D-backs top Braves with big 7th, earn series win: By The Numbers

The Arizona Diamondbacks played themselves out of any realistic shot at a playoff spot in the season’s first month, but they’re now one step closer back to respectability.

After a six-run seventh inning propelled them to a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, the D-backs have closed the gap to the .500 mark to just nine games — a far cry from where they were a month ago.

Thanks to a career-best start from Chase Anderson and an explosive seventh inning, the D-backs were able to win Sunday’s rubber match against Atlanta despite falling in a 2-0 hole.

Here’s a closer look at the win, by the numbers:

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Arizona catcher Miguel Montero had homered in three straight games — the longest streak for an MLB catcher in nearly a year and tying the D-backs franchise record for catchers — but that streak was snapped when he went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks on Sunday.

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D-backs starter Chase Anderson has now won his first five major league starts, becoming the third pitcher since 1998 to do so. Anderson’s seven innings pitched Sunday were a career high.

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Arizona rookie outfielder David Peralta has hit safely in all seven games he has played to start his major league career — the longest streak of any Diamondbacks rookie. He went 2-for-4 with his first major league homer on Sunday and is hitting .429 on the season.

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The D-backs have now win eight of their last 11 series, and have won five of their past six games.

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The D-backs are now nine games under the .500 mark, the first time they’ve been that close to the even point since the first month of the season.

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Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has struck out at least once in 18 consecutive games, but his only hit Sunday was a mammoth two-run homer to center that put the D-backs up 6-4 in the seventh inning.

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Anderson is now 5-0 to start his big league career, but it hasn’t come without help — he’s earned a total of 31 runs of support in his five starts.

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