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Pinch-hitter Pavin Smith smacks a 2-run homer to lift the Diamondbacks over the Giants 4-2

PHOENIX (AP) Pinch-hitter Pavin Smith connected for a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Monday night.

Jake McCarthy got the winning rally started with a looping, one-out double down the left-field line. Smith - hitting for Eugenio Suárez - smashed a pitch from Randy Rodríguez (1-1) that barely cleared the yellow line above the wall in center.

“It's pretty crazy, the stuff you sort of dream about,” Smith said. “You play it in your mind almost every day.”

The Diamondbacks have won three straight, while the Giants have dropped a season-high five in a row.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. gave the D-backs a 1-0 lead in the second with a homer off Spencer Howard, which marked the 100th longball of his career. Blaze Alexander's RBI single up the middle later in the inning scored Suárez - who reached on a triple off the wall in right-center - for a 2-0 advantage.

San Francisco's Matt Chapman hit a double in the fourth that drove in Brett Wisely, cutting it to 2-1. Heliot Ramos tied it at 2 in the seventh with a solo shot to the deepest part of the park in right-center.

The Giants threatened in the ninth, putting runners on first and third with two outs. Jorge Soler hit a bouncing ball down the third base line to Suárez, who fired high to first, but Christian Walker was able to leap into the air and grab the throw before tagging Soler just before he crossed the base.

“It's a game of inches, right?" Giants manager Bob Melvin said.

The stellar defensive play by Walker set the stage for Smith, who hit just his second homer of the season and his first career walk-off.

Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson gave up two runs over 7 2/3 innings, the longest outing of his career. He yielded six hits and struck out one.

Nelson came into the game with a 6.02 ERA but coaxed lots of early contact from the Giants, needing just 80 pitches to navigate through his outing.

“The fastball command and the slider really showed up tonight,” Nelson said. “And the defense was incredible.”

On top of Walker's clutch tag at first in the ninth, McCarthy and Gurriel both made diving catches in the outfield. Alexander also made a diving stop at shortstop in the fourth and fired to first to retire Patrick Bailey.

“That's how we do it here,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “We walk on the field and we're prepared to make plays.”

Ryan Thompson (3-2) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Erik Miller was the opener for the Giants and pitched a scoreless first inning. Howard entered in the second and threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up two runs and four hits.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Giants: LHP Blake Snell (left groin strain) was placed on the 15-day injured list. The two-time Cy Young Award winner left Sunday's game against the Yankees in the fifth inning after feeling discomfort. OF Michael Conforto (hamstring) was activated to take Snell's roster spot.

Diamondbacks: SS Geraldo Perdomo (knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.

UP NEXT

The D-backs will start rookie LHP Blake Walston (0-0, 2.16 ERA) on Tuesday in the second game of the series. The Giants will counter with LHP Kyle Harrison (4-2, 4.15).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Giants SF29-32	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Diamondbacks ARI28-32	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	0

Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ

W: R. Thompson (3-2)L: R. Rodriguez (1-1)S: (0)
HR: SF - H. Ramos (6), ARI - P. Smith (3), L. Gurriel (9)

SFGiants

ARIDiamondbacks

.R. NelsonRyne Nelson
P
7.2 IP, 2 ER, SO, 80 P
.R. ThompsonRyan Thompson
P
1.1 IP, SO, 16 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Wisely 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.350	.341	.475	.816	4.0
P. Bailey C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.288	.343	.449	.792	-0.5
M. Chapman 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.238	.307	.411	.718	4.0
M. Conforto LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.272	.323	.476	.799	-0.5
H. Ramos RF	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.295	.361	.477	.838	7.0
J. Soler DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.216	.293	.369	.662	1.0
M. Yastrzemski CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.275	.366	.641	0.0
C. Schmitt SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.455	.697	1.0
T. Brooks 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.273	.111	.384	0.0

HITTERS	AB
B. Wisely 2B	4
P. Bailey C	4
M. Chapman 3B	4
M. Conforto LF	4
H. Ramos RF	4
J. Soler DH	4
M. Yastrzemski CF	3
C. Schmitt SS	3
T. Brooks 1B	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Marte 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.270	.328	.498	.826	0.5
G. Moreno C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235	.321	.322	.644	0.5
J. Pederson DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.296	.394	.526	.920	-1.0
C. Walker 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.260	.355	.466	.821	2.0
L. Gurriel LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	.236	.274	.387	.661	5.5
J. McCarthy RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.276	.345	.386	.731	2.5
E. Suarez 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.207	.270	.322	.593	3.5
a- P. Smith PH	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.255	.280	.489	.769	7.0
C. Carroll CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.192	.280	.281	.561	1.0
B. Alexander SS	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.279	.344	.414	.759	2.5

HITTERS	AB
K. Marte 2B	4
G. Moreno C	4
J. Pederson DH	4
C. Walker 1B	4
L. Gurriel LF	4
J. McCarthy RF	4
E. Suarez 3B	3
a- P. Smith PH	1
C. Carroll CF	2
B. Alexander SS	3

a-homered for Suarez in the 9th

2B - B. Wisely (2), M. Chapman (16)
HR - H. Ramos (4)
RBI - M. Chapman (28), H. Ramos (17)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Chapman, H. Ramos, J. Soler

2B - C. Walker (9), J. McCarthy (6)
3B - E. Suarez
HR - L. Gurriel (8), P. Smith (2)
RBI - L. Gurriel (33), P. Smith 2 (13), B. Alexander (18)
2-Out RBI - B. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Marte, L. Gurriel

DP - (Wisely-Schmitt-Brooks)

DP - 2 (Walker-Alexander; Alexander-Walker)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
E. Miller	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	3.86	1.18	1.0
S. Howard	4.2	4	2	2	3	1	2.08	1.04	9.5
S. Hjelle	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	2.55	0.97	3.0
T. Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	2.79	1.03	4.0
R. Rodriguez (L, 1-1)	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	3.57	1.25	-7.5

PITCHERS	IP
E. Miller	1.0
S. Howard	4.2
S. Hjelle	1.1
T. Rogers	1.0
R. Rodriguez (L, 1-1)	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Nelson	7.2	6	2	2	0	1	1	5.44	1.60	18.5
R. Thompson (W, 3-2)	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	0.96	9.5

PITCHERS	IP
R. Nelson	7.2
R. Thompson (W, 3-2)	1.1

Pitches-Strikes - E. Miller 15-11, S. Howard 67-42, S. Hjelle 25-15, T. Rogers 16-11, R. Rodriguez 14-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - E. Miller 2-1, S. Howard 3-8, S. Hjelle 2-0, R. Rodriguez 0-1
Batters Faced - E. Miller 4, S. Howard 18, S. Hjelle 6, T. Rogers 3, R. Rodriguez 3

Pitches-Strikes - R. Nelson 80-52, R. Thompson 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Nelson 9-9, R. Thompson 5-0
Batters Faced - R. Nelson 27, R. Thompson 6

.R. NelsonRyne Nelson
P
7.2 IP, 2 ER, SO, 80 P
.R. ThompsonRyan Thompson
P
1.1 IP, SO, 16 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Giants SF29-32	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Diamondbacks ARI28-32	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	0

Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
B. Wisely 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.350	.341	.475	.816	4.0
P. Bailey C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.288	.343	.449	.792	-0.5
M. Chapman 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.238	.307	.411	.718	4.0
M. Conforto LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.272	.323	.476	.799	-0.5
H. Ramos RF	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.295	.361	.477	.838	7.0
J. Soler DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.216	.293	.369	.662	1.0
M. Yastrzemski CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.275	.366	.641	0.0
C. Schmitt SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.455	.697	1.0
T. Brooks 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.273	.111	.384	0.0
Total	33	2	8	2	1	2	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
B. Wisely 2B	4
P. Bailey C	4
M. Chapman 3B	4
M. Conforto LF	4
H. Ramos RF	4
J. Soler DH	4
M. Yastrzemski CF	3
C. Schmitt SS	3
T. Brooks 1B	3
Total	33

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Marte 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.270	.328	.498	.826	0.5
G. Moreno C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235	.321	.322	.644	0.5
J. Pederson DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.296	.394	.526	.920	-1.0
C. Walker 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.260	.355	.466	.821	2.0
L. Gurriel LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	.236	.274	.387	.661	5.5
J. McCarthy RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.276	.345	.386	.731	2.5
E. Suarez 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.207	.270	.322	.593	3.5
a- P. Smith PH	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.255	.280	.489	.769	7.0
C. Carroll CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.192	.280	.281	.561	1.0
B. Alexander SS	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.279	.344	.414	.759	2.5
Total	33	4	9	4	2	8	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
K. Marte 2B	4
G. Moreno C	4
J. Pederson DH	4
C. Walker 1B	4
L. Gurriel LF	4
J. McCarthy RF	4
E. Suarez 3B	3
a- P. Smith PH	1
C. Carroll CF	2
B. Alexander SS	3
Total	33

a-homered for Suarez in the 9th

2B - B. Wisely (2), M. Chapman (16)
HR - H. Ramos (4)
RBI - M. Chapman (28), H. Ramos (17)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Chapman, H. Ramos, J. Soler

2B - C. Walker (9), J. McCarthy (6)
3B - E. Suarez
HR - L. Gurriel (8), P. Smith (2)
RBI - L. Gurriel (33), P. Smith 2 (13), B. Alexander (18)
2-Out RBI - B. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Marte, L. Gurriel

DP - (Wisely-Schmitt-Brooks)

DP - 2 (Walker-Alexander; Alexander-Walker)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
E. Miller	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	3.86	1.18	1.0
S. Howard	4.2	4	2	2	3	1	2.08	1.04	9.5
S. Hjelle	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	2.55	0.97	3.0
T. Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	2.79	1.03	4.0
R. Rodriguez (L, 1-1)	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	3.57	1.25	-7.5
Total	8.1	9	4	4	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
E. Miller	1.0
S. Howard	4.2
S. Hjelle	1.1
T. Rogers	1.0
R. Rodriguez (L, 1-1)	0.1
Total	8.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Nelson	7.2	6	2	2	1	1	5.44	1.60	18.5
R. Thompson (W, 3-2)	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	1.08	0.96	9.5
Total	9.0	8	2	2	2	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Nelson	7.2
R. Thompson (W, 3-2)	1.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - E. Miller 15-11, S. Howard 67-42, S. Hjelle 25-15, T. Rogers 16-11, R. Rodriguez 14-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - E. Miller 2-1, S. Howard 3-8, S. Hjelle 2-0, R. Rodriguez 0-1
Batters Faced - E. Miller 4, S. Howard 18, S. Hjelle 6, T. Rogers 3, R. Rodriguez 3

Pitches-Strikes - R. Nelson 80-52, R. Thompson 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Nelson 9-9, R. Thompson 5-0
Batters Faced - R. Nelson 27, R. Thompson 6

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Gurriel homered to left 0 1
Alexander singled to center, Suarez scored 0 2
4TH INNING
Chapman doubled to deep center, Wisely scored 1 2
7TH INNING
Ramos homered to center 2 2
9TH INNING
Smith homered to center, McCarthy scored 2 4

2ND INNING
	Gurriel homered to left	0	1
	Alexander singled to center, Suarez scored	0	2

4TH INNING
	Chapman doubled to deep center, Wisely scored	1	2

7TH INNING
	Ramos homered to center	2	2

9TH INNING
	Smith homered to center, McCarthy scored	2	4

1ST INNING
Giants
R. Thompson Pitching:
B. Wisely: Wisely flied out to left
P. Bailey: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Bailey struck out looking
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Chapman popped out to shortstop
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
E. Miller Pitching:
K. Marte: Marte singled to left
G. Moreno: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Moreno singled to right, Marte to second
J. Pederson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Pederson flied out to center
C. Walker: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Walker grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Moreno out at second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
M. Conforto: Foul, Foul, Ball, Conforto grounded out to first
H. Ramos: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ramos popped out to second
J. Soler: Ball, Soler grounded out to third
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
Spencer Howard relieved Erik Miller
L. Gurriel: Ball, Foul, Gurriel homered to left
J. McCarthy: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, McCarthy flied out to center
E. Suarez: Suarez tripled to deep center
C. Carroll: Carroll flied out to left
B. Alexander: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Alexander singled to center, Suarez scored
K. Marte: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Marte struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
M. Yastrzemski: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Yastrzemski flied out to deep left
C. Schmitt: Ball, Schmitt popped out to second
T. Brooks: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Brooks flied out to deep left
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
S. Howard Pitching:
G. Moreno: Moreno grounded out to shortstop
J. Pederson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Pederson struck out swinging
C. Walker: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Walker doubled to deep right
L. Gurriel: Strike looking, Gurriel lined out to right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
B. Wisely: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Wisely singled to right
P. Bailey: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Bailey grounded out to shortstop, Wisely to second
M. Chapman: Chapman doubled to deep center, Wisely scored
M. Conforto: Foul, Conforto popped out to second
H. Ramos: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ramos grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
S. Howard Pitching:
J. McCarthy: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, McCarthy flied out to center
E. Suarez: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Suarez flied out to shallow left
C. Carroll: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Carroll fouled out to left
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
J. Soler: Strike looking, Soler singled to center
M. Yastrzemski: Ball, Strike looking, Yastrzemski grounded into double play shortstop to first, Soler out at second
C. Schmitt: Schmitt flied out to deep left
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
S. Howard Pitching:
B. Alexander: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Alexander struck out swinging
K. Marte: Ball, Marte grounded out to second
G. Moreno: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Moreno flied out to deep right
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
T. Brooks: Strike swinging, Brooks flied out to deep left
B. Wisely: Wisely doubled to deep right
P. Bailey: Ball, Foul, Ball, Bailey lined out to right, Wisely to third
M. Chapman: Foul, Ball, Chapman grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
S. Howard Pitching:
J. Pederson: Ball, Ball, Pederson lined out to right
C. Walker: Walker popped out to second
Sean Hjelle relieved Spencer Howard
L. Gurriel: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Gurriel grounded out to shortstop
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
M. Conforto: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Conforto flied out to left
H. Ramos: Ramos homered to center
J. Soler: Soler flied out to center
M. Yastrzemski: Yastrzemski flied out to deep right
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
S. Hjelle Pitching:
J. McCarthy: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, McCarthy struck out looking
E. Suarez: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Suarez struck out swinging
C. Carroll: Strike looking, Ball, Carroll hit by pitch
B. Alexander: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Ball, Alexander reached on an infield single to second, Carroll to second
K. Marte: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Marte popped out to catcher
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Giants
R. Nelson Pitching:
C. Schmitt: Schmitt singled to center
T. Brooks: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Brooks grounded into double play first to shortstop, Schmitt out at second
Ryan Thompson relieved Ryne Nelson
B. Wisely: Strike looking, Wisely grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
Tyler Rogers relieved Sean Hjelle
G. Moreno: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Moreno struck out swinging
J. Pederson: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Pederson struck out swinging
C. Walker: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Walker popped out to third
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Giants
R. Thompson Pitching:
P. Bailey: Strike looking, Ball, Bailey grounded out to first
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Chapman reached on an infield single to shortstop
M. Conforto: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Conforto struck out swinging
H. Ramos: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ramos singled to left center, Chapman to third
J. Soler: Ball, Ball, Soler grounded out to third
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
Randy Rodriguez relieved Tyler Rogers
L. Gurriel: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Gurriel struck out swinging
J. McCarthy: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, McCarthy doubled to left
Pavin Smith hit for Eugenio Suarez
P. Smith: Ball, Smith homered to center, McCarthy scored
End of the 9th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

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