SEATTLE — Brandon Pfaadt had a career-high 11 strikeouts, Ketel Marte broke the tie with an RBI double in the eighth, Christian Walker homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday. .
Marte doubled off reliever Trent Thornton (0-1) with Kevin Newman scoring from second to help the D-backs end a three-game losing streak.
Arizona relievers retired all nine batters they faced. Joe Mantiply (2-1) pitched the seventh for the win and Kevin Ginkel recorded his fifth save in seven opportunities.
Former Diamondbacks player Josh Rojas led off the game with a home run for Seattle. It was the sixth leadoff home run of his career and his second in the series of three.
Walker tied it with a home run in the second, his fifth.
Pfaadt tied his previous record with eight strikeouts in the fifth and finished the day by striking out every batter he faced in the sixth.
He allowed two runs and five hits in six innings.
For the Diamondbacks, Cuban Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 0-4. Dominican Ketel Marte went 1 for 4 with an RBI. The Venezuelans Eugenio Suárez 4-1 with an RBI, Gabriel Moreno 2-0.
For the Mariners, the Dominicans Julio Rodríguez 4-1 with an RBI, Jorge Polanco 4-1, Jonatan Clase 3-1. Venezuelan Leo Rivas 2-1 with one scored.
