The Arizona Diamondbacks broke a couple of trends they had set in the first six games. They actually scored first and played with the lead for the whole game. In addition, the offense cooled off slightly.
In addition, the offense cooled off slightly. Arizona came into the Sunday matinee averaging 7.3 runs per game. They scored three runs, but the pitchers led the way.
Any team that hopes to play in October has to win all kinds of games. The offense will not always score a lot of runs. Sometimes great pitching and defense are needed to win close games.