PHOENIX — One of the many problems with the Arizona Diamondbacks blowing a six-run lead to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday was that it set up one of the best pitchers in baseball, Paul Skenes, to go out and steal the series on Wednesday.
Skenes did just that, but the Diamondbacks’ problems dug so much deeper in a 10-1 defeat.
Zac Gallen’s ERA continues to climb, as he started three separate innings with a lead-off walk followed by a single to put himself in a bind. In all three cases, the Pirates scored, as he was tagged with five earned runs in five-plus innings to increase his season ERA to 5.54.
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The Diamondbacks have lost his last four starts.
The defense behind him was downright poor. Jordan Lawlar — filling in with Ketel Marte under the weather — committed two errors at second base. The first ended up being harmless, but a throwing error with the bases loaded and no outs in the fifth inning allowed an unearned run to score.
Relays were not crisp, balls were bobbled, grounders were misplayed in the outfield. It was a team-wide mess and evidence that their collective focus was lacking.
Skenes, meanwhile, cruised through a gem of a start with few problems.
Corbin Carroll hit a ground-rule double with two outs in the third inning but didn’t score. That was the only extra-base hit for Arizona off Skenes, as the Diamondbacks’ offense largely shut down since their five-run fourth inning on Tuesday.
Skenes finished with 6.2 scoreless innings, four hits, no walks and seven strikeouts.
The Pirates outscored the D-backs 19-0 from when the fourth inning ended on Tuesday through the eighth inning on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks had outscored Pittsburgh 11-0 to start the series.
Tim Tawa ended Pittsburgh’s shutout bid with a pinch-hit home run in the ninth.
The D-backs (27-29) have lost three straight series and seven of their last eight games overall. Wednesday’s performance was the first time in this stretch when they just got crushed, arguably the single lowest point in a season with massive peaks and valleys.
They have dropped to two games under .500 for the first time since July 9, 2024.
Diamondbacks’ next game
The D-backs get Thursday off to reset before starting a three-game series with the Washington Nationals.
Arizona and Washington begin a three-game set on Friday at 6:40 p.m.
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