OAKLAND, Calif. -- Some early offense and strong pitching provided just the recipe the Arizona Diamondbacks needed to snap out of their recent funk.
Patrick Corbin allowed four hits in seven innings and Nick Ahmed homered to help the Diamondbacks stop a seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
"It had been a while," first baseman Paul Goldschmidt said. "It had been a rough couple of week for us. It was good to come out and get that early lead there and to be able to tack on a few.