PHOENIX (Interstat) — The Athletics defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday, July 20, at Chase Field, snapping a four-game skid and improving to 43-57. scratched out 15 hits and scored in three innings, while Arizona managed eight hits and two runs.

After a scoreless first, the Athletics plated a run in the second and another in the fifth. Ketel Marte’s two-run homer in the sixth tied it 2-2, but the Athletics responded with three runs in the seventh on Jeff McNeil’s two-run single. Luis Medina (2-0) earned the win with two innings of one-hit relief, striking out two. Hogan Harris recorded his seventh save with a perfect ninth, fanning three.

Jeffrey Springs started and went five innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits with two strikeouts. Jacob Wilson went 2-for-5 with a homer and an RBI, and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer added two hits including a solo shot. Kevin Ginkel (3-3) took the loss for Arizona (51-49). Mitch Bratt allowed two earned runs over 4 2/3 innings. The game lasted 3:08 before an announced crowd of 19,121.