PHOENIX (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Arizona offense finally came alive, and Jake Lamb led the way.
The young third baseman broke open the game with a three-run home run and the Diamondbacks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 12-2 rout of the New York Yankees on Monday night.
Lamb was a triple shy of the cycle, and Arizona had 15 hits after scoring just six runs in losing four straight at home to San Francisco.
“People say it a lot but I think that hitting is a little contagious,” Lamb said. “Just to get a game like this, it’s kind of like you can take a deep breath and go, ‘OK, we can hit.