Right-hander allows two-run homer in seventh as team loses 3-2

A right-handed reliever entered with a one-run lead in the seventh inning and recorded two quick outs before allowing an infield single and a two-run homer that produced the final margin. The team stranded runners in later innings and finished with two runs on the night. The loss left the club one victory short of an even record for the six-game road trip.

Pitching performances A starter worked six innings, allowed one earned run, and lowered his ERA to 3.98 after throwing 101 pitches. Another right-hander who previously pitched for the club gave up one earned run over five innings in the opposing uniform.

Late-inning sequence A leadoff homer in the seventh produced a brief one-run advantage before the bullpen allowed the tying and go-ahead runs. Two singles in the eighth were erased on a caught stealing and a double-play attempt. A walk and a strikeout ended the ninth against a hard-throwing reliever.

"I didn’t do my job, plain and simple," the right-hander said after the game. " The bullpen entered the day with a 3.19 ERA that ranked third in its league.