SAN DIEGO (AP) Robbie Ray had a big cushion before he ever took the mound against the San Diego Padres. He didn’t need it.
Ray took a shutout into the eighth inning, David Peralta had four hits, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Padres 9-1 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Arizona got off to a fast start for the second straight game, scoring five runs in the first inning a day after getting eight in the opening inning of a 10-1 win.
”Coming out of there with a five-run lead, you know your defense is feeling good behind you,” Ray said.