The D-backs had their biggest offensive inning in nearly a year, scoring eight runs in the seventh inning against the Pirates in a win on Tuesday night.
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly continued to shine, throwing a nearly complete game in a 6-4 win over the Cubs in the finale of a three-game series.
Zac Gallen made his triumphant return and gave Arizona over five innings of dominance on the mound, however closer Joakim Soria blew his second save in five opportunities resulting in a loss to the Cubs.
Madison Bumgarner made his first start since June 2 on Friday night, as the Diamondbacks dropped their first game of the second half to the Chicago Cubs.
The D-backs bullpen came together for a 6-4 win over the Rockies at Chase Field on Wednesday that helped the team clinch its first series win in 66 days.
While it required some unconventional ninth-inning heroics, another solid outing from Merrill Kelly helped make it a clean sweep by Valley teams in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday.
Merrill Kelly helped the D-backs end yet another losing streak as he led the way both on the mound and at the plate in a 5-3 win over the Giants on Thursday night and put to rest Arizona's current four-game skid.
The struggles continue for the Arizona Diamondbacks as Ketel Marte exited in the first inning on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers with left hamstring tightness, and the offense seemed to exit the game with him in a 5-0 loss.
Merrill Kelly pitched a seven-inning gem and helped Arizona finally end the worst losing streak in franchise history at 17 games with a 5-1 win over the Brewers.
Despite a brilliant pitching performance from Caleb Smith, the Diamondbacks offense was missing in action and the bullpen could not put up zeros in a 3-0 loss to the Dodgers.
D-backs’ closer Joakim Soria blew the team’s first save attempt since May 10, giving up four hits and three runs in the top of the ninth inning in an 8-7 loss.
