Record: 52-31. Pace: 101-61. Change on 2016: +15.
This was a hard-fought win, where the D-backs had to overcome a trio of errors, only three at-bats all game with a runner in scoring position, and Fernando Rodney not just allowing his first hit since May, but his first, second and third to consecutive batters in the ninth inning. Somehow, the odds of victory in this one seemed long, but Arizona prevailed over their Independence Day weekend celebration, with Ketel Marte driving in the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.