Pavin Smith and pinch-hitter Jordan Luplow homered in a five-run sixth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6 on Tuesday night.

Arizona hit four homers and won for the fifth time in six games.

Daulton Varsho and David Peralta also homered for the Diamondbacks. They have 11 comeback victories.

MJ Melendez homered, doubled and drove in three runs for Kansas City, which has lost six in a row and eight of 10.

Melendez’s RBI double sparked a three-run sixth inning capped by rookie Dairon Blanco’s two-run single for a 6-3 lead before the Diamondbacks scored five two-out runs in the last of the inning.

Whit Merrifield had two hits for the Royals, who have lost leads of six, four and three runs in their last three games.

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Royals: LHP Daniel Lynch (2-3, 4.01 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Minnesota RHP Joe Ryan (5-2, 2.28) in the opener of a four-game road series Thursday. Lynch gave up four runs in 3 2/3 innings in a 6-4 loss to the Twins in Kansas City last Friday.