Thanks to Murphy's game-tying home run in the ninth inning, the Braves rallied for a 5-4 victory over the D-backs in 11 innings

“I’m just trying to do my best, keep the line moving,” Murphy said. “I hit the home run, but the idea is just to get the next guy up and see what happens. The hit went my way and left the ballpark.”

Rosario was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day. The veteran outfielder recently signed with the Braves after being released by the Nationals. He hit .183 with seven homers for Washington this season.

It was Sewald’s third consecutive missed save after converting his first 11 chances this year.

“You just have to finish the inning,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “He made some really good pitches to get to that position, and then he made some mistakes. A few things went wrong and good teams will take advantage of that.”

“I still can’t believe how often a two-out home run happens,” he added. “But it’s happened to us a little bit lately.”

The teams traded runs in the 10th inning on sacrifices by Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies and Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo.

Raisel Iglesias (1-1) earned the win with two hitless innings in relief. Joe Jimenez worked a scoreless 11th inning for his second save.

“I thought the bullpen did a great job of containing them,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s a great win.”

Justin Martinez (3-1) took the loss as the defending National League champion Diamondbacks fell to 45-46. They haven’t been above .500 since April 3.

Arizona took a 3-1 lead into the ninth inning after scoring three runs in the sixth. Corbin Carroll tied the game with a bouncing infield single that set up Perdomo from second base. Christian Walker drew a bases-loaded walk and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made it 3-1 with a sacrifice fly.

Riley gave the Braves a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a 430-foot home run to center field. It was the third baseman’s 12th of the season.

It was the only blow the Braves could muster against Arizona starting pitcher Yilber Diaz in his major league debut. The hard-throwing Venezuelan showed his potential with a fastball that reached 98 mph and good command of velocity. He allowed one run on four hits and one walk in six innings, striking out five.

Diaz became the 11th starting pitcher this season for the D-backs, who have battled injuries on the mound all year.

Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder pitched five scoreless innings before struggling in the sixth. The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out one batter.

Olson made a great defensive play in the sixth inning that probably saved a run. The first baseman made a catch of the ball by sliding over his head into foul territory and then turned to throw, preventing Joc Pederson from scoring and scoring from third base.

Atlanta juggled its pitching rotation after bringing Elder up from Triple-A on Monday. Veteran left-hander Chris Sale, named to his eighth All-Star team on Sunday, was pushed back a day to Tuesday.

FOLLOWING

Sale (11-3, 2.71 ERA) starts against Arizona right-handed pitcher Zac Gallen (6-4, 3.06 ERA).

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