Monday, July 1, 2013

Another blown save by Putz and the Diamondbacks


The Arizona Diamondbacks lose 5-4 in 13 innings tonight in New York.

The tough road trip continues for the D'backs. Arizona (42-40) has lost six of seven and have three remaining with the Mets before they can return home.

Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Aaron Hill singled in a run in the second for the Diamondbacks. Goldschmidt's blast was his 20th home run of the season and increased his National League leading RBI total to 69.

Arizona's Wade Miley, who went 5 2/3 innings, was in line to pick up a win, which would have been  the first by a Diamondbacks' starter in 23 games, but J.J Putz blew the save in the bottom of the ninth, allowing Josh Satin to single in the tying run -- turning a 3-2 Diamondbacks' lead into a 3-3 tie. Miley allowed six hits, walked four and struck out seven, but Brad Ziegler allowed a run in the seventh inning,  David Hernandez allowed a run in the eighth, and Putz the tying run in the ninth.

The Diamondbacks bullpen couldn't hold the lead and it was on to extra innings.

The game lasted five hours and 14 minutes as Josh Collmenter (4-1) served up a two-run single to Andrew Brown with the bases loading in the bottom of the 13th inning.

Cody Ross homered to left in the top of the 13th inning to give Arizona a 4-3 lead.

A few minutes later, the Mets came to bat...and won it on another blown save -- the second blown save of the night by the D'backs.

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