Arizona
Diamondbacks lose to Padres in 3rd straight defeat
SAN DIEGO — A fired-up Yu Darvish struck out 9 in seven innings and the scuffling San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Friday night time.
Austin Nola hit an early two-run double to assist the Padres win for less than the second time in seven video games.
Ketel Marte had three hits and scored twice for the Diamondbacks, together with a solo homer to heart discipline off Darvish (8-4) within the first inning.
San Diego answered with three runs off Madison Bumgarner (5-9) within the second. Nola drove in two with a double down the left-field line and scored from third on Esteury Ruiz’s single two batters later.
The Padres tacked on two extra within the third on an RBI single by Ha-Seong Kim and Nola’s double-play grounder.
Christian Walker smashed an extended two-run homer off Darvish after Marte singled within the fourth, making it 5-3.
Darvish allowed 5 hits and walked two. Taylor Rogers retired the aspect so as within the ninth for his twenty fifth save, second-most within the majors.
Bumgarner lasted 5 innings, giving up 5 runs — 4 earned — and eight hits. Arizona relievers Kyle Nelson, Luke Weaver and Caleb Smith every pitched a scoreless inning to maintain it shut.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Ian Kennedy (blood clot in proper calf) is anticipated to return proper after the All-Star break. A current ultrasound confirmed the clot had dissolved, and Kennedy is anticipated to pitch in an Arizona Complicated League recreation Saturday.
Padres: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. was cleared to start his swinging development, and he began it Friday afternoon at Petco Park with gentle work off a tee, supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. Nonetheless, the Padres haven’t given a projected return date to recreation motion. Tatis underwent surgical procedure to restore the scaphoid bone in his left wrist on March 16. On the time, the staff supplied a three-month timetable. … OF Jurickson Profar and RHP Steven Wilson have been activated from the injured checklist. Profar was again within the leadoff spot after he sustained a concussion and a cervical sprain in a scary collision with infielder C.J. Abrams final week. Wilson rejoined the bullpen after recovering from a left hamstring damage. OF José Azocar and RHP Tayler Scott have been optioned to Triple-A El Paso.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks LHP Tyler Gilbert (0-3, 5.33 ERA) begins Saturday in opposition to LHP Sean Manaea (4-4, 4.09) within the center recreation of the collection.