PHOENIX -- David Peralta sparked yet another rally for the Diamondbacks, and Arizona rolled to its latest comeback win.
Peralta hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning and Arizona got its fifth come-from-behind victory in six games to start the season, beating the Cleveland Indians 11-2 on Saturday night.
Peralta's second home run of the season pinged off the right field foul pole with one out to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead against starter Trevor Bauer. The Diamondbacks scored four runs in the sixth and six more in the eighth.
Arizona has won four straight games and scored 45 runs over their first six contests, a team record in that span. Arizona has feasted in the middle innings, getting 11 runs in fifth innings and 13 in sixths this season.
"Just the discussions that are happening in between innings and the amount of information that's being shared is really impressive," manager Torey Lovullo said. "I like our chances when we're seeing a guy for the second or third time (through the lineup). It's been our track record for the first six games, and I feel like these guys are competing on a pretty impressive level night after night."
Arizona is 5-1 for the first time since 2013.
Zack Greinke (1-0) pitched 6 2/3 solid innings, allowing a run and five hits while striking out six.
"Everything was great. It was a lot of fun," Greinke said. "I felt like I could throw my pitches where I wanted to. Good defense, good results pitching, just a good game all the way around."
Bauer (0-1) made his first start of the season and was charged with four runs and seven hits with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
"I thought he had life on his fastball, good breaking ball. If he throws the ball like that he will be just fine," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "When they get aggressive and start feeling good, we have seen it two days in a row, they put a hurting on us in a hurry."
After Peralta's blast, Paul Goldschmidt doubled and came home on Yasmany Tomas's two-out triple, Tomas pumping his first as he chugged into third base. Brandon Drury doubled down the left field line off Bryan Shaw to score Tomas, and following an intentional walk, Jeff Mathis singled in Drury.
Chris Herrmann drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single in the eighth. Drury and Tomas had three hits each, and Drury raised his batting average to .526 (10 for 19) on the season.
HAZELBAKER'S WAY
Jeremy Hazelbaker singled in all three of his at-bats to move to 6 for 6 on the season, and with a walk became the first player since Baltimore's Ramon Hernandez in 2006 to reach base safely in each of his first eight plate appearances of a season.
EDWIN ON THE EDGE
Indians 1B Edwin Encarnacion was close to being ejected after reacting angrily to a swinging strikeout to end the sixth. Encarnacion thought he checked his swing, but umpires ruled it a swing to strand the go-ahead run on third base. Encarnacion threw his bat and helmet down hard, the helmet almost bouncing into home plate umpire Angel Hernandez, who had to get out of the way.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Lonnie Chisenhall, on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right shoulder, served as DH for Triple-A Columbus on Friday. Francona said he could be activated in time for the Indians' home opener on Tuesday. ... Michael Brantley (shoulder) could get Sunday off, with the Indians facing a left-hander in a day game and Brantley having played the team's first five games.
Diamondbacks: Reliever Archie Bradley is over his illness and got three days of rest after a long outing on Tuesday. He was available to pitch Saturday. ... OF Gregor Blanco (oblique) is on a throwing program but has yet to swing a bat. ... Pitchers Jake Barrett (right shoulder) and Rubby De La Rosa (right elbow) threw batting practice on Saturday at the team complex in nearby Scottsdale.
UP NEXT
Indians: Opening day starter Corey Kluber looks for his first win of the season Sunday against the Diamondbacks. He'll take the mound one day before his 31st birthday.
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (0-1) is set for his second start, and first ever against Cleveland as Arizona looks for a series sweep.
Cleveland Indians
Peralta hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning and Arizona got its fifth come-from-behind victory in six games to start the season, beating the Cleveland Indians 11-2 on Saturday night.
Peralta's second home run of the season pinged off the right field foul pole with one out to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead against starter Trevor Bauer. The Diamondbacks scored four runs in the sixth and six more in the eighth.
Arizona has won four straight games and scored 45 runs over their first six contests, a team record in that span. Arizona has feasted in the middle innings, getting 11 runs in fifth innings and 13 in sixths this season.
"Just the discussions that are happening in between innings and the amount of information that's being shared is really impressive," manager Torey Lovullo said. "I like our chances when we're seeing a guy for the second or third time (through the lineup). It's been our track record for the first six games, and I feel like these guys are competing on a pretty impressive level night after night."
Arizona is 5-1 for the first time since 2013.
Zack Greinke (1-0) pitched 6 2/3 solid innings, allowing a run and five hits while striking out six.
"Everything was great. It was a lot of fun," Greinke said. "I felt like I could throw my pitches where I wanted to. Good defense, good results pitching, just a good game all the way around."
Bauer (0-1) made his first start of the season and was charged with four runs and seven hits with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
"I thought he had life on his fastball, good breaking ball. If he throws the ball like that he will be just fine," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "When they get aggressive and start feeling good, we have seen it two days in a row, they put a hurting on us in a hurry."
After Peralta's blast, Paul Goldschmidt doubled and came home on Yasmany Tomas's two-out triple, Tomas pumping his first as he chugged into third base. Brandon Drury doubled down the left field line off Bryan Shaw to score Tomas, and following an intentional walk, Jeff Mathis singled in Drury.
Chris Herrmann drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single in the eighth. Drury and Tomas had three hits each, and Drury raised his batting average to .526 (10 for 19) on the season.
HAZELBAKER'S WAY
Jeremy Hazelbaker singled in all three of his at-bats to move to 6 for 6 on the season, and with a walk became the first player since Baltimore's Ramon Hernandez in 2006 to reach base safely in each of his first eight plate appearances of a season.
EDWIN ON THE EDGE
Indians 1B Edwin Encarnacion was close to being ejected after reacting angrily to a swinging strikeout to end the sixth. Encarnacion thought he checked his swing, but umpires ruled it a swing to strand the go-ahead run on third base. Encarnacion threw his bat and helmet down hard, the helmet almost bouncing into home plate umpire Angel Hernandez, who had to get out of the way.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Lonnie Chisenhall, on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right shoulder, served as DH for Triple-A Columbus on Friday. Francona said he could be activated in time for the Indians' home opener on Tuesday. ... Michael Brantley (shoulder) could get Sunday off, with the Indians facing a left-hander in a day game and Brantley having played the team's first five games.
Diamondbacks: Reliever Archie Bradley is over his illness and got three days of rest after a long outing on Tuesday. He was available to pitch Saturday. ... OF Gregor Blanco (oblique) is on a throwing program but has yet to swing a bat. ... Pitchers Jake Barrett (right shoulder) and Rubby De La Rosa (right elbow) threw batting practice on Saturday at the team complex in nearby Scottsdale.
UP NEXT
Indians: Opening day starter Corey Kluber looks for his first win of the season Sunday against the Diamondbacks. He'll take the mound one day before his 31st birthday.
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (0-1) is set for his second start, and first ever against Cleveland as Arizona looks for a series sweep.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Owings struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Encarnación grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Ramírez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hazelbaker singled to center, Tomás to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Naquin flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Bauer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Greinke grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Santana doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor flied out to right, Santana to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley singled to right, Santana scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Encarnación popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Díaz singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Naquin flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bauer grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Drury singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Hazelbaker singled to shallow right center, Drury to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Mathis grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Drury scored, Hazelbaker out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Greinke lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Lindor doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 1 |
| Brantley grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Lindor to third on wild pitch by Greinke. | 1 | 1 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Owings flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Peralta homered to right (391 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep right. | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt stole third. | 1 | 2 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás tripled to deep center, Goldschmidt scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Shaw relieved Bauer. | 1 | 3 |
| Drury doubled to deep left, Tomás scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Mathis singled to center, Drury scored, Hazelbaker to third, Mathis to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 5 |
| Greinke struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Díaz grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Hoover relieved Greinke. | 1 | 5 |
| Naquin lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Owings lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Almonte hit for Shaw. | 1 | 5 |
| Almonte lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Cleveland | CLE | ARI |
| Logan relieved Shaw. | 1 | 5 |
| Lamb doubled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Armstrong relieved Logan. | 1 | 5 |
| Tomás singled to right, Lamb to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Drury singled to left, Lamb scored, Tomás to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Hazelbaker reached on infield single to first, Tomás to third, Drury to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Mathis popped out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Herrmann hit for Hoover. | 1 | 6 |
| Herrmann singled to right, Tomás and Drury scored, Hazelbaker to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Owings singled to left center, Hazelbaker scored, Herrmann to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Peralta walked, Herrmann to third, Owings to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Descalso hit for Goldschmidt. | 1 | 9 |
| Descalso walked, Herrmann scored, Owings to third, Peralta to second. | 1 | 10 |
| Lamb grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Owings scored, Descalso out at second, Peralta to third. | 1 | 11 |
| Ahmed hit for Tomás. | 1 | 11 |
| Ahmed flied out to left. | 1 | 11 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | CLE | ARI |
| Owings in right field. | 1 | 11 |
| De La Rosa relieved Hoover. | 1 | 11 |
| Descalso at first base. | 1 | 11 |
| Ahmed at shortstop. | 1 | 11 |
| Herrmann in left field. | 1 | 11 |
| Lindor reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 11 |
| Guyer hit for Brantley. | 1 | 11 |
| Guyer flied out to left. | 1 | 11 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 1 | 11 |
| Ramírez doubled to deep right center, Lindor scored. | 2 | 11 |
| Díaz grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .333 | .417 | .619 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .316 | .391 | .842 |
| Brantley LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .235 | .278 | .235 |
b-Guyer PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
| Encarnación 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .150 | .227 | .350 |
| Ramírez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .222 | .300 | .444 |
| Díaz 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .211 | .250 | .263 |
| Naquin CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .333 | .385 | .417 |
| Pérez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .200 | .167 | .200 |
| Bauer P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Shaw P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Almonte PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .455 | .143 |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 144 | |||
| a-lined out to right for B Shaw in the 8th b-flied out to left for M Brantley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Santana (3, Greinke); Lindor (1, Greinke); Ramírez (1, De La Rosa) RBI: Brantley (3), Ramírez (5) 2-out RBI: Ramírez GIDP: Díaz Indians RISP: 1-5 (Brantley 1-2, Encarnación 0-1, Lindor 0-1, Díaz 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Lindor-Encarnación). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 28,437 (58.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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