Eugenio Suarez had four RBIs, Ryne Nelson allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Thursday afternoon.
Nelson (4-2) allowed one run and two walks while striking out four as the Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of a three-game series.
Suarez had three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run double, and Pavin Smith added a two-run homer among his three RBIs.
Alejandro Kirk had two solo homers and an RBI single and Jonatan Clase also homered for the Blue Jays.
Josh Naylor led off the second with a bloop single to center that extended his hit streak to nine games. Suarez homered to right center on an 0-1 fastball from Kevin Gausman (5-6).
Kirk led off the bottom of the second with a homer to right center on a first-pitch fastball at the top of the strike zone to end an 0-for-18 drought.
Arizona scored twice in the third on Suarez’s two-out double to left center. It plated Ketel Martel, who singled, and Smith, who walked.
Smith homered to center on a first-pitch fastball with one out in the fifth and Marte on first base. The inning continued when Naylor walked, Suarez singled and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Paxton Schultz replaced Gausman and allowed Randal Grichuk’s sacrifice fly on a line drive to left.
Gausman allowed seven runs, seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Arizona added two in the sixth against Schultz. Jose Herrera walked, Geraldo Perdomo singled, Marte hit an RBI double and Smith lined a sacrifice fly to center on Clase’s superb catch.
Juan Morillo replaced Nelson in the sixth with two outs and a runner on and retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a pop to second.
Anthony DeSclafani allowed leadoff homers to Kirk in the seventh and Clase in the eighth. Guerrero added an RBI double and Kirk had an RBI single in the three-run eighth.
Arizona’s Shelby Miller pitched a clean ninth with two strikeouts.
–Field Level Media
