The Philadelphia Phillies chase their seventh straight victory Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix, with their Game 3 series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The game is scheduled to start at 3:40 p.

PHOENIX — It took just one swing to decide it. Andrew Painter had done his part for seven shutout innings against the Diamondbacks to preserve the scoreless tie. But Arizona catcher James McCann ambushed the first pitch thrown by reliever Jonathan Bowlan in the eighth inning for a go-ahead home run in a 1-0 Phillies loss on Wednesday.

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Andrew Painter pitched seven shutout innings, but Phillies' bats produced just three hits in 1-0 loss to Arizona.