Nick Ahmed hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Lourdes Gurriel followed with a three-run blast in the fifth and the NL West-leading Diamondbacks beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 5-0 Saturday.
"We have the right pieces," Lovullo said. "We have really good players on this team. Am I surprised? No.""We have a lot of talent in this room, and guys that are hungry," Ahmed said.
Ryne Nelson threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings. After walking two straight to load the bases, Nelson was replaced by right-hander Austin Adams, who ended the sixth by getting Zack Short out on a fly to center. "There was a thought there that he was going to touch the seventh inning," Lovullo said. "That's how well he was throwing."
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