Lucchesi (5-6) allowed five earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three across 4.1 innings to take the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
Lucchesi was derailed by home runs from Paul Goldschmidt, A.J. Pollock and Nick Ahmed, marking the first time since his return from the disabled list June 20 that he has allowed multiple homers in an outing. While he has a respectable 3.74 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 77 innings this season, he has failed to pitch more than 5.1 innings in each of his seven starts since June 20. That has limited his potential to win games and rack up strikeouts, diminishing his overall value.