SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Nolan Arenado hit two home runs and drove in four runs, and Ildemaro Vargas added a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Saturday at Truist Park.

Arenado, who entered the game mired in a 1-for-12 stretch over his previous three games, snapped out of it with a two-run shot in the third inning and a solo blast in the seventh. His first homer, his 19th of the season, gave Arizona a 6-2 lead. The second, No. 20, pushed the advantage to 7-2.

Vargas, who had been 0 for his first four at-bats, delivered the decisive blow in the ninth. With Gabriel Moreno and Arenado on base and two outs, Vargas lined an 0-1 pitch over the left-center field wall for his eighth homer of the year, extending Arizona’s lead to 10-2.

The Diamondbacks improved to 67-58 with their second consecutive victory over Atlanta. The Braves fell to 74-50.

Arizona right-hander Eduardo Rodriguez earned the win, improving to 12-4. He allowed two earned runs on five hits over six innings, striking out five. Rodriguez yielded a pair of first-inning runs but then retired 12 of the next 15 batters he faced before handing off to the bullpen.

Jonathan Loáisiga and Kevin Ginkel each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Arizona. Grant Holmes took the loss for Atlanta, falling to 7-5. Holmes allowed six runs on six hits over four innings.

Atlanta opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Ronald Acuña Jr. led off with his 13th home run, a fly ball to center field. Drake Baldwin followed with a double, Matt Olson singled, and Michael Harris II grounded out to second base, scoring Baldwin from third. The Braves led 2-0 after one inning.

Arizona answered immediately. In the top of the second, Moreno walked and Max Kepler doubled to put runners on second and third. Arenado grounded out to third, scoring Moreno. Tim Tawa singled to left, bringing home Kepler. Two batters later, Ryan Waldschmidt singled to right, scoring Tawa and giving Arizona a 3-2 lead.

The Diamondbacks extended the lead in the third. Corbin Carroll doubled to open the inning and moved to third on Geraldo Perdomo’s fly out. Moreno doubled to right, scoring Carroll. After Kepler popped out, Arenado homered to left field, scoring Moreno and making it 6-2.

The score remained 6-2 until the seventh, when Arenado connected again. His second homer of the game, a solo shot to left, gave Arizona a 7-2 cushion.

Arizona added three more in the ninth. Moreno singled to open the inning, but Kepler struck out. Arenado walked to put two runners on, and Tawa struck out for the second out. Vargas then homered to left-center, clearing the bases.

Atlanta scored once in the bottom of the ninth. Olson doubled to lead off, advanced to third on Ozzie Albies’ ground out, and scored on Ha-Seong Kim’s ground out to third. Mauricio Dubón grounded out to shortstop to end the game.

Arizona finished with 13 hits, while Atlanta managed six. Moreno led Arizona’s lineup with three hits and an RBI, going 3 for 4. Carroll doubled, walked twice and tripled, finishing 2 for 3. Kepler doubled and singled, scoring once.

Acuña went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI for Atlanta. Baldwin doubled and scored, and Olson had two hits and an RBI.

Attendance was announced at 39,693, and the game took 2 hours, 43 minutes.

Arizona had won the opener of the three-game series Friday by a 2-0 score. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to face the Braves again Sunday in the series finale before traveling to Boston for a three-game set beginning Monday.

Atlanta had won four of its previous five games before Saturday’s loss. The Braves will host Arizona again Sunday before beginning a six-game road trip Monday against Minnesota.

Arenado’s two-homer performance marked his first multi-home run game since July 28, when he went deep twice in a win at Pittsburgh. He also drove in four runs for the first time since June 2.

Rodriguez’s outing was his fifth consecutive quality start. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of those appearances, and he lowered his ERA to 3.91.

Vargas’ ninth-inning homer was his second of the season against Atlanta. He also hit a solo shot against the Braves on April 5 in Phoenix.

The Diamondbacks’ bullpen combined for two scoreless innings, with Loáisiga and Ginkel each retiring the side in order. Loáisiga threw 10 pitches, eight for strikes, and recorded two groundouts. Ginkel needed 11 pitches to get through the eighth, striking out one.

Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno was at the center of several rallies. He walked in the second, doubled in the third, singled in the fifth, flied out in the seventh and singled in the ninth. He scored twice and drove in one run.

Carroll reached base in four of five plate appearances, including a triple in the eighth that did not produce a run. He was stranded at third as Perdomo flied out to end the inning.

Atlanta reliever Brent Suter kept the Braves in the game with three innings of work, allowing one run on four hits. Victor Mederos also pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings, striking out two.

The total score of 13 runs went under the over/under line of 8.5. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 7, Arizona 4, and Interstat’s ELO system gave the Braves a 57.00 percent probability to win. Atlanta had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5.