Dyson heating up, slugs one into 2nd deck
PHILADELPHIA -- Jarrod Dyson's bat continued to heat up Thursday as his two-run homer in the first inning helped lead the D-backs to an 8-2 win against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Dyson came into the series with the Phillies hitting .160, but homered on Tuesday off Vince Velasquez and reached base two other times via walks.
Then Wednesday night he beat out an infield hit and eventually came around to score the D-backs' first run.
Thursday, after David Peralta led off the game with a single, Dyson hit a 1-0 fastball from Ben Lively over the wall in right to give the D-backs a 2-0 lead.
Arizona scored a run later in the inning on an RBI double by Chris Owings.
Steve Gilbert has covered the D-backs for MLB.com since 2001. Follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB.