This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks as Good, Bad and Ugly From Diamondbacks' Gritty Series Win vs Guardians. The Arizona Diamondbacks, somehow, came away with a gritty series win over the Cleveland Guardians, taking two of three to improve to 62-66.

The Diamondbacks tied up the series with a late night thriller of a victory, 6-5, over the Guardians. Cleveland falls to 1-4 over the last five games with the loss, while Arizona is 1-4 in that same span after the win. The rubber match is set and this is the final meeting of the season between the two.

PHOENIX -- Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer, rookie C.J. Kayfus had a solo shot and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 on Monday night.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will hope to avoid a series loss to the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday night at Chase Field. First pitch is 6:40 p.m. MST The D-backs offense was dormant against Gavin Williams and the Cleveland bullpen,

“This is the lefty that haunts their dreams,” Paul Hoynes declared bluntly on the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. “No matter what team he pitches for, no matter what team he plays for, he always seems to face the Guardians and he always seems to come out one step ahead of them.”

The host Cleveland Guardians and Atlanta Braves met Aug. 16 in the middle game of a three-game series. Here's how it unfolded through our updates.

The Guardians, who have traditionally finished spring training with exhibitions at Chase Field in late March in recent years, have a team led by All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez and outfielder Steven Kwan. Stephen Vogt, formerly with the Diamondbacks as a player, manages the Guardians.