Up the Hill and over the hump with Aaron

It is an up the hill battle for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hill... as in Aaron Hill.

Another walk off at Chase Field last night as the Diamondbacks second baseman singles in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. Arizona down three runs early, battle back and take a 7-3 lead  after six innings of play.

The Diamondbacks take a break midway up the hill, so to speak, and allow the San Diego Padres to tie the game in the top of the eighth at 7-7. The D'backs get their second wind and take the lead 9-7 in the bottom of the eighth, but the Padres counter punch with two runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game once again.

That brings us to the bottom of the 10th. Hill lines a single to deep left center to score Adam Eaton and finally we have a final score of 10-9. It is just never easy for the Diamondbacks.

It took all of the following to get the win:

Eaton goes 3 for 5, scores two runs -- including the game-winning run.

Gerardo Parra  goes 2 for 4, scores once and drives in five of the 10 runs.

Paul Goldschmidt goes 2 for 3, scores twice and drives in his 104th run of the season.

Miguel Montero returns to the lineup, goes 2 for 4 with a walk.

Martin Prado goes 2 for 4, scores twice and drives in three runs.

And, of course, Hill, who provides the walk-off single. He also walked twice and scored a run.

As for the pitching, it took another three-plus shutout innings from middle man Josh Collmenter and a shutout inning in the top of the 10th by Heath Bell (5-2), the eventual winning pitcher.

The Diamondbacks (68-63) climbed down the hill late last night and will regroup this morning, relax for a few hours, and then do battle again tonight with the Padres. Wade Miley (9-8) gets the start tonight as the D'backs go for the sweep.

There's still hope as Cincinnati (74-59) and the LA Dodgers (77-55) both lose last night. The Reds fall to St. Louis, 6-1, and the Dodgers drop a 3-2 contest to the Chicago Cubs.