Archie Bradley Leads D-backs Past Phillies 5-1

Archie Bradley allowed only one unearned run over six innings to earn his first win since May 29 as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon.

Archie Bradley Leads D-backs Past Phillies 5-1

“The guys are really bearing down and playing,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said. “We’re getting good starting pitching, which has been the key for us all year. It makes our bullpen a ton better, the hitters are comfortable, they can settle in and have good at-bats and they get off the field quickly. So everything is clicking right now.”

Bradley, a right-hander, also gave Arizona a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the third. He also pitched out of a jam in the fifth and then allowed just one run despite a bases-loaded, no-out situation. Tommy Joseph, the Phillies’ cleanup hitter, grounded into a double play and Cody Asche flew out to center to end the threat.

Jake Lamb’s two-out double in the sixth scored Paul Goldschmidt and the D-backs added a run in the seventh on Michael Bourn’s RBI single. Phil Gosselin also tripled in the ninth and scored on a wild pitch, then Lamb tripled home Goldschmidt to further Arizona’s lead.

The Phillies managed to score only one run in the sixth when they capitalized on a Nick Ahmed error, which prolonged the inning, and allowed Andres Blanco to score on Joseph’s ground-ball double play.

Philadelphia right-hander Zach Eflin, 22, went 5 2/3 innings and allowed only two D-backs runs.

“To a certain extent,” Eflin said when asked if he felt the need to prove himself. “I go out there every outing looking to dominate the game. It’s just fun to go out there and throw in front of 40,000. You’ve gotta go out there with a clear mind and learn from every outing.”

Phillies manager Pete Mackanin seemed very disappointed with the game except for Eflin’s standout performance.

“Not a whole lot to be happy about except for Eflin,” said Mackanin. “It was a good confidence booster for him, as well as the team. We were in the game until the ninth inning, so that’s a step in the right direction. However, the three hits, once again is our bane.”

After the game, the D-backs optioned infielder/outfielder Brandon Drury to Triple-A-Reno in order to make room on the roster for right-hander Shelby Miller. The team will activate Milller from the disabled list to start Monday afternoon against the Phillies for the four-game series finale at Citizens Bank Park. It will mark Miller’s first big league appearance since May 24. He has been on the DL with a right index finger sprain, and he made a pair of rehab starts for Class A Visalia.

Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (4-5, 4.46 ERA) will start for the Phillies at 1:05 pm ET. Hellickson has given up 14 runs over 17 innings in his last three starts (7.41 ERA) and walked three batters in each.

The Diamondbacks (32-39, 4th in NL West) also defeated the Phillies (30-40, 4th in NL East) 10-2 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday.

PHOTO: PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 19: Archie Bradley #25 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws a pitch in the bottom of the third inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 19, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)