El venezolano Eugenio Suárez conectó dos jonrones por segundo día consecutivo y Merrill Kelly permitió dos carreras en seis entradas para

PHOENIX -- the Arizona Diamondbacks were in desperate need of a sweep. They did so in impressive, clean fashion, outscoring the St. Louis Cardinals 22-7 over three games.

Diamondbacks All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez is probably the most coveted trade candidate right now with the MLB trade deadline less than two weeks away (July 31). He homered twice on the Saturday before the All-Star break,

Suárez just had his second consecutive multi-homer game, bringing his season total to 35. Suárez, 34, is having an excellent season in what will probably be his final in Arizona. Along with his 35 home runs, he has 85 RBI while slashing .257/.328/.601 in 98 games.

Geraldo Perdomo brought him home on a fielder's choice, Josh Naylor walked, and Eugenio Suárez blasted his 34th homer of the season to give Arizona a 4-0 lead off Cardinals' starter Miles Mikolas. Suárez wasn't done there, however. He'd crush a solo homer in the third inning to extend Arizona's lead.

Diamondbacks All-Star Eugenio Suarez blasted two home runs in the first three innings of Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

The Diamondbacks received some good news on the injury front for a change with updates on Shelby Miller and Eugenio Suarez.