PHOENIX — Arizona has the best home record in baseball, and it is not hard to see why.
When the Diamondbacks look for a three-game sweep against the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon, they will bring some gaudy home numbers to the park, starting with a 23-8 record, the most home wins and the best home winning percentage.
At Chase Field, the D-backs are first in the majors with 192 runs, 71 doubles, 551 total bases and a .503 slugging percentage. They are tied for second with the Milwaukee Brewers with 50 homers.
Arizona got two more homers in a 7-4 victory over the Padres on Wednesday, when Zack Greinke tied for the NL lead with his eighth victory and Jake Lamb jumped into the major league lead with 53 RBIs thanks to a three-run homer in the third inning.