PHOENIX -- The way he was pitching on Thursday, it sure was tough to tell that Brandon Pfaadt was almost seriously injured in his last start.

In fact, even he had already forgotten about it.

Pfaadt pitched six scoreless innings and Eugenio Suárez homered for the second consecutive game as the Diamondbacks defeated the Braves 1-0 at Chase Field on Thursday.

The game marked the second consecutive win for the D-backs, who split their four-game set with Atlanta, and it was also their first 1-0 home win courtesy of a solo shot since Sept. 19, 2011.

“Just the way you draw up a ballgame,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “You get good, solid starting pitching, you get a little bit of slugging, you get some big outs coming out of the bullpen, and a great defensive play.

“That’s a D-back type of win.”

Pfaadt, who left his last start after taking a line drive off his ankle during his last outing but avoided the IL, worked masterfully twice through the Braves’ lineup, allowing three hits while striking out four in six innings of work.

The 25-year-old has 18 strikeouts while issuing just two walks over his last three starts, all while allowing two earned runs. He said he had already forgotten about that near-injury five days ago, and attributed his recent string of success to an effective use of his strongest pitches.

“My fastball [velocity] has been up, so I think that helps my offspeed,” Pfaadt said. “Mixing in the sinker with the four-seam definitely has been playing very well, and then obviously using the slider off that.”

He exited with the lead after six innings courtesy of Suárez’s leadoff blast one inning earlier; the home run was a Statcast-projected 437-foot blast to center field which came on the heels of his 452-foot moonshot on Wednesday.

Lovullo then turned to Kevin Ginkel to start the seventh, who did his part by extending his scoreless streak to 10 2/3 innings. He has not allowed an earned run since June 21 against the Phillies, recording 17 strikeouts while not issuing any walks over that span.

Ryan Thompson and Paul Sewald worked the final two innings to close out the win.

“Brandon was attacking the zone, the sweeper looked like it was swing and miss, and the fastball command was outstanding,” Lovullo said. “Then the bullpen was just lights out.”

Sewald’s second consecutive save wasn’t without drama, though, after Jake McCarthy robbed Matt Olson of a home run following a switch from center field to left field to start the ninth inning.

“I was in position, all I had to do was jump a little bit and reach over the fence,” he said. “I was happy, it was a good situation for it and our pitchers really balled out today, so I’m glad we came away with the win.”

The catch undoubtedly saved Arizona’s bullpen, whose struggles have been well-documented as of late. Sewald had blown three straight saves before breaking that streak on Wednesday, which happened to be the same night the typically unflappable Thompson allowed two earned runs in one inning of work.

None of that mattered to Pfaadt, who said he has full faith in the bullpen no matter what situation he leaves in.

“Each guy that we run out there, we have full confidence in,” he said. “I know there’s been some struggles lately, but that doesn’t make us shy away from trusting them and putting them in big spots.”

Of course, it certainly helps to have a starter like Pfaadt who’s oozing confidence at the moment. Heading into the All-Star break, the right-hander isn’t about to change anything about his approach, either.

“Just being aggressive, that’s the goal going out every time and I think we’ve been doing that,” he said. “It’s just that part of the season where it’s starting to feel good. and the ball is coming out good.”