The Diamondbacks’ late-season schedule has been staring at them for months, looming in the distance. And, so far, it has lived up to expectations, at least in terms of its degree of difficulty.
In losing 7-6 in 10 innings to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, the Diamondbacks fell behind, rallied, fell behind farther, forced extras and ultimately fell short. They could point to any number of missteps that cost them the game. They could point to an equal number of big moments that kept it within reach.
But in the end it was another loss in what has become a growing pile of them, their ninth in the past 13 games.