The Atlanta Braves fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks by 7-5 on Wednesday night in the third outing of a four-game set at Chase Field out in Phoenix, AZ. It brought Atlanta’s most recent winning streak to an end at four consecutive games.
The Braves struck first with a two-run double by Travis d’Arnaud in the top of the second. The Diamondbacks tied the game in the bottom of that inning on a two-run homer from Eugenio Suarez. The Braves scored a run in the top of the third on a sac fly by Matt Olson, and Ketel Marte had a solo home run for the D’backs during the bottom of that inning. Arizona took a 5-3 lead in the seventh with an RBI double by Suarez and an RBI single by Jose Herrera. Marcell Ozuna clubbed a two-run homer for Atlanta to tie the game up at 5-5 during the top of the eighth.
However, the D’backs notched a pair of runs in the bottom of that inning on a bases-loaded walk from Christian Walker and a sac fly by Geraldo Perdomo. They won the ballgame, again, by a final score of 7-5 over the Braves.
Joe Jimenez was charged with the loss for Atlanta. Ryan Thompson got the win, while Paul Sewald picked up the save for Arizona.
The Braves will wrap up their series out in Arizona versus the Diamondbacks tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40 pm Eastern. Stay up late and listen to play-by-play coverage from the Atlanta Braves Radio Network locally on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM; airtime is 8:25 pm.