Goldschmidt's 8th-inning blast gets D'backs a win and Corbin off the hook

One pitch...one swing and Goldy makes everybody happy.

Paul Goldschmidt hits a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning at Chase Field tonight as the  Arizona Diamondbacks knock off the San Francisco Giants, 3-1.

Goldy made the D'back fans happy, the entire Diamondback organization happy, and certainly put a smile on the face of Patrick Corbin, who pitched brilliantly in his duel with Matt Cain, but was in line to lose his first game of the year tonight when he left the game in the top of the eighth inning, trailing 1-0.

But it all changed when Goldschmidt lined a 2-0 pitch from Jeremy Affeldt into the seats in right field, allowing Corbin to stay unbeaten at 9-0. The Diamondbacks are 12-0 this season when Corbin takes the mound.

Arizona moves to 35-26 and remain in first place in the NL West, 2 1/2 games ahead of Colorado and 3 1/2 games ahead of the third-place Giants.

As for Goldschmidt, well he continues to pile up the numbers. Goldy is batting .332 with 15 home runs and 57 RBI.