The Phillies won their first series since taking two of three from Miami on May 16-18 by winning the first two games in Arizona, a near-360 from the Diamondbacks’ four-game sweep at Citizens Bank Park from June 17-20.
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“When we left Philly, we became a different team”, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.
Philadelphia can play the final game of a three-game series in Arizona with the knowledge that it does not have to win the game to win the series.
Asche, who missed the first two months (and all of spring training) recovering from an oblique injury, bounced back from an 0-for-3, three-strikeout night on Tuesday with a three-hit game on Wednesday.
“Something that maybe he can miss a start, possibly not miss a start, possibly at the worst maybe 15 days on the DL”, manager Chip Hale said. Jeanmar Gomez tossed a flawless ninth for his 21st save. Jimmy Paredes’ pinch-hit double started the ninth-inning Philadelphia uprising.
Arizona starter Archie Bradley gave up eight hits and three runs in six innings.
Philadelphia Phillies’ Odubel Herrera, second from right, slaps the helmet of Peter Bourjos (17) after Bourjos scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Phoenix.
The 32-year-old right-hander believes that he injured himself while hitting a sacrifice fly and driving in a run during the previous inning. Greinke figures he hurt himself with that swing. He threw 35 pitches, including first-pitch strikes to all 10 Phillies he faced.Jenmar Gomez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 21st save. After a conversation with the umpires, Greinke briefly went into the dugout, returned to throw a few practice pitches from the mound, then left the game for good. The Phillies won their first series in 13 after going 0-10-2 in their last 12.Greinke’s steak of 106 consecutive regular-season starts could be in jeopardy.
“At the time, I didn’t know if it was a good idea or not to do what we did, but afterwards it was probably the right move”, Greinke said. “I’m hoping we can take this momentum and build on it”.
Franco’s two-out solo shot off Randall Delgado in the fourth put Philadelphia up 2-1.
The Diamondbacks are looking for some way, any way, to win at home.
On Monday, left-hander Robbie Ray was removed when he developed a blood blister on the middle finger of his left hand, although he is expected to make his next start Sunday.
Arizona went ahead 7-4 in the seventh inning on Paul Goldschmidt’s two-run double, but the Phillies scored four times in the eighth to go up 8-7.
Philadelphia scored two runs in the ninth to beat the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night and needed another rally to set up the sweep.
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Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin (0-2, 6.28 ERA) gets the start as the Phillies try to complete a three-game sweep of the team that swept them in four games in Philadelphia a week ago.
