PHOENIX (Interstat) — Michael Soroka pitched the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field, snapping a two-game skid.

Soroka improved to 8-3, allowing one run on three hits over six innings. Cade Cavalli took the loss, falling to 3-4 after giving up four runs in 4⅓ innings.

Arizona scored first in the opening inning and never trailed. The Nationals tied it in the second, but the Diamondbacks regained the lead in the fourth when Nolan Arenado scored on a force out. Gabriel Moreno hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Pavin Smith added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Tommy Troy reached base three times for Arizona, which collected nine hits. Washington managed only three hits, all singles.

Attendance was 35,540, and the game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes.

The Diamondbacks improved to 34-31, while the Nationals fell to 33-33. Washington had won the first two games of the series by a combined 20-2.