 left to a standing ovation after allowing a single to Jarrett Parker to lead off the eighth. Corbin allowed five hits and struck out eight with a walk. He's allowed only one run in 30 1/3 innings across his last four starts.Giants starter Chris Stratton (2-3) walked five and threw a critical wild pitch, but gave up two runs and four hits and struck out 10 in six innings.The Diamondbacks got a run off Stratton in the third inning when Chris Herrmann scored on a wild-pitch third strike to Rey Fuentes.Martinez had a solo shot in the sixth and has 29 home runs.The Diamondbacks turned three double plays, the last in the eighth inning after the Giants put two runners on base with no outs. David Hernandez threw one pitch to get the final out of the inning and strand Parker at third base.The Giants have lost four of five and fell to 52-80.A FIRST FOR PERALTAThe Diamondbacks' David Peralta was ejected by home plate umpire Ron Kulpa for arguing after striking out on a foul tip in the fifth inning. It was Peralta's first ejection of his career.THE GOLDSCHMIDT STANDARDDiamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was asked before Sunday's game to put a value on what Goldschmidt means to the team.''We would never be where we'd be as an organization without Paul Goldschmidt. We'd never have the type of year that we're having without Paul Goldschmidt,'' Lovullo said. ''He's a very unique player in the way that he cares about so many things that you don't even know are out there on a daily basis. I ask him often how he sleeps at night. ... We want to make sure he's rested, because he's like Superman. He's everywhere. He touches a lot of lives in a special way.'' TRAINER'S ROOMGiants: SS Brandon Crawford was out of Sunday's starting lineup due to hamstring tightness, but came on as pinch hitter in the eighth and grounded into a double play.Diamondbacks: SS Ketel Marte was not in the lineup due to a left hamstring injury, but could be ready to play by Tuesday. ... SS Nick Ahmed played eight innings for Triple-A Reno on Saturday and is close to returning from a broken hand suffered in late June.UP NEXTGiants: When San Francisco opens a three-game series at San Diego on Monday. RHP Jeff Samardzija (8-12) is the scheduled starter.Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (5-7) is scheduled to open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
D-backs' Corbin looks for another quality start against Giants 45m ago• 3 min read PHOENIX -- Early in 2013, Chipper Jones alerted hitters to Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin."This Corbin dude is pretty nasty," Jones wrote in a tweet as Corbin pitched his way to an All-Star berth.Can we get a retweet?That Corbin dude appears to be back.Tommy John surgery in the spring of 2014 forced Corbin into a detour that lasted into the middle of the 2015 season, but he has hit a stride reminiscent of the old days in his most recent appearances.Corbin is 3-1 with a 1.23 ERA in his last four starts, all quality starts. He has 31 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings while limited opposing hitters to a .189 batting average in that stretch.Corbin (11-11, 4.09) will attempt to extend that streak when the Diamondbacks go for a three-game sweep against San Francisco on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Right-hander Chris Stratton (2-2, 3.98) is to make his fifth major league start for the Giants."It's fastball command on both sides of the plate, the fearlessness to attack hitters early in counts with an assortment of pitches," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said of Corbin's recent success."There is a swing-and-miss breaking ball that's strike-to-ball, and then there's a strike-to-strike breaking ball that he can throw really at any time. He is a very confident pitcher. He's throwing all pitches with conviction. If you have that combination, it is very powerful. We're watching a guy work deep into games against some very offensive teams. Fairly routine for the past few starts. It's been an impressive run for him and he deserves all that credit." Corbin struck out eight in 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Cubs on Aug. 12 and was within one out of his first career shutout and first post-surgery complete game before being removed in the ninth inning of a 4-0 victory at Houston on Aug. 17. His last time out, Corbin gave up one run in four innings of a 7-4 victory at the Mets on Tuesday."You're not an All-Star if you are not doing things right and the rest of the league is complimenting you and voting you in as an All-Star," Lovullo said, looking back to the 2013 season."So that's in there. We know that's in there. He's on a great run." If the D-backs need a closer, No. 1 option Fernando Rodney might not be available. Rodney has saved all five of the D-backs' victories in the last six days as they remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Colorado in the NL wild-card race."Remarkable," manager Torey Lovullo said.Corbin is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in two starts against the Giants this season, the first in the second game of the season and the other on Aug. 6, the game that started his recent run. He gave up three earned runs and struck out a season-high 10 in six innings in a 6-3 loss at AT&T Park that night. He is 4-7 with a 3.57 ERA against the Giants in 18 appearances, 16 starts. He has more victories only against fellow NL opponents Colorado and San Diego.Arizona has three homers in the first two games of the series -- a three-run shot by Paul Goldschmidt providing the margin in a 4-3 victory Friday and bases-empty homers by A. J. Pollock and J. D. Martinez giving the D-backs all they needed in a 2-1 victory Saturday.Stratton is 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA four in made his second career start against the Diamondbacks on Aug. 5, his only career appearance against Arizona. He gave up five hits and three runs (two earned) while striking out four in five innings. He did not receive a decision in the Giants' 5-4 victory. Stratton is 1-1 with a 2.76 ERA in three road appearances, two starts, this season.
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