On Monday evening in Phoenix, Sean Murphy hit a game-tying two-run homer and Marcell Ozuna hit a game-winning sacrifice fly to heart within the eleventh inning. The Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4.
Arizona was two targets away from profitable within the ninth inning when Murphy hit a 431-foot blast to right-center off Paul Sewald. It was Murphy’s fifth residence run of the season and represented Sewald’s third consecutive save.
Austin Riley additionally hit a house run for the Braves, who gained their third straight sport.
The Diamondbacks had simply 4 hits, with Corbin Carroll offering the Diamondbacks’ lone run. Arizona missed an opportunity to high .500 for the primary time since April 3.
Riley began the sport with a runner on second within the eleventh inning and superior to 3rd on an infield single by Matt Olson. Ozuna then lined out Justin Martinez (3-1), scoring Riley.
Raisel Iglesias (1-1) pitched two hitless innings for Atlanta, giving up one run. Joe Jimenez bought out of hassle within the backside half of the eleventh for his second save of the 12 months.
The runners had been on first and second with one out when Jimenez struck out Christian Walker and retired Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the warning observe in left.
Each groups scored on sacrifice fly balls within the tenth inning. Ozzie Albies began Zack Quick for the Warriors and Geraldo Perdomo began Jake McCarthy for Arizona.
Arizona starter Ilber Diaz pitched six strong innings in his main league debut. He allowed one run, 4 hits, one walk-on, and struck out 5.
Atlanta’s Bryce Elder pitched greater than 5 innings for the Braves, and Chris Sale was scratched greater than 4 hours earlier than his first pitch. Elder was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett and gave up three runs and 4 hits. He walked two and hit one.
Riley welcomed Diaz to the majors with two outs within the first inning and a solo shot over the wall up the center. The 430-foot blast was Riley’s twelfth residence run of the season.
Within the sixth inning, Perdomo led off with a single to Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia, who then hit the ball to left subject, giving Perdomo second. Carroll then hit a line drive single to tie the sport.
Elder then bought Ketel Marte and Joc Pederson to load the bases. Grant Holmes walked off Walker in reduction to place the Diamondbacks up 2-1.
Gurriel then hit a sacrifice fly to heart to offer Arizona a two-point benefit.
–Scene-level media