WASHINGTON (AP) All-Star Eduardo Rodríguez bounced back from his worst start of the season, Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run with a sac fly and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night.
Rodríguez (9-3) held the Nationals to Dylan Crews’ two-run homer in six innings. Arizona has won four straight and 10 of 12 as it fights for an NL wild-card spot.
Paul Sewald worked the ninth for his 24th save.
Moreno broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh with the sacrifice fly. The catcher also singled twice.
Crews’ shot to left-center tied it at 2 in the fourth.
Arizona scored first on Tim Tawa’s safety squeeze that deadened in the grass, travelling 10 feet down the first-base line, scoring Max Kepler in the second inning. Ketel Marte’s fielder’s choice groundout made it 2-0 later in the inning.
Nationals right-hander Zack Littell (7-8) took the loss.
Arizona LHP Micah Bratt (0-0, 5.06 ERA) was set to face All-Star LHP Foster Griffin (11-2, 2.68) on Saturday.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| C. Carroll RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| G. Moreno C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .312 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| M. Kepler LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| T. Locklear 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| I. Vargas 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| A. Del Castillo DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| T. Tawa CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .230 |
| J. Barrosa CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| C. Mead 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| A. Chaparro DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| a- J. Tena PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| C. Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .288 |
| D. Crews RF-CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .219 |
| J. Young CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| b- D. Lile PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| H. Ford C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| c- J. Vivas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| L. Garcia 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| N. Nunez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| d- K. Ruiz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
- a-grounded out for Chaparro in the 7th
- b-flied out for Young in the 8th
- c-struck out for Ford in the 9th
- d-grounded out for Nunez in the 9th
- 2B – M. Kepler (4)
- SF – G. Moreno (6)
- SH – A. Del Castillo
- RBI – K. Marte (60), G. Moreno (37), T. Tawa (20)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – G. Perdomo, N. Arenado, M. Kepler 2 (2), A. Del Castillo
- 2B – A. Chaparro (4)
- HR – D. Crews (8)
- SH – J. Young (2)
- RBI – D. Crews 2 (23)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – D. Crews 2 (2), N. Nunez 2 (2)
- SB – C. Carroll 2 (13), G. Perdomo (17), T. Locklear
- DP – (Perdomo-Marte-Locklear)
- Outfield Assist – J. Young
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez(W, 9-3) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.64 |
| J. Morillo(H, 12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.81 |
| K. Ginkel(H, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.14 |
| P. Sewald(S, 24) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.58 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Palmquist | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9.24 |
| Z. Littell(L, 7-8) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.17 |
| T. Cosgrove | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| O. Ribalta | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.64 |
| M. Kranick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 |
- Pitches-Strikes – E. Rodriguez 98-63, J. Morillo 8-6, K. Ginkel 7-6, P. Sewald 9-7
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – E. Rodriguez 11-5, J. Morillo 1-1, K. Ginkel 0-1, P. Sewald 1-1
- Batters Faced – E. Rodriguez 27, J. Morillo 3, K. Ginkel 3, P. Sewald 3
- Pitches-Strikes – C. Palmquist 41-23, Z. Littell 77-54, T. Cosgrove 9-4, O. Ribalta 22-13, M. Kranick 9-7
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – C. Palmquist 2-1, Z. Littell 4-6, T. Cosgrove 1-1, M. Kranick 2-1
- Batters Faced – C. Palmquist 8, Z. Littell 20, T. Cosgrove 3, O. Ribalta 6, M. Kranick 3
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