PHOENIX — Matt Chapman hit an inside-the-park homer, Casey Schmitt and Michael Conforto both added solo shots and the San Francisco Giants continued to be a problem for teams with postseason aspirations, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night.
The Diamondbacks (87-70) lost more ground in the National League playoff race as they try to claim one of three wild cards. They're in sole possession of the final wild card, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Atlanta Braves (85-71). The San Diego Padres (90-66) and New York Mets (87-69) are in the first two spots.
The Mets and Braves play each other in a crucial three-game series that begins on Tuesday in Atlanta.
''I don't think there's any pressing,'' D-backs center fielder Jake McCarthy said. ''We've had our foot pedal on the gas pedal the whole season, so just chalk it up to baseball. We're going to bounce back tomorrow.''
San Francisco is out of the playoff race, but has played extremely well over the past week against teams that are still in contention. The Giants have a 6-1 record against the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Diamondbacks.
It was another frustrating loss for Arizona, which coughed up an 8-0 lead on Sunday and fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 10-9.
''Today, we got beat,'' D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. ''Their pitcher was making quality pitches, we weren't able to generate the offense we normally have and we got beat.''
Chapman's inside-the-park homer in the third to put the Giants up 3-1. The third baseman laced a liner to one of the deepest parts of the park in left center, and a leaping McCarthy couldn't quite make the grab at the wall. Left fielder Pavin Smith had to retrieve the carom in center field.
