Diamondbacks split four-game series with Phillies

Brandon McCarthy throws eight shutout innings, allows seven hits, doesn't walk a batter and leaves the game after throwing just 88 pitches at Chase Field this afternoon.

Did he really need relief?

With a 2-0 lead, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson pulls McCarthy and brings on Heath Bell in the top of the ninth inning. Bell, with three straight saves to his credit since replacing J.J. Putz as the Arizona closer, allows the Phillies to score two runs on four hits to tie the game.

With a blown save in the books, the Diamondbacks lose the game in the 10th inning as Matt Reynolds fails to come through, allowing four hits and another two runs and the Philadelphia Phillies escape with a 4-2 win and a split in the four-game series.

Arizona falls to 21-17 and prepare for a three-games series with the Atlanta Braves.