Diamondbacks 7, Pirates 1
PHOENIX -- Arizona catcher Chris Herrmann homered and tied a career high with four RBIs and David Peralta hit his second homer in as many days in the Diamondbacks' 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night at Chase Field.
Peralta broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the third inning and Herrmann capped a five-run eighth with a three-run homer, his first home run of the season, to back right-hander Rubby De La Rosa.
De La Rosa (2-3) gave up one run and three hits in six innings in his first quality start of the season. He won in relief in an 11-inning game at San Francisco on Monday.
Sean Rodriguez hit his third homer of the season in the second for Pittsburgh.
Nick Ahmed had an RBI single and another run scored on third baseman David Freese's fielding error in the Arizona eighth before Herrmann's first National League homer.
De La Rosa struck out six, walked one and hit two while getting into the fifth inning for the first time in four starts this season. He left after Gregory Polanco beat out an infield single to open the seventh, but Herrmann threw out Polanco attempting to steal second base on the first pitch from Tyler Clippard.
Herrmann doubled in a run in the second for the Diamondbacks (10-9), who have won six of their last seven.
Right-hander Juan Nicasio (2-2) gave up two runs and three hits in five innings for the Pirates (9-9). He struck out four and walked four.
Rodriguez hit a 3-2 pitch the opposite way to right field with two outs in the second to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. It was his third homer of the season and his third in 12 plate appearances.
Arizona tied it at 1 in its half of the second when Ahmed walked and scored on Herrmann's one-out double off the right field fence.
Peralta's second homer of the season with two outs in the third gave the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead. He also homered Friday, going deep in back-to-back games for the second time in his career.
NOTES: Arizona recalled RHP Enrique Burgos from Triple-A Reno and optioned RHP Silvino Bracho to Reno on Saturday. Bracho gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning in an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday. ... Arizona RHP Shelby Miller threw a side session off the Chase Field mound on Saturday, an unusual step, as he prepares for Tuesday's start. Miller is 0-1 with an 8.59 ERA in four starts. ... Pittsburgh SS Jordy Mercer did not start for the first time this season, with IF/OF Sean Rodriguez making his first start of the season at shortstop. Mercer hit a 466-foot homer Friday, the longest in the majors this season. "Jordy has had an active first three weeks of the season," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "Mindful of that." ... The Diamondbacks distributed CF A.J. Pollock bobbleheads Saturday. Pollock (fractured elbow) has not played this season and is not expected to begin baseball activity until early July.