Sunday, July 21, 2002
Diamondbacks 7, Padres 1
SAN DIEGO — Steve Finley tripled, doubled and drove in four runs against his former team as the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a five-game losing streak against the last-place San Diego Padres with a 7-1 victory Saturday night.
After being held scoreless through seven innings by rookie Oliver Perez, the Diamondbacks tied the game on Finley's game-tying RBI triple in the eighth.
Finley capped his big night with a three-run double in the ninth, eventually scoring on the play on a throwing error by second baseman Julius Matos.
Jay Bell, playing for the first time since scoring the winning run in the World Series, singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning.
Bell had been sidelined all season with an injury to each calf muscle until being activated Friday night. He made his season debut Saturday, playing first base for the first time in his big league career and going 1-for-3 with one RBI.
San Diego's bullpen blew a 1-0 lead after Perez made another impressive start, holding the Diamondbacks to four hits in seven innings and striking out seven.
Steve Reed started the eighth and walked the only batter he faced, Junior Spivey. Lefty Mike Holtz (1-1) came on and got two straight outs, but Finley tripled into the Diamondbacks' bullpen in the right-field corner on a full-count pitch to score Spivey with the tying run.
Two pitches later, Bell singled up the middle to score Finley.
Craig Counsell added an RBI double in the ninth for Arizona.
Mike Myers (4-3) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings for the win. After walking Mark Kotsay with two outs in the eighth, Myers struck out Ryan Klesko.
Padres catcher Tom Lampkin homered to right leading off the third inning against John Patterson, who was making his major league debut.
Patterson, a 24-year-old right-hander who had won his last five decisions with Triple-A Tucson, was recalled Friday after Rick Helling went on the disabled list. Patterson allowed one run and three hits in six innings, struck out four and walked two.
Perez, who at 20 is the youngest player in the majors, walked three and lowered his ERA from 3.35 to 2.82.
The Padres had runners on first and second and none out in the sixth but failed to score. Klesko flied out to center and Ramon Vazquez was doubled off second after Phil Nevin flied out to center.
Notes: Plate umpire Matt Hollowell warned both benches after Perez hit Finley in the upper back in the sixth inning. Perez reacted like he was disappointed he hit Finley. ... Arizona C Damian Miller pinch-hit for Patterson in the seventh inning, the first time he's played since back spasms forced him out of a game at Los Angeles on July 12.
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