"We talked about it around the third or fourth inning," Hale said. "We felt like we were being a little passive on the bases and the guys started turning it up and get the extra base and steal some bases so that part of our game is starting to come back. Guys' legs felt a little better tonight so that was good."
Had it not been for a bullpen meltdown, the story of the game for the D-backs would have been how the baserunning led to the go-ahead run scoring in the sixth inning.
Jake Lamb led off the frame by aggressively taking second on a hit to right, narrowly sliding in ahead of the tag.