Responding after being shutout against the Colorado Rockies yesterday, the offense came out swinging early for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 6-2 win Saturday afternoon.
Jace Peterson batted in two RBI’s while José Herrera, Alek Thomas and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had one for the D’Backs (1-1). Both Peterson and Thomas went 2-for-3 at the plate.
On the mound, Ryne Nelson recorded his first victory of Spring Training after pitching two innings with five strikeouts and two hits allowed. The Diamondbacks pitching staff as a whole gave up two runs on seven hits.