PHOENIX -- Inning after inning, Brandon Pfaadt kept baffling the Giants lineup. A first-inning walk and a single in the sixth was all the visitors from the Bay Area could muster over nine innings against the 26-year-old right-hander.

Yet somehow, it was not enough for the Diamondbacks to come away with a win as the Giants prevailed, 5-1 , in 11 innings to avoid the sweep at Chase Field.

With the loss, the Diamondbacks (77-76) fell two games behind the Mets (78-73) in the race for the final NL Wild Card spot , pending the outcome of New York's game with the Padres Wednesday night.

With just nine games left on the schedule, every loss is a little extra painful, and to waste such an outstanding pitching performance only added to the misery for Arizona. It was the first time a pitcher

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