PHOENIX — Neither lineup mustered much offense Thursday night at Chase Field. The home team, with pitching and defense doing the heavy lifting, produced just enough at the plate to win.
Brandon Pfaadt outpitched Max Fried in six strong innings, Jake McCarthy made a leaping grab at the wall in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Thursday night to split a four-game series.
Pfaadt (4-6) was sharp for the fourth straight start, scattering three hits while striking out four batters to win after three consecutive outings without a decision.
Fried (7-5) allowed a run on five hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. The lone run off the left-hander came in the fifth inning on a home run by Eugenio Suarez, a 437-footer after he hit a 452-foot shot in Arizona’s 7-5 win the night before.
It was the first time Arizona won 1-0 at home on a solo homer since Sept. 19, 2011, when Justin Upton did it against the Pittsburgh Pirates.