D-backs come out swinging to rout Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - By the time Dan Haren took the mound Friday, he led the National League in ERA. He held the lead nicely. Routinely, or so he makes it appear.

Supported by eight extra-base hits, Haren made his 10th consecutive quality start in a 10-2 victory over San Francisco as the Diamondbacks got a running start on the longest remaining road trip of the season, a 10-gamer.

“This is a key road trip. Everybody knows it, 10 games in the division,” Haren said.

“It’s a huge trip,” said third baseman Mark Reynolds, who had a three-run home run.

Haren gave up two runs in eight innings while striking out nine for the second time in three games.

About the only way to find his recent numbers is with a microscope.

Haren’s ERA dropped to 2.56, falling below Cincinnati’s Edinson Volquez, roughed up by Colorado on Friday.

Haren’s ERA is 1.06 in his last seven starts, 1.39 in his last 10.

“Pretty much what we see every time,” manager Bob Melvin said of Haren’s consistency.

Conor Jackson and Stephen Drew continued their productive runs in a five-run second inning, giving Haren all the support he would need.

Jackson doubled down the right-field line to open the inning, later scoring on Chris Snyder’s chopping single past third base to break a scoreless tie.

Chris Burke beat out a potential inning-ending double-play grounder to shortstop before Haren walked to load the bases, setting up two-run doubles by Drew and Chris Young.

“We put together a big inning with a lot of little things coming through,” Melvin said.

“Sometimes it is the little things over the course of the game that give you the opportunities to have big innings like that, and Chris Burke getting down the line was one of them.”

Jackson homered to lead off the third inning and has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games.

Drew has an 11-game hitting streak, and Young has five doubles in the last three games.

The D-Backs got 10 hits, the eighth time in 11 games they have double-digit hits.

“I was able to be really aggressive in the (strike) zone” because of the early lead, Haren said. “When that happens, you try to attack the zone. The only way they are going to beat me is if I walk guys.”

Haren gave up nine hits but did not walk anyone.

“It seems like we haven’t had too many like this,” Melvin said.