Adrian Del Castillo hits game-winning home run as Diamondbacks win series over Orioles
In a back-and-forth game in Baltimore, the Diamondbacks pulled out another clutch win in 10 innings to earn a 6-3 record on the road trip.
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Naturally, the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a nine-games-in-nine-days road trip on the East Coast with extra innings against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, but they made it count.
In a back-and-forth game where the lead changed seemingly every inning, the Diamondbacks pulled out another clutch win, 8-5, in 10 innings to earn a 6-3 record on the road trip.
Arizona won two of three games in all three series at the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Orioles, improving to 11-8 on the year (11-5 since the opening series).
The Diamondbacks’ 11 wins since March 30 are the most in MLB.
Adrian Del Castillo delivered the key blast, a 420-foot, two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning off Orioles right-hander Tyler Wells. Del Castillo drove in five runs on Sunday to finish the road trip with 10 RBIs, providing needed production in the middle of an injury-riddled lineup.
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Ildemaro Vargas — who extended his hitting streak to 12 games to start the year — doubled and scored on a Nolan Arenado single for the insurance run, and Juan Morillo stranded the ghost runner to earn the save.
All nine Diamondbacks hitters recorded knocks, with multi-hit games from Corbin Carroll, Del Castillo, Vargas and Arenado. Carroll hit two doubles and Del Castillo also tripled in two runs on a fly ball that ricocheted off left fielder Weston Wilson’s glove in the third inning.
Ketel Marte returned to the lineup as the designated hitter after missing Tuesday’s game with lower back tightness and went 1-for-5 with a bunt single and run scored.
Arizona’s bullpen accounted for five innings and one earned run, a difficult assignment at the end of a long stretch with no off days. Closer Paul Sewald was evidently not available.
Taylor Clarke and Ryan Thompson pushed the game to extras with scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively. Starter Eduardo Rodriguez had his least effective outing of the year at five innings and four runs — two from Jeremiah Jackson’s third home run of the series. Rodriguez’s ERA rose to 1.96.
All players on the field wore the No. 42 to honor Jackie Robinson Day, as every year on April 15, teams commemorate the anniversary of the most important major league debut of all-time.
Diamondbacks start 6-game homestand
The Diamondbacks continue their slate of American League opponents, as they will host the Toronto Blue Jays for three games, starting on Friday. The Chicago White Sox will enter Chase Field the following Tuesday.
Arizona’s starting rotation for its weekend series against Toronto in order is Michael Soroka, Zac Gallen and Ryne Nelson.
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11-5 since the 0-3 opening series against the Doyers . . . Three road series wins . . . I like it! Keep it going, Snakes!
Totally agree. No one is going to mistake Ildemaro Vargas for Joe DiMaggio, but you have to admit a 12-game hitting streak to start the season is pretty impressive. Hernandez may have set the bar kind of high by hitting 2 homers in his first MLB game, but all he has done is hit and score important runs since he has been in the lineup. We know that ADC leaves a lot to be desired behind the plate, but boy can that kid hit. We need to keep playing these guys until/if they cool off. Go D-backs!
A lot of big things to talk about in this game, but I’m still on Fernandez watch. His height alone took care of a critical out at first. He can find any way to make himself valuable, even if it is simply just existing.