Diamondbacks and Phillies have a long history of closely contested games in Major League Baseball.
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Merrill Kelly started the game for the Diamondbacks, pitching six innings and allowing three earned runs on three hits, but four walks hurt his performance.
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The Diamondbacks struggled offensively and fell behind 3-0, with Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez dominating for seven shutout innings.
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In the eighth inning, Christian Walker hit a powerful 427-foot home run to tie the game at three runs apiece.
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Despite a strong performance from the Diamondbacks' bullpen, they couldn't score any more runs and the game went into extra innings.
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The Diamondbacks had multiple opportunities to score, leaving runners on base in the eighth, ninth, and tenth innings.
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The series finale is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:40 PM, with the Diamondbacks' rookie Ryne Nelson facing the Phillies' Aaron Nola.
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