Athletics 5, at Arizona 15

PHOENIX (Interstat) — The Arizona Diamondbacks erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning and added five more in the sixth to overwhelm the Athletics 15-5 on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. A crowd of 19,343 watched Arizona improve to 53-49, while the Athletics dropped to 43-59. The game lasted 3 hours, 1 minute. Arizona starter Merrill Kelly earned the win, improving to 8-8. He allowed two earned runs on five hits over five innings with three strikeouts and two walks. Athletics starter Gage Jump took the loss, falling to 3-6 after surrendering nine runs on seven hits in four-plus… Read more...