Goldy’s 2 RBIs back Greinke’s best start

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ST. LOUIS — The D-backs ambushed opposing starter Jaime Garcia to seal a series win on Sunday, jumping out to an early lead that Zack Greinke never allowed the Cardinals to threaten en route to a 7-2 victory at Busch Stadium.

Garcia faced 16 batters and allowed 10 of them to tally a hit before being pulled after 2 1/3 innings, his shortest start in almost four years. Yasmany Tomas and Brandon Drury had RBI singles off the lefty in the first, while a Paul Goldschmidt RBI single helped add to Arizona’s lead the following inning. Michael Bourn finished the series with five hits after collecting three more, including an RBI single, in the finale.

Greinke needed a fraction of that support as he rolled to his fifth win in his last six decisions. After giving up …

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