The Arizona Diamondbacks looked to be in one of those all too familiar downward spurts.
They had already dropped two games in a row to the Cardinals in St. Louis, the first one on Tuesday and then again last night. It looked like the Cardinals were going to make it three in a row tonight and send the reeling Diamondbacks on to Houston two games below the .500 mark. For eight innings, the Cardinals' pitching staff had held the D'backs scoreless and were enjoying a 1-0 lead. But with one out in the top of the ninth, Paul Goldschmidt steps to the plate to face the Cardinals' closer Jason Motte. Goldschmidt then sends Motte's ninth pitch in the at bat into the seats in left centerfield to get Arizona even and Chris Young follows with a blast over the left field fence to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead. Arizona manager Kirk Gibson then hands the ball over to J.J. Putz in the bottom of the ninth and the Cardinals go 1-2-3, allowing the Diamondbacks to steal one in St. Louis. Arizona picks up a game on the LA Dodgers (65-54) in the NL West and will carry a 59-59 record on to Houston. The Dodgers lost in Pittsburgh today, 10-6.
Photo: Goldschmidt goes yard again!
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