ATLANTA – Justin Upton knew his slump wouldn’t last forever.
Upton and Kelly Johnson homered to back eight strong innings by Rodrigo Lopez and help the Arizona Diamondbacks snap a seven-game losing streak with an 11-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
“I’m doing nothing different,” Upton said. “It’s just one of those things. I’m actually seeing the ball pretty well.”
Upton’s sixth homer made it 1-0 in the first and his RBI triple in the fifth gave the Diamondbacks a 5-0 lead. The All-Star slugger is 6 for 10 in the series with four RBIs.
“I’m getting pitches to hit,” said Upton, whose season average over the last two nights improved 26 points to .250. “They’re finding holes.”