Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson tied a season high with 6 2/3 innings vs. the Giants in his most recent start, with no walks and seven strikeouts.

Ryne Nelson retired the first 16 Kansas City batters he faced Saturday afternoon and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Royals 7-1 to end a three-game losing streak. Nelson, who moved into the rotation full-time when Corbin Burnes was sidelined for the season by elbow surgery,