Smith battled Alek Thomas before finally earning a strikeout, but gave up back-to-back walks as his pitch count continued to climb. With two outs, Pavin Smith launched a ball well over Michael A. Taylor’s reach, putting the Diamondbacks up, 5-0.

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Eugenio Suárez left the game after being hit by a pitch in the first inning and Josh Naylor left in the fourth inning after tweaking his shoulder on a swing.