These are the games that make Diamondbacks officials shake their heads and wonder how their season got to the point where they are barely hanging on in the NL Wild Card race.

The D-backs went into the All-Star Break at 47-50, 5.5 games out of a Wild Card, and going 4-6 in their last 10. The Cardinals are 51-46, but similarly lost six of their previous 10, and sit 1.5 games out of a playoff berth. Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt had his best outing of the season his last time out.

The offense has felt like it’s been overly reliant on the long ball for much of the season, but tonight, the Diamondbacks only had 2 extra base hits, neither of them home runs, and still were able to plate 7 runs.

Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt and Adrian Del Castillo talk about game performance. It was Del Castillo's first game back after a two-month recovery.

Brandon Pfaadt lanzó siete entradas sin permitir carreras, el dominicano Geraldo Perdomo impulsó dos carreras y los Diamondbacks de Arizona vencieron 7-3 a los

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt was dominant as his team beat the Cardinals, momentarily stalling the idea of selling at the deadline.

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Adrian Del Castillo had three singles in his first day back in the majors, Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven shutout innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 in a series matching National League wild card contenders.