 and Jeff Mathis sacrificed before pinch-hitter Chris Owings walked. Kirby Yates, San Diego's new closer after All-Star Brad Hand was traded to Cleveland, was greeted by Jay's double. Paul Goldschmidt followed with his second RBI single of the game.The Diamondbacks added two runs in the ninth off Phil Hughes.Archie Bradley (3-2) pitched a perfect seventh for the win. Arizona starting pitcher Patrick Corbin struck out eight in six innings and also had two singles and an RBI.Eduardo Escobar made his debut with the Diamondbacks a day after being acquired in a trade with Minnesota. He started at third base and batted fifth, going 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.The Padres are 2-6 since the All-Star break and have lost 11 of their last 13 games.Ross struggled badly in the second. He walked the first three batters and then the next four batters each drove in a run. Jeff Mathis and Corbin hit RBI singles, Jay drove in a run with a groundout and Goldschmidt hit a run-scoring single.The Padres rallied, though, as three of the first five Padres batters in the third hit a double off Corbin. Jose Pirela had a leadoff double to right and Ross beat out an infield single with one out. Manuel Margot doubled to bring in Pirela and Wil Myers followed with a two-run double.Ross' RBI single to center with two outs in the fourth tied it.Ross allowed four runs and six hits in five innings, walked four and struck out three. Corbin went six, giving up four runs and six hits while striking out eight and walking two.TRAINER'S ROOMDIAMONDBACKS: Manager Torey Lovullo said an MRI exam showed that 3B Jake Lamb has no structural damage in his injured left shoulder. He was hurt diving for a grounder Thursday in Chicago. ''He's pretty uncomfortable,'' said Lovullo, adding that there's no timeline yet for Lamb's return. Lamb also hurt his shoulder on April 2 and didn't return until May 18.PADRES: Placed RHP Luis Perdomo on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder and reinstated LHP Jose Castillo (strained right hamstring) from the DL. Perdomo lasted only 2 1-3 innings on Friday night, allowing six runs and six hits in a 6-2 loss.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Clay Bucholz (3-1, 2.38) is scheduled to start the series finale. He's 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in his last three starts.Padres: Rookie LHP Joey Lucchesi (5-5, 3.34) is 2-2 with a 2.28 ERA in five starts since being reinstated from the disabled list June 25.)
Diamondbacks hope to take advantage of games vs. Padres 8m ago• 2 min read SAN DIEGO -- Opportunity is knocking for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the form of the San Diego Padres.Following the Diamondbacks' 6-2 victory over the Padres Friday night, the Diamondbacks have 57 games remaining on the regular season. And 11 of those games are against the National League-worst Padres, including eight at Petco Park.Arizona has more games to play against the Padres than their three other rivals in the National League West race.The current division-leading Dodgers have six games remaining against the Padres. Colorado has seven and San Francisco has eight. Thus far, the Padres have losing records against all four of their division rivals. They are 4-9 against the Dodgers, 5-7 against the Rockies and 5-6 against the Giants.Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks are 5-3 against the Padres, who apparently are losing more ground as the season progresses.Friday night's loss to the Diamondbacks was the Padres' third straight, fifth in seven games since the All-Star break and 10th in their last 12 games. Since moving to within four games of .500 at 34-38 back on June 15, the Padres have gone 8-26.So, getting a lot of opportunities against a struggling team like the Padres presents a golden opportunity for the Diamondbacks, who won their first game of the season at Petco Park Friday night. Yes, that's right, eight of Arizona's 11 remaining games with the Padres will be played in San Diego -- another apparent plus for Arizona.The Diamondbacks are 30-23 on the road this season. The Padres are 18-31 at Petco Park.The Diamondbacks will attempt to press their seemingly all-around advantage Saturday night when they send left-hander Patrick Corbin (7-4, 3.13 ERA) to the mound in a pairing with Padres right-hander Tyson Ross (6-8, 4.29 ERA).Add Corbin to the list of Arizona plusses.Over his last six starts, Corbin has a 2.23 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings. He has a 1.05 WHIP over those six outings and has not allowed a home run. Corbin is also 3-1 in 10 road starts this season with a 2.70 ERA.But although Corbin defeated the Padres in his only previous outing against San Diego this season (two runs allowed over six innings back on April 22 at Chase Field), he has not had great success over his career against the Padres. In 17 appearances (12 starts) against the Padres, Corbin is 6-7 with a 4.37 ERA, a 1.385 WHIP and a .274 opponents' batting average -- although he does have 87 strikeouts in 82 1/3 innings against the Padres.Ross, meanwhile, will be facing the Diamondbacks for the third time this season. And the first two appearances resulted in his best and worst outings of the season.On April 20 at Chase Field, Ross no-hit the Diamondbacks for 7 2/3 innings and finished allowing one run on one hit three walks with a season-best 10 strikeouts in those 7 2/3 innings. But on July 7, also at Chase Field, Ross allowed eight runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in two innings -- which was his shortest outing of the season.In two starts since that game, Ross has given up two runs on eight hits and six walks with 10 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings. His victory over Philadelphia last Sunday snapped a personal five-game losing streak.
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