NEW YORK — Christian Walker hit a grand slam in the third inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the New York Mets 10-5 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak that tied their worst skid of the season.
Arizona reliever Kevin Ginkel (3-1) left the game in the sixth inning after being hit in the left knee by Brandon Nimmo’s line drive, two days after Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen injured his tendon. right hamstring six pitches into the first game of the series.
Arizona, which took a 10-1 lead in the ninth, has 19 runs in its last two games after totaling nine in its previous six.
In May, the Mets went 9-19 with a 4.85 ERA, the worst in the majors; Arizona went 11-15 and its 4.72 ERA was second-worst.
Walker had a clean-up home run off Sean Manaea (3-2) for his 12th home run this season and the second slam of his career, giving Arizona a 4-0 lead.
For the Diamondbacks, Venezuelans Eugenio Suárez was 0 for 4 with one RBI and Gabriel Moreno was 1 for 5 with one run scored.
For the Mets, Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor 3-1. Cuban José Iglesias was 2-1 with one run scored and one RBI.
