A's bounce back from thumping in desert to beat D-backs 4-1

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha hit a two-run homer, Robbie Grossman got things going with a two-run double in the first to back Jesús Luzardo, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Wednesday night a day after being thumped in Phoenix.

Luzardo (2-0) struck out a career-best seven batters over 6 1/3 sharp innings in his third start as the A's ran their unbeaten run at home to seven games while snapping the D-backs' six-game winning streak.

Luzardo worked through three scoreless innings on just 29 pitches after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings against San Francisco his last time out.

Liam Hendriks, Oakland's third reliever, finished for his eighth save. The A's improved to 4-4 in interleague play and rebounded as the clubs matched up for a third straight day but in the Bay Area after playing a pair in Arizona.

Starling Marte hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth as Arizona avoided being shut out.

Nick Ahmed had two hits a day after he homered and drove in five runs as the D-backs beat the A’s 10-1 in the desert. Arizona is in a stretch of 17 straight games before its next off day Aug. 31.

Ramon Laureano went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his first home game since serving a four-game suspension for his role in a benches-clearing brawl here with the Houston Astros on Aug. 9.

D-backs starter Merrill Kelly (3-2) struck out seven over five innings but was tagged for four runs on five hits. He had allowed only five runs total over his initial four starts and one run in 12 2/3 innings spanning his previous two outings.

Both clubs were monitoring the smoky conditions given multiple fires surrounding the Bay Area. The air was hazy.

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D-backs catcher Stephen Vogt arrived for early batting practice, no matter the smoky skies from nearby...

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