5-run inning lifts D-Backs, Greinke past the Padres

Jake Lamb and Brandon Drury homered in a five-run third, and the Diamondbacks scored five times in an inning for the second consecutive night to beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Wednesday.

Zack Greinke labored through five innings for his eighth win. Arizona came back from a two-run deficit to win its eighth straight home game, improving to 23-8 at Chase Field.

The winning streak is the best for the Diamondbacks since they won eight home games in a row in July 2012.

Yangervis Solarte homered for the Padres, who lost their fourth straight overall.

Greinke (8-3) had to work out of a jam in the fifth after Franchy Cordero singled in pinch-hitter Jose Pirela, who opened the inning with a double. The right-hander struck out Hunter Renfroe and Ryan Schimpf with two runners on.

Greinke allowed three runs and seven hits while equaling his shortest outing of the season. He struck out eight and walked one but needed 102 pitches to get through five innings.

Luis Perdomo (0-3) took the loss after giving up all five runs in the third. He lasted four innings and gave up five hits with four walks, a strikeout and two wild pitches.

Solarte lined an 0-2 pitch from Greinke into the Padres’ bullpen in right field to give San Diego a 1-0 lead two batters into the game.

Greinke should have been out of the third inning having retired the side in order, but with two outs right fielder David Peralta misplayed a deep fly ball in front of the warning track that was scored a triple for Cordero. Solarte punched a hit to left field to make it 2-0.

Peralta slammed his glove on the grass in disgust, but the Diamondbacks quickly made up for his mistake.

Arizona’s five-run rally started with two outs, when Perdomo walked Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt in front of Lamb.

Lamb took over the major league lead in RBIs with his 53rd on his 15th home run.