After falling behind early, it looked like this was going be a rocky Independence Day for the D-backs. But they battled back, helped by some particular ineptness on the part of the Giants, to take the opening game of the series. While there may have been no fireworks after this contest, the Diamondbacks provided plenty during proceedings, with some great defense, base-running and relief pitching in particular.
I was a little late turning this one on. I had scheduled my movie to finish before first pitch, but Mrs. SnakePit returned from her Independence Day foraging, so I helped her put away the provisions, which delayed things a bit.