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Taijuan Walker ties career high with 11 Ks as Diamondbacks top Padres

Taijuan Walker matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in eight effective innings, Chris Owings hit a pair of solo homers and the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 Thursday night.

The Diamondbacks jumped on Jered Weaver (0-2) with three homers a night after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth inning of a loss to San Diego.

Yasmany Tomas had a two-run homer and three RBIs to help Arizona match its best ever home start at 11-3.

Tomas also lined a run-scoring double and Walker (3-1) allowed two runs and four hits. The Diamondbacks have opened a season with four straight home series wins for the third time.