Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray was solid in his start against the Padres on Friday, but he was saddled with his third loss of the season. Ray pitched six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits. He struck out five and did not walk a batter on the evening.
Ray (2-3, 1.98 ERA) gave up individual runs in the first, third and sixth innings on Friday, but overall he pitched well enough to win.
The lefty has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his six starts this season with Arizona.