Trumbo leads D-backs rout of Padres
PHOENIX -- Mark Trumbo had three hits and three RBIs, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-4 win over the sloppy San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
The Diamondbacks took control early, scoring six runs off All-Star Tyson Ross in the first two innings.
Chase Anderson (9-6) pitched five innings, allowing two runs and four hits. He struck out five and walked two.
Ross (13-14) couldn't find a rhythm from the start, and didn't get help from his defense. Trumbo's single in the first scored two runs when shortstop Alexi Amarista kicked the ball into shallow right field.
Then catcher Rene Rivera's pickoff throw to first base hit Aaron Hill in the helmet. Hill and Trumbo each moved up a base then Ross threw a wild pitch to allow Trumbo to score and make the score 3-0.
The second inning brought more pitching and fielding woes for the Padres. Chris Owings singled in a run and A.J. Pollock hit a routine grounder to Amarista, whose throw to first base pulled Yasmani Grandal off the bag for an error. That brought in another run.
Trumbo then hit a grounder back to Ross, who decided to come home to get the out. But Owings beat the throw and Arizona took a 6-0 lead.
Ross (13-14) was charged with four earned runs and five hits. He struck out four and walked two in his shortest outing of the season.
Grandal's 13th home run of the season made it 6-1 in the fourth, but the Diamondbacks' Anderson had a big enough lead to pitch his way to victory.
Anderson established a career high for innings pitched in a season. He's at 142-2/3.
Amarista drove in two of the Padres' runs, one after Rivera's triple in the sixth. Yangervis Solarte hit a solo homer in the seventh.
The Diamondbacks' Jordan Pacheco put the game out of reach in the seventh inning with a two-out, two-run pinch-hit single. Pacheco is 4-for-6 in his last six at-bats with runners in scoring position.
"He has the tools to be a productive guy off the bench," Gibson said. "Big hit for us. The Padres started to come back and those runs were big."
The Padres had two errors, one each from Rivera and Amarista. Both hurt the team in the loss.
"It wasn't a clean game at all," manager Bud Black said. "It was one of those games where we just did not execute in a number of areas."
Padres: Reliever Joaquin Benoit (sore shoulder) is scheduled for a bullpen session Sunday, with the hope that he'll be able to pitch in a game soon. ... RHP Blaine Boyer is also dealing with a shoulder problem but isn't ready to throw off a bullpen mound yet.
Diamondbacks: After an MRI revealed no structural damage to his back, OF David Peralta is expected to resume baseball activities Monday. But the team is in no hurry to get him back to playing, manager Kirk Gibson said.
Padres: RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (3-6) takes a 3.55 earned run average into Sunday's start against Arizona. He was knocked around for six earned runs in 4 1-3 innings in his last start Monday, a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Diamondbacks: RHP Trevor Cahill (3-11) has allowed three earned runs or less in nine of his last 10 starts. In eight starts against San Diego, he's 2-4 with a 3.06 ERA.