First came a double then a walk, ninth-inning turmoil that could have sabotaged the shutout the Diamondbacks had been building Thursday against the Cardinals.
But the jam seemed to bring out the best in the Diamondbacks’ Brad Ziegler, who induced one of his trademark double plays to secure two outs before getting a fly ball to confirm a 3-0 win.
“You always know you have a chance,” manager Chip Hale said after the game. “That’s the one thing about Zieg as a closer. Sometimes it gets exciting, but you know he can get that ground ball, and he did again.