Arizona Diamondbacks’ Jason Kubel, left, scores on a base hit by Didi Gregorius during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Phoenix. Diamondbacks’ Paul Goldschmidt (44) welcomes Kubel.PHOENIX – Tim Hudson threw Eric Chavez a steady diet of cut fastballs and sliders Wednesday and the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman feasted.
Chavez drove in three runs, Paul Goldschmidt hit three doubles and the Diamondbacks beat Hudson and the Atlanta Braves 5-3.
With the Diamondbacks trailing 3-1 with one out in the fifth, Jason Kubel pinch-hit for Kennedy and walked. Gerardo Parra reached on an infield hit and Didi Gregorius followed with an RBI single.
Hudson struck out Goldschmidt looking and had two strikes on Chavez before his one-time Oakland Athletics teammate doubled to left, scoring Parra and Gregorius to make it 4-3.
“He was throwing me a lot of sliders today,” Chavez said. “I’m not really sure why. I don’t know if they picked up something on film. “He told me that was a really good at-bat and I told him I was (mad) because he broke two of my bats. It was just good old fun. I love Huddy like a brother.”