All the San Francisco Giants catcher Austin Wynns can do is watch the Arizona Diamondbacks Jake McCarthy slide as the throw never arrives on a costly error in the bottom of the seventh inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wed Jul 27, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

PHOENIX, Ariz. – A three-run rally in the seventh inning sparked Arizona to a 5-3 win over San Francisco, completing a sweep of the three-game series at Chase Field.

The loss was the seventh in a row for the Giants, winless since the All-Star break. It’s the first time San Francisco had an 0-7 road trip since 1985. The Giants fell to 48-50, three games behind in the NL Wild Card race.

The Diamondbacks broke a 2-2 deadlock in the bottom of the seventh. After Jake McCarthy reached on an infield single and Sergio Alcantara singled, Jose Herrera hit into a fielder’s choice to first, driving in McCarthy. Alcantara took third on the play and scored on Brandon Belt’s throwing error.

Sam Long replaced Giants starter Logan Webb (9-4), then surrendered a 410-foot home run to Josh Rojas, his sixth of the season.

San Francisco cut its deficit to 5-3 on an RBI single by Belt in the eighth. The Giants threatened in the top of the ninth when Thairo Estrada singled and Yermin Mercedes drew a walk with one out, but Diamondbacks closer Mark Melancon retired Austin Wynns on a fly to right and struck out Tommy La Stella to earn his 14th save.

Noe Ramirez (3-3), the third of five Arizona pitchers, got the win. Rojas, Ketel Marte and David Peralta each collected two hits.

Webb gave up four of Arizona’s five runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, with one walk and five strikeouts. Estrada was 3-for-4 with a run batted in.

Marte opened the scoring for Arizona in the bottom of the first with a two-out solo home run to right, his 10th of the season.

The Giants took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth. Wilmer Flores hit a ground-rule double to right, moved to third on a wild pitch by Arizona starter Zac Gallen, who issued a two-out walk to Luis Gonzalez. Estrada drove in Flores with a base hit, and Gonzalez scored when Diamondbacks shortstop Alcantara committed a throwing error on the play.

The Giants return home for a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Thursday’s pitching matchup is a pair of lefthanders – Alex Wood (6-8, 4.21) for San Francisco against the Cubs’ Justin Steele (4-6, 4.02). San Francisco’s probables for the rest of the series are Alex Cobb, Jakob Junis and Carlos Rodon.

GIANT JOTTINGS: Giants P Carlos Rodon apologized for his bat-kicking incident during Tuesday’s 7-3 loss to Arizona. A frustrated Rodon kicked the bat and it hit teammate Thairo Estrada on his right knee during the fifth inning. … Druw Jones, the Diamondbacks’ 18-year-old No. 2-overall selection in this year’s draft, sustained a shoulder injury during a practice session. The extent of Jones’ injury was not disclosed, but the team said what’s left of his season is over. The Diamondbacks’ medical staff did not disclose the results of an MRI, but didn’t rule out possible surgery. Jones had reportedly agreed to an $8.19 million signing bonus. … Wednesday’s getaway day attendance was 17,043.