Willie Bloomquist's two-run triple was part of a big eighth inning as Arizona solidified its lead in the NL West with a 4-1 win over San Francisco in the finale of a three-game set.
D-Backs Take Series From Giants, Now Lead Division By Seven Games
Willie Bloomquist’s two-run triple was part of a big eighth inning as Arizona solidified its lead in the NL West with a 4-1 win over San Francisco in the finale of a three-game set.
Coming into the weekend series, the Diamondbacks were riding a nine-game winning streak and held a six-game lead over the Giants in the division.
Friday’s loss broke the streak and set up a chance for San Francisco to make some headway in the division, but the Diamondbacks took Saturday’s contest, and the win on Sunday moved the team seven games up.
“This obviously is a big series, nice to come out of here with winning two out of three,” said Bloomquist. “But we go and play a very capable good Colorado team so we still have to play one game at a time, and still keep trying to figure out ways to win games and numbers will take care of themselves in the end so we’ve got to play good baseball.”
Ryan Roberts hit a solo home run with one out in the eighth and Aaron Hill later singled home Bloomquist in the frame to give the Diamondbacks the win.
Daniel Hudson (15-9) won his third straight start as he pitched seven solid innings for Arizona, giving up just one run on three hits with a walk and five strikeouts. David Hernandez pitched a 1-2-3 eighth while J.J. Putz did the same in the ninth for his 36th save of the season.
Cody Ross’ home run in the first inning accounted for the only run for the Giants, who have lost five of seven.
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