Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley pitched well Wednesday against the Padres, but got little help in a 5-1 loss.
Miley held the Padres to two runs on seven hits in seven innings, the third time he has tossed at least seven innings during the course of his current four-game winless streak. Both runs came in the first inning, as he settled down to finish with six shutout innings.
Miley struck out five and walked one batter, while throwing 66 of 101 pitches for strikes. He lowered his ERA to 3.55, while his record fell to 9-9. He will try to get back over .500 in his next star, scheduled for Tuesday against the Blue Jays.