Sean Murphy hit a game-tying two-run homer within the ninth inning and Marcell Ozuna lined a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to middle within the eleventh because the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday evening in Phoenix.
Arizona was two strikes away from profitable within the ninth when Murphy hit a 431-foot blast to right-center off Paul Sewald. It was Murphy’s fifth homer of the season and likewise represented Sewald’s third straight blown save.
Austin Riley additionally homered for the Braves, who gained their third straight sport.
Corbin Carroll had the lone run-scoring hit for the Diamondbacks, who had simply 4 hits. Arizona missed an opportunity to maneuver above .500 for the primary time since April 3.
Riley began the eleventh inning because the runner on second and superior to 3rd on an infield single by Matt Olson. Ozuna adopted along with his lineout off Justin Martinez (3-1) that scored Riley.
Raisel Iglesias (1-1) pitched two hitless innings of aid for Atlanta, giving up one unearned run. Joe Jimenez labored out of a jam within the backside of the eleventh for his second save of the 12 months.
Runners have been at first and second with one out when Jimenez struck out Christian Walker and retired Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a lineout to the warning observe in left.
Each groups scored a run within the tenth inning on sacrifice flies. Ozzie Albies drove in Zack Quick for the Braves, and Geraldo Perdomo knocked in Jake McCarthy for Arizona.
Arizona starter Yilber Diaz pitched six stable innings in his big-league debut. He gave up one run, 4 hits, one stroll and struck out 5.
Atlanta’s Bryce Elder pitched five-plus innings for the Braves after Chris Sale was scratched four-plus hours earlier than first pitch. Elder, recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett, gave up three runs and 4 hits. He walked two and struck out one.
Riley welcomed Diaz to the majors with two outs within the first inning, smacking a solo shot over the wall in middle. The 430-foot blast was Riley’s twelfth homer of the season.
Within the sixth, Perdomo led off with a bloop single over Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia, who then knocked the ball into left area, permitting Perdomo to take second. Carroll adopted with a line-drive RBI single to tie the rating.
Elder then walked Ketel Marte and Joc Pederson to load the bases. Grant Holmes entered in aid and walked Walker to provide the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead.
Gurriel then hit a sacrifice fly to middle to provide Arizona a two-run benefit.
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