By Nick Piecoro | Arizona Republic
Mitch Haniger’s line drive found Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar’s glove in the ninth inning on Sunday, and a game that had seemed on the verge of meltdown was suddenly manageable again.
The Diamondbacks lost their series this weekend against the Seattle Mariners, but at least they didn’t do so spectacularly. By escaping with a
5-2 win on Sunday afternoon, they managed to both avoid a sweep and move unaccompanied into first place in the National League West.
They did so thanks to some of their biggest strengths and despite some of their more concerning weaknesses. Zack Greinke threw well and Paul Goldschmidt delivered the most important hit of the day. But they also watched their bullpen back itself onto the precipice of disaster, and were it not for a little good fortune with Haniger’s liner, the unit might have blown its second save in as many days.
BOX SCORE: Diamondbacks 5, Mariners 2
