Sedona Red Recap: D-backs fall as Padres provide the fireworks

On the bright side, the Arizona Diamondbacks are set to head back out on the road again in a couple days.

Unfortunately, that’s one of the few silver linings for the club right now.

While they’ve posted a solid 23-17 record away from Chase Field this season, they’re an abysmal 14-31 in their own stadium. When they get good pitching, they don’t score quite enough runs. And when the bats get going, they can’t seem to keep the other team off the scoreboard.

It defies logic.

Monday night was no different. Arizona jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, saw that lead evaporate in the fourth, regained the advantage by one run in the fifth and then fell behind for good in the sixth. When the dust settled, the D-backs suffered an 8-4 defeat at the hands of the San Diego Padres in front of 39,203 fans.

Archie Bradley took the loss, allowing five runs over 6.0 innings to slip to 3-4.

Arizona has now lost eight of nine, after going 7-1 through the middle of June.

THE GOOD

The D-backs got some bounces to go their way in the first. After Paul Goldschmidt doubled home Jean Segura, Jake Lamb struck out. Welington Castillo was up next though, and reached on a throwing error from third – a play that allowed Goldschmidt to score. Phil Gosselin then chopped a slow roller to the left of home plate for an infield single, and Brandon Drury followed with a nearly identical infield hit.

Lamb entered the game tied for the NL-lead with 11 game-tying or go-ahead homeruns. And while he didn’t hit one out Monday, his triple in the fifth gave Arizona the lead – albeit a short-lived one.

Segura has hit safely in 20 of his last 24 games.

Goldschmidt has reached base in 18 of his last 19 matchups with the Padres at Chase Field.

THE BAD

Down two runs in the bottom of the seventh, the D-backs looked like they might rally when they opened the inning with back-to-back singles. But both Goldschmidt and Lamb struck out looking, and Castillo flew out to deep center.

Daniel Hudson’s recent struggles continued. After surrendering three earned runs in a third of an inning tonight, he has now allowed 11 earned runs in just 3.0 innings (33.00 ERA) over his last six appearances.

Of the six home runs Yangervis Solarte has hit this season, three have come against Arizona.

STAT OF THE GAME

4: Number of triples Lamb has hit in his last 17 games.

HE SAID IT

“It’s always been something I deal with, and sometimes I think I have it under control, then it pops back up and I just lose guys for a couple pitches. And it’s just… you know, up here you can’t do that. Guys make you pay for it. I guarantee you, if you look at all my starts, half my runs scored are guys I’ve walked.” – Archie Bradley

NOTED

– The Diamondbacks are now 11-8 all-time on the Fourth of July.

– Before the game, Nick Ahmed was reinstated from the Paternity List, and Peter O’Brien was optioned to Triple-A Reno.

UP NEXT

These two teams will be right back at it again on Tuesday night. Zack Godley is expected to get the start for Arizona in place of injured ace Zack Greinke while San Diego counters with Christian Friedrich. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. MST, with pregame coverage beginning at 6 p.m. on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.

Godley (1-0) will be making his sixth appearance of the year and just his second start. He picked up a win in the other start, scattering four hits and two runs over 6.0 innings against Miami on June 11. In his last two appearances with Reno, he fanned 10 while surrendering three earned runs over 6.0 innings.

Overall, this will be Godley’s eighth career major league start. He’s fared well in his first seven, going 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA.

Friedrich (4-3) has already faced the D-backs this season, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings in a 10-3 Padres win on May 27. He was putting up impressive numbers across the board to begin the year but has slowed down of late. He has given up 14 earned runs in 16.0 innings over his last three starts.

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