Eugenio Suárez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs with three hits, while Ryne Nelson threw six solid innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Boston Red Sox 12-2 on Friday night.
Suárez’s grand slam was his 19th home run of the season and was one of nine grand slams by the Diamondbacks this year. The team finished with 16 hits, including three each from Josh Bell and Geraldo Perdomo.
Nelson (9-6) allowed two runs and five hits, struck out seven, and walked one. He helped Arizona win their fourth straight game, all on the road. Nelson retired eight batters in a row at one point and got out of a bases-loaded situation in the third inning.
“(Arizona catcher Adrian Del Castillo) was hanging with me back there. Maybe they were thinking something else,” Nelson said. He also noted that manager Torey Lovullo said before the game that he would stay in the rotation.
Bryan Bello (11-6) took the loss for Boston. He gave up five runs and seven hits, with three walks and two strikeouts.
“The walks put him in a bad spot. When you do that at this level, you’re going to pay the price,” said Boston manager Alex Cora.
Rob Refsnyder, who was added to Boston’s starting lineup late, hit a solo home run, and Wilyer Abreu added another run with a double.
