Pavin Smith hit a grand slam and brought in a career-high six runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks win 14-1 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Christian Walker and Kevin Newman also hit home runs for Arizona, which has scored the most runs in the majors with 148.
Tommy Henry (1-1) pitched six good innings to earn his first win in five starts this season. The 26-year-old left-handed pitcher allowed one run on five hits, striking out six batters with one walk.
Willson Contreras hit a home run for St. Louis, which has lost five of its last six games.
Smith, who was called up from Triple-A Reno on Friday, hit his second career grand slam in the sixth inning. He also had a two-run double in the fifth inning. His first grand slam was against St. Louis last season.
“I feel good here,” Smith said. “I like the fans and it’s a cool stadium. It’s got a lot of history. It might be just a coincidence. But I do feel a little more comfortable here.”
Walker broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer off Steven Matz in the third inning, his fourth home run of the season.
“I owe it to this team and the lineup to produce a certain amount of slug and I hold myself to a high standard,” Walker said. The Diamondbacks have scored 14 or more runs three times already this season.
“Hitting is contagious,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “When they lock in, they can put up crooked numbers.” Arizona scored 13 runs after two outs.
“When people are getting hits in front of you and people are on base it puts pressure on the pitcher,” Smith said. “Then everything kind of snowballs.”
Newman contributed to a six-run inning in the fifth with a two-run homer, his first of the year.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits for the defending National League champions, who had 15 hits in the win. He has hit safely in all 10 of the Diamondbacks’ road games this season.
Matz (1-2) gave up seven runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He had four strikeouts and three walks.
“I actually thought it was one of his better outings,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. “For the most part, I thought he actually did a pretty decent job. It didn’t go our way.”
