The Diamondbacks beat the Nationals, 10-5, in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — Torey Lovullo watched Stone Garrett’s grand slam with his own two eyes, but that didn’t make it any easier to believe. On Sunday morning, the Arizona Diamondbacks had allowed just three grand slams all year. These things are rare, after all. But when Garrett’s homer landed in the visitors’ bullpen at Nationals Park, they had allowed two in as many innings.
Whether Lovullo’s manifesting had any power, his vision came true. The Diamondbacks, who have spent the season’s first two months building a reputation for comeback wins, pulled off the trick again Tuesday night. With a 10-5 win over the Nationals, they’ve now won 18 times from trailing positions. “I know that they're good baseball players that have done it at a very high level for a long time,” Lovullo said. “… It's a game of patience. You can't try and do too much. You're one of 13 position players. Just put yourself in line to do your job.”
Rojas repeated both feats Tuesday. He scored a run after a bunt single in the fourth, tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and gave the Diamondbacks a critical cushion with a two-run single to right in the sixth.
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