Diamondbacks power past Phillies for eighth straight series win
Apr 26, 2018, 2:20 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed hits a three-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies' Ben Lively during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
(AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
PHILADELPHIA — Jarrod Dyson, Nick Ahmed and David Peralta homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks earned an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
The Diamondbacks improved to 17-7, matching the best 24-game start in franchise history. Arizona also went 17-7 in 2008.
Dyson hit a two-run homer in the first and Chris Owings added an RBI double off Ben Lively (0-2) to give the Diamondbacks a 3-0 lead.
Arizona added five runs in the third inning on Ahmed’s three-run homer and Peralta’s two-run shot. Peralta’s shot was off reliever Drew Hutchinson.
Lively allowed seven runs and seven hits in 2.1 innings.
Arizona provided plenty of run support for Matt Koch (1-0). He went six innings and allowed two runs and six hits. He walked two and struck out four.
Paul Goldschmidt went 3 for 5 with a run scored for Arizona.
For the Phillies, Aaron Altherr had an RBI double in the fourth and RBI groundout in the sixth. Odubel Herrera reached base safely in a career-high 26th straight game going back to the end of the 2017 season with a single in the sixth inning. Herrera went 2-for-4.
UP NEXT:
Arizona begins a three-game series against the Washington Nationals. Zack Godley (3-1, 3.09 ERA) will face Washington’s Stephen Strasburg (2-2, 2.97) in the opener on Friday night in D.C.
