Aaron Barrett threw away a bunt in the sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks quickly capitalized, handing the Washington Nationals their fifth loss in six games with an 11-4 victory.
Down two runs in the ninth, the pitching-rich Nationals resorted to putting first baseman Tyler Moore on the mound, and he retired the first batter he faced, Paul Goldschmidt, on an RBI groundout.
Goldschmidt, Ender Inciarte and A.J. Pollock each had three of Arizona’s 17 hits. Welington Castillo added a three-run home run.
The Diamondbacks trailed 2-1 in the sixth when Nick Ahmed tried to put down a sacrifice with runners at first and second and no outs.