PHOENIX (AP) — ona Diamondbacks came up empty too often with opportunities to drive in more runs Willie Mays Jersey , hitting coach Darnell Coles changed things up in batting practice on Monday.The emphasis on situational hitting worked hours later.Eduardo Escobar homered, tripled and drove in three runs, Christian Walker also went deep and the Diamondbacks cruised to a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Article continues below ...“It was more the things we worked on in spring training, kind of getting back to the basics of just getting a good pitch to hit, understanding what to do when you get a guy on second (base) with less than two outs,” Coles said. “Trying to get something, or at least staying disciplined enough to get a pitch that you can do whatever job needs to be done.”Robbie Ray (3-1) overcame a rocky first inning to allow one earned run and six hits over five innings. He recorded his 800th career strikeout when he fanned Pirates pitcher Nick Kingham to end the top of the fourth inning.Ray reached 800 strikeouts in 125 career games, the second fastest for a left-handed pitcher in terms of appearances to reach the milestone. He did it in the third-fewest innings pitched — 664 — according to the Elias Sports Bureau.“Anytime you hit those milestones it means you’re doing a lot right,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “He’s done that a long time, that’s what it tells me.”David Peralta had two hits, including his National League-leading 16th double, and drove in two runs. Alex Avila reached base four times and drove in a run.“When we got a guy in scoring position, we did our job,” Peralta said. “It’s always good to try something different. It worked really well today.”The Diamondbacks have a nine-game regular-season win streak against the Pirates and are 13-1 in the last 14 meetings.Arizona rallied from a 2-0 deficit against Kingham (1-1). In his second start after opening the season in the bullpen, Kingham gave up seven runs and 10 hits in four innings.“They put some good bat on the ball, laid off some really tough pitches http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , made me work. It’s a tough lineup to face,” Kingham said. “I feel that everything they were swinging at they were touching pretty good. One of those nights where it doesn’t go my way.”The Diamondbacks’ three-run second inning featured Escobar’s two-run triple. He homered to right field in his next at-bat in the fourth.Arizona scored in each of the first five innings, including on a balk by Pirates reliever Michael Feliz in the fifth.Josh Bell, Bryan Reynolds and Melky Cabrera drove in a run each for the Pirates, whose three-game winning streak was stopped. Bell extended his hitting streak to a career high 13 games.Walker’s eighth home run of the season led off the bottom of the seventh, his first since April 22, also against Pittsburgh. All of his home runs this season have come in the seventh inning or later.TUCKER COMES HOMEPirates shortstop Cole Tucker started in his first major-league game in his hometown for the 22-year-old Phoenix native. Despite going 0 for 3 and striking out twice, he drew loud cheers from many in the crowd of 15,418, which was the smallest of the season to date at Chase Field.SHERFY RETURNSThe Diamondbacks called up RHP Jimmy Sherfy from Triple-A Reno before Monday’s game, after Jon Duplantier was sent down one day earlier.It’s Sherfy’s second call-up to the majors this season, and he’s appeared in parts of three seasons for the Diamondbacks. He entered Monday’s game in the seventh and loaded the bases on threes straight singles, then struck out the next three Pirates to escape unscathed.TRAINER’S ROOMPirates: INF Jung Ho Kang was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left side strain, and the Pirates called up former Diamondbacks utility man Jake Elmore from Triple-A Indianapolis. … RHP Jameson Taillon (flexor strain) was transferred from the 10- to the 60-day injured list.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Joe Musgrove (1-4, 4.20 ERA) seeks to rebound after allowing 13 earned runs in his last two starts. He had given up a total of six in the five starts before that.Diamondbacks: RHP Luke Weaver (3-1, 2.98 ERA) has allowed one run or fewer in four of his last five starts Barry Bonds Jersey , and has a win over the Pirates earlier this season. The Dodgers offense continues to excel, plating 42 runs last week, winning five of six games against the Giants and Rockies."The Dodgers have latched onto a formula that has worked wonders through the first two weeks of the season: score 42 runs, lose only one game. That has the Dodgers at 8-2, tied for the best record in the National League.Batter of the week: Cody Bellinger continues to run roughshod over the National League, blasting three more home runs while leading the Dodgers during the week in runs, hits, RBI, home runs and extra-base hits. Honorable mention goes to Max Muncy, who hit two home runs of his own while slugging 1.000 and getting on base half the time. Alex Verdugo also made the most of his eight plate appearances, with two home runs and a triple, while Kike Hernandez got on base half the time and slugged .667.Pitcher of the week: Hyun-jin Ryu pitched seven strong innings to beat the Giants on Tuesday and has yet to walk a batter this season. Ryu’s last home walk was last August.Week 2 results5-1 record42 runs scored (7.00 per game)26 runs allowed (4.33 per game).706 pythagorean record (4-2)Season to date8-2 record84 runs scored (8.40 per game)48 runs allowed (4.80 per game).736 pythagorean record (7-3)MiscellanySo many runs: Only two teams since 1901 have surpassed the 84 runs scored by the Dodgers through the first 10 games of a season: the 1932 Yankees (90 runs) and the 1999 Indians (87)Relief struggles: Joe Kelly‘s debut with the Dodgers has been painful, allowing runs in three of his four outings. In his only scoreless appearance, on Friday in Colorado, Kelly only faced one batter, and was removed after getting hit on the wrist by a comebacker.Yimi Garcia Madison Bumgarner Jersey , who is out of options, has allowed runs in five of his six appearances, and in 13 of his last 16 appearances dating back to last season, with a 10.22 ERA and seven home runs allowed in 12鈪?innings.Rockie mountain high: After a weekend sweep at Coors Field the Dodgers have won eight straight games against the Rockies dating back to last season, the second-longest streak against Colorado in franchise history, behind only a nine-game win streak in 2003-04.TransactionsThursday: Relief pitcher Donnie Hart was claimed off waivers by the Brewers, leaving the Dodgers’ 40-man roster at 39.Sunday: Dennis Santana was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and Brock Stewart was optioned to OKC.Game resultsMonday: Giants 4, Dodgers 2Tuesday: Dodgers 6, Giants 5Wednesday: Dodgers 5, Giants 3Friday: Dodgers 10, Rockies 6Saturday: Dodgers 7, Rockies 2Sunday: Dodgers 12, Rockies 6The week aheadThe Dodgers run the Ted Simmons gauntlet this week with four games in St. Louis followed by a weekend home series against the Brewers. 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