By The Associated Press:
OAKLAND, Calif. – Mark Canha hit a two-run homer, Robbie Grossman got things going with a two-run double in the first to back Jesús Luzardo, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Wednesday night a day after being thumped in Phoenix.
Luzardo (2-0) struck out a career-best seven batters over 6 1/3 sharp innings in his third start as the A’s ran their unbeaten run at home to seven games while snapping the D-backs’ six-game winning streak.
Luzardo worked through three scoreless innings on just 29 pitches after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings against San Francisco his last time out.