O'Brien hits first homer as D-backs blank Marlins
PHOENIX -- Rookie Peter O'Brien hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run first inning, and left-hander Robbie Ray threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 6-0 victory over the Miami Marlins at Chase Field on Sunday.
O'Brien hit his first homer of the season in his second start after being recalled Friday from Triple-A Reno, where he led all the affiliated minor leagues with 17 homers and 142 total bases while hitting .330.
Ray (3-5) gave up three hits, all singles, and one walk while throwing a career-high 117 pitches. He struck out six and faced two batters over the minimum. Two of the hits were erased by double plays.
Paul Goldschmidt, Jean Segura and Welington Castillo had two hits apiece for Arizona, and Goldschmidt and Segura scored twice.
Goldschmidt has reached base in 17 consecutive games and his hitting .393 with three homers and 13 RBIs in that span. His batting average is up to .284, the highest it has been since the first week of the season.
Arizona (28-37) won its third in the past five games and won its third home series in 11 this season. The Diamondbacks 12-23 at home.
Martin Prado, who had one of the Marlins' three singles, leads the major leagues with a .412 batting average on the road.
The Marlins (32-31) have lost four of their last six.
Segura singled to open the first inning off Adam Conley (3-4), and Goldschmidt reached on catcher's interference with one out before Castillo walked to load the bases.
David Peralta followed with a popup to short right-center field, and he was credited with a sacrifice fly when Segura was able to tag and score as second baseman Derek Dietrich made a backhanded catch and could not get enough on the throw.
O'Brien hit a 92 mph fastball deep inside the left field line foul pole to make it 4-0.
Goldschmidt doubled with two outs in the second inning and scored on Castillo's single to make it 5-0.
Segura singled to open the fourth inning, took second on a ground ball and scored on Goldschmidt's single for a 6-0 lead.
Ray retired the first seven before Miguel Rojas singled in the third inning. Rojas was erased on an inning-ending double play. Prado singled in the fourth inning before Ray got induced another inning-ending double play.
Conley gave up 11 hits and six runs (five earned) in five innings. He struck out two and walked one.
Randall Delgado and Jake Barrett combined on 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Arizona to complete the three-hit shutout.
NOTES: The Diamondbacks and Marlins observed a moment of silence before the game in respect for those slain in the Orlando nightclub gun violence early Sunday morning. ... Arizona RHP Zack Greinke on Monday will face the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first team since signing a six-year, $206.5 million free agent deal with the Diamondbacks in the offseason. Greinke is 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA in his last five starts and is 2-0 in four career starts against the Dodgers. ... Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki did not start for the third straight game Sunday and remained 4,252 career hits, four short of Pete Rose's major league record. Suzuki has 2,974 hits in 14-plus seasons in the U.S. ... Miami was 9-3 against left-handed starters this season, the best winning percentage in the majors. The Cubs are 13-5. ... Arizona LHP Patrick Corbin leads major league pitchers with 11 hits. He has two doubles and three RBIs in 32 at-bats.