Arizona hits 3 HRs, rallies to beat Philly

Eduardo Escobar and Alex Avila both homered and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks came from behind for an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

David Peralta also homered for Arizona, which has won three of four as it fights for a National League wild-card spot.

The Diamondbacks scored five runs off Phillies relievers Ranger Suarez and Blake Parker and turned a 3-2 deficit into a comfortable lead. Andrew Chafin (1-2) worked two-thirds of an inning to get the win, with Suarez (3-1) the losing pitcher.

Mike Leake, in his Diamondbacks debut after being acquired in a trade with the Seattle Mariners on July 31, allowed two earned runs on 11 hits. The Diamondbacks won despite committing three errors, two by first baseman Christian Walker.

Philadelphia’s Jake Arrieta left with a lead, charged with two runs on five hits with five strikeouts in five innings. Adam Haseley had a career-high three hits for the Phillies and drove in two runs, and Jean Segura added three hits.

It didn’t start well for Leake, who played in college at nearby Arizona State. Corey Dickerson ripped Leake’s third pitch of the game into the overhang in right center field for his seventh career leadoff home run.

Nick Ahmed’s attempt to throw out Jean Segura on a grounder wide of shortstop resulted in a two-base error in the fourth inning, and Segura came home on Haseley’s single for a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Avila singled with the bases loaded off Suarez to drive in two and give the Diamondbacks the lead for good. Escobar’s RBI single in the seventh made it 5-3 before Peralta’s 10th home run.