CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Arizona Diamondbacks scored seven runs in the seventh inning to break open a tie game and beat the Cleveland Guardians 12-8 on Saturday at Progressive Field.

A crowd of 30,392 watched Arizona improve to 59-52 while Cleveland dropped to 56-56. The game lasted 3 hours, 39 minutes.

Cleveland grabbed an early lead against Arizona starter Kohl Drake. Steven Kwan singled to open the bottom of the first, and after Jose Ramirez flied out, Chase DeLauter reached on a force out. Rhys Hoskins then homered to center field, his 12th of the season, to give the Guardians a 2-0 advantage. Drake settled down after that, allowing only two earned runs over four innings while striking out six.

Arizona tied the game in the fifth against Cleveland starter Parker Messick. Ryan Waldschmidt singled and Corbin Carroll followed with a single. Geraldo Perdomo then singled to right, scoring Waldschmidt and moving Carroll to third. Perdomo advanced to second on a throwing error by Hoskins. Gabriel Moreno grounded into a fielder’s choice that scored Carroll and left the game tied at 2. Messick struck out six and allowed one earned run in 4 1/3 innings, but did not factor into the decision.

The game remained tied until the top of the seventh, when Arizona erupted. Perdomo led off with a homer to right field, his ninth, giving the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead. After Gabriel Moreno grounded out, Ketel Marte was hit by a pitch and Nolan Arenado walked. Tim Tawa flied out, but Ildemaro Vargas singled to right, scoring Marte. James McCann then doubled to right, driving in Arenado and Vargas and making it 6-2. Ryan Waldschmidt was hit by a pitch, and Carroll followed with a three-run homer to center, his 16th, pushing the lead to 9-2. The inning finally ended when Perdomo grounded out.

Arizona added a run in the eighth when Arenado homered to left, his 15th, giving the Diamondbacks a 10-2 lead. Cleveland responded with a five-run bottom of the eighth against the Arizona bullpen. DeLauter homered to right-center, his 12th, to start the rally. Kyle Manzardo singled, Angel Martinez singled, and Petey Halpin singled to score Manzardo. Travis Bazzana singled to load the bases, and Patrick Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Martinez. After Brayan Rocchio grounded out, Kwan singled to left, scoring Halpin and Bazzana and cutting the lead to 10-7. Ramirez walked, but DeLauter lined out to end the inning.

Arizona extended its lead in the top of the ninth. Vargas doubled, McCann singled, and Jorge Barrosa walked to load the bases. Carroll grounded into a force out that cut down Vargas at home, but Perdomo then singled to center, scoring McCann and Barrosa and giving Arizona a 12-7 lead. Moreno lined out and Marte struck out to end the inning.

Cleveland got one run in the bottom of the ninth. Manzardo doubled, advanced to third on a groundout by Martinez, and scored on a groundout by Halpin. Bazzana doubled with two outs, but Bailey grounded out to end the game.

Perdomo was Arizona’s top performer, finishing 4-for-6 with a home run and three RBIs. He also had a two-run single in the ninth. Carroll went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. McCann was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Arenado was 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.

Gerardo Carrillo earned the win for Arizona, allowing one hit and no earned runs over two innings while striking out three. Drake allowed five hits and two earned runs over four innings with six strikeouts. Juan Morillo pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Hunter Gaddis took the loss for Cleveland.

For Cleveland, Hoskins was 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs. DeLauter also homered. Messick gave up six hits and one earned run in his 4 1/3 innings. Colin Holderman allowed two hits and no earned runs in 1 2/3 innings.

The seven-run seventh inning was the decisive stretch, turning a tie game into a comfortable lead that Cleveland could not fully overcome. Arizona’s 16 hits were the most in the game, while Cleveland collected 14.

The Diamondbacks won the opener of this three-game series Friday by a 4-1 score, and they will go for a series sweep Sunday afternoon.

Arizona’s next 10 games include two more against Cleveland, then six straight home games against San Diego and Los Angeles. Cleveland will host Arizona again Sunday before welcoming the New York Mets for three games.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Arizona 6, Cleveland 4, with an over/under line of 8. The total of 20 went under that line. Cleveland entered as a 1.5-run favorite under the spread, but Interstat’s ELO system had given the Guardians a 51.00 percent probability to win.