The Diamondbacks kept applying pressure and the opposition couldn’t seem to handle it. The first two innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, Sept. 21, felt not just representative of the Diamondbacks’ style of play, but almost like a microcosm of the way the National League playoff race is trending.

With their 9-2 win at Chase Field, the Diamondbacks moved to within one game of both the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds for the NL’s final wild-card spot.

Corbin Carroll homered and stole a base, becoming the first player in Diamondbacks history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases. Eduardo Rodriguez turned in six-plus innings of scoreless work. And the Diamondbacks won another series against a tough opponent, ensuring that they will enter the final week of the regu

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