Washington 1, at Arizona 5

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Michael Soroka pitched seven strong innings and Gabriel Moreno homered and drove in two runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Soroka allowed three hits and one earned run while striking out six to improve to 8-3. The right-hander rebounded from a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 2 in which he surrendered four earned runs over six innings. His performance Sunday helped the Diamondbacks avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of a Nationals team that had outscored them 20-2 in the first two games… Read more...