Matched up with Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke, Jarred Cosart was one out away from turning in his second straight quality start. Regardless, his effort in a 7-4 win in 10th innings to the Diamondbacks on Friday night was perhaps his strongest to date since joining the Padres rotation as a reclamation project.
The 26-year-old right-hander struck out a season-high seven batters, allowed a run on eight hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings and might have been deserving of a win had he not drawn Greinke coming off the second worst start of his career.
Five days after allowing nine runs in 1 2/3 innings, Greinke struck out eight over seven strong innings (2 ER) and was in line to win when Ryan Schimpf tied the game in the eighth and won it in the 10th with a three-run, walk-off homer.