Christian Walker's slam helps Diamondbacks sail past Mets | Sports

Christian Walker hit a third-inning grand slam Saturday for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat the New York Mets 10-5 within the third recreation of a four-game collection. The win snapped a five-game shedding streak for the Diamondbacks. Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, who have been attempting to win three straight for the primary time since a six-game hitting streak from April 14-20. The Diamondbacks had 4 stolen bases Saturday, together with three within the third inning earlier than Walker's blast. Jake McCarthy led off with a single in opposition to Sean Manaea (3-2) and took second to Kevin Newman. McCarthy and Newman every had a double steal earlier than Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll struck out Manaea. Grichuk walked on 4 pitches and Walker hit his second profession grand slam on the subsequent pitch. Blaze Alexander laced a run-scoring single earlier than scoring on an error within the sixth for the Diamondbacks. Grichuk (single) and Eugenio Suarez (sacrifice flies) every had RBIs within the seventh, and Corbin Carroll added a two-run single within the eighth. Alexander, Grichuk, McCarthy and Newman every had two hits for the Diamondbacks, who’ve scored 19 runs of their final two video games — essentially the most in back-to-back video games since April 19-20, when Arizona beat the San Francisco Giants 17-1 earlier than falling. to Giants 7-3 Kevin Ginkel (3-1), the second of 4 Diamondbacks hitters, retired all three batters he confronted as he walked by the fifth and sixth earlier than leaving when he took out comebacker Brandon Nimmo on the knee. Starter Slade Cecconi, who was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Friday, gave up one run on 5 hits — together with Mark Vientos' solo homer within the fifth — and no walks whereas hanging out 4 over 4 2/3 innings. The Mets scored 4 occasions within the ninth when Tomas Nido had an RBI groundout and Jose Iglesias delivered an RBI infield single earlier than Alonso's two-run homer. Vientos, Alonso, Jeff McNeil and JD Martinez all had two hits. Manaea gave up six runs (5 earned) on six hits and two walks whereas hanging out 10 over 5 2/3 innings. –Area degree media