The Padres lost again to a team that had forgotten how to win. All the DBacks needed to get back on track was the Friars to come to town: NBC7SportsWrap OnFriar
Entering this weekend's 3-game series in Arizona the Diamondbacks had lost eight straight games and 24 of their previous 31. They were in free fall. Then they played the Padres.After a 10-5 loss to open the set the Diamondbacks came back with two straight wins, the last one a come-from-behind 5-4 win on Sunday that dropped the Padres 5.
The Friars scored three times in the 1st inning against rookie Brandon Pfaadt, who came into the start with an 0-6 record and a 7.15 ERA. Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Jake Cronenworth all had RBI hits in the opening frame. But, instead of delivering a knockout blow to a youngster who has yet to find his big league footing, the scoring dried up. Pfaadt got through 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts and did not allow another run.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
In the 8th, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases on two singles and an intentional walk. With one out Alek Thomas did something the Padres usually fail miserably at: he got the run home. Thomas lofted a sacrifice fly to centerfield, scoring
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