Pavin Smith and pinch-hitter Jordan Luplow knocked it out of the park in a five-run sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6 Tuesday night.
Daulton Varsho and David Peralta also homered for the Diamondbacks, who have won five of their last six games and have 15 homers this stretch.
MJ Melendez homered and doubled and drove in three runs for Kansas City, which suffered its sixth straight loss and eighth in 10 games.
The win went to Joe Mantiply (2-0) going two-thirds of an inning on one-hit ball, and Taylor Clarke (1-1) took the loss after giving up three hits and as many runs in the same time. on the mound Mark Melancon pitched one hit in the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances.
For the Royals, the Dominican Carlos Santana 4-1. Cuban Dairon Blanco 4-1 with two RBIs.
For the Diamondbacks, the Dominicans Ketel Marte 4-2; Geraldo Perdomo 3-1. The Venezuelan David Peralta 4-1, with a run scored and an RBI.
