atlanta, won by the Braves 9-8 after a late rally.
Fried allowed eight runs – seven earned – on 10 hits in 4 1/2 innings. Pfaadt was only marginally better, giving up five runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings,
Both pitchers were sharp in the rematch.
Pfaadt threw the two fastest pitches of his career in the first inning (96.8 and 96.2 mph) and was perfect until Austin Riley lined a two-out single in the fourth. Pfaadt erased a single in the fifth inning with a groundout and ended the sixth by inducing a double play.
Pfaadt struck out four and walked none.
Fried allowed two singles in the first inning and one other hit until Suarez launched a solo homer to the center-field overhang seats in the fifth. Fried struck out Randal Grichuk with the bases loaded to end the inning.
TRAINER’S TABLE
The Diamondbacks reinstated RHP Miguel Castro (shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day injured list and optioned RHP Slade Cecconi to Triple-A Reno.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (2-4, 5.02 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-games series at San Diego on Friday.
Diamondbacks: RHP Ryne Nelson (6-6, 5.08) opens a three-game interleague series against Toronto at home Friday.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves51-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Diamondbacks47-47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 6 | 0 |
- Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ
- W: B. Pfaadt (4-6)L: M. Fried (7-5)S: P. Sewald (13)
- HR: ARI – E. Suarez (8)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kelenic CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| O. Albies 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| A. Riley 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .262 |
| M. Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| M. Ozuna DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .298 |
| E. White PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| A. Duvall RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| E. Rosario LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| S. Murphy C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| O. Arcia SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| a- T. d’Arnaud PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Z. Short PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .119 |
- a-walked for Arcia in the 8th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| G. Moreno C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| R. Grichuk LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| A. Thomas PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| C. Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| J. McCarthy CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| E. Suarez 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .210 |
| C. Carroll RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| K. Newman 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
BATTING
- 2B – A. Riley (20)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – O. Albies, A. Duvall
BATTING
- HR – E. Suarez (9)
- RBI – E. Suarez (44)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – R. Grichuk 2 (2), J. McCarthy
BASERUNNING
- CS – A. Thomas
FIELDING
- DP – (Riley-Albies-Olson)
FIELDING
- DP – (Perdomo-Walker)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Pfaadt(W, 4-6) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.97 |
| K. Ginkel(H, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.48 |
| R. Thompson(H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 |
| P. Sewald(S, 13) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.54 |
PITCHING
- Pitches-Strikes – M. Fried 108-65, G. Holmes 20-12, A. Minter 8-6
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – M. Fried 10-3, G. Holmes 2-1
- Batters Faced – M. Fried 25, G. Holmes 6, A. Minter
PITCHING
- Pitches-Strikes – B. Pfaadt 86-59, K. Ginkel 18-9, R. Thompson 21-10, P. Sewald 15-10
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – B. Pfaadt 11-3, K. Ginkel 2-0, R. Thompson 1-1, P. Sewald 1-1
- Batters Faced – B. Pfaadt 20, K. Ginkel 4, R. Thompson 5, P. Sewald 4