AP Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their record 24-game road losing streak by routing the San Diego Padres 10-1 on Saturday night, getting six scoreless innings from Merrill Kelly and four hits and five RBIs from Eduardo Escobar.
Diamondbacks 10, San Diego 1
Escobar and Christian Walker homered for the Diamondbacks, who hadn t won away from Chase Field since April 25, when Madison Bumgarner pitched seven no-hit innings at Atlanta.
Baseball s worst team at 21-56 coming in, the Diamondbacks had dropped 20 of 21 games and 34 of 37 overall. They lost 11-5 in the series opener Friday night when Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in his first three at-bats.
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Shohei Ohtani looked hurt, hobbling around home plate after fouling a ball off the inside of his right knee. Ohtani struck out eight, hit two doubles at the plate and pushed through an injury scare to lead the Los Angeles Angels past the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 in 10 innings on Friday night. “When he’s faced with a dilemma, he turns up the dial,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said.