Philadelphia's rotation losses cut deeper into the everyday lineup than Arizona's — Adolis Garcia and Johan Rojas are both done for the season after surgery, and Felix Reyes was optioned out weeks ago. The Phillies had been getting by anyway, riding a 5-game winning streak into Chase Field. That streak, and the offense behind it, went cold at the worst time.
This was a legitimate pitcher's duel. Both clubs finished with just 3 hits, and the scoreboard stayed blank until Arizona pushed a run across in the 8th to walk away with a 1-0 win. Philadelphia's lone blemish was an error that opened a door Arizona was happy to walk through — a stark contrast to the 2-1 and 7-1 wins the Phillies had banked in the first two games of this set.
For Philadelphia, it's a rare hiccup in an otherwise dominant month — the Phillies are still 79-60 and light-years ahead of Arizona's 73-67 mark. For the Diamondbacks, snapping a 3-game slide against the team with the better record is exactly the kind of result a fringe contender needs to hang onto relevance down the stretch.