PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks scored in the first inning for the sixth game in a row Sunday, the longest such streak in the majors this season. They later set a franchise record with nine consecutive hits.

Arizona's nine hits in a row — all with two outs — came when scoring eight runs in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies while completing a three-game series sweep with a 13-6 win .

“This three-game set here, I couldn’t be more proud of the way the guys went out there and had a really good elite offensive approach. They were unpredictable. We had hits in all directions,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “It was just a good Sunday day game to do what we did. We’ve got to get on the road and keep going, playing good baseball.”

Adrian Del Castillo's three-run homer , his

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