Washington’s Nationals trailed 3-1 after five in the series finale in Arizona, but Davey Martinez’s club scored unanswered runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings and rallied for a 4-3, sweep-avoiding win over the D-backs.
Martinez talked after the win about the at-bats his hitters put together as they fought to earn their 3rd win in 19 games in July.
“We battled back,” the fifth-year skipper said after the 3rd of 3 in Chase Field. “I was looking at our at-bats, so we had 25 out of 41 at-bats were quality at-bats, and to me that was a good sign today.