The Diamondbacks came into this game in a suddenly unfamiliar territory — with a chance to win a series. To do that, they would need another strong outing from the offense and a good start from Eduardo Rodriguez, which has been just as hard to come by as good offensive games for the Diamondbacks recently. In his last four starts he has given up 9, 4, 0, and 5 runs, the scoreless outing being a 6 1⁄3 inning performance
His opposite number today was Jack Perkins, who was making his first MLB start, though he did have eight relief appearances this season.