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After a long 11-day, 11-game road trip there’s nothing like coming home – and facing the San Diego Padres.

Arizona’s three-game losing streak came to a quick end thanks to a 10-2 victory over the Padres, who have the second-fewest wins in baseball. (Only the Philadelphia Phillies are worse.)

It was 2-0 after one inning, 7-0 after two, and at that point, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who was in town, could and perhaps should have invoked the mercy rule and called off the game right then.

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The benefactor of all those runs? Starter Robbie Ray, who turned in another dominating performance. Ray’s scoreless inning streak ended at 27 2/3 innings when San Diego right fielder Hunter Renfroe hit a two-out solo homer in the fourth, but he gave up just three hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings while striking out 11 and walking two. He lowered his season ERA to 2.85 and now has won his last four starts, improving his record to 6-3.

In those four starts Ray has allowed just eight hits and one run over 30 1/3 innings while striking out 35.

That’s Randy Johnson-like.

“It’s as good as I’ve seen and I’ve been around some pretty outstanding pitchers,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “It just feels like he’s been locked in. I know the scoreless streak ended today but when you’re doing something for that long of a period, and it’s starting to become more of the tendency, you’re starting to establish yourself at a different level.”

BOX SCORE: Diamondbacks 10, Padres 

How good has Ray been? He became just the third pitcher in franchise history to record 95 strikeouts in the team’s first 60 games. Johnson did it five times, Curt Schilling twice.

Ray credits two adjustments he’s made. First, he’s pitching quicker, both in terms of his delivery and not taking time on the mound to think about what he’s doing. Lovullo called it a “fearlessness in what he’s doing.”

“I’ve got a good game plan with my catchers,” said Ray, who for the fourth straight game threw to Chris Herrmann. “It’s almost just get the ball back and whatever they put down, I feel comfortable with.”

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Second, Ray’s curveball has become a major weapon. He threw it just five percent of the time in 2016, but he’s throwing it 20 percent of the time this year. On Tuesday, he repeatedly kept the free-swinging Padres off balance with the curve.

“It’s huge,” Ray said. “It keep guys off my fastball and I can bury it when I need to. It’s been a big pitch for me.”

Added Lovullo: “He’s throwing his secondary pitches even behind in the count. I just thought it was a really good day where he pitched the ball. He didn’t throw. He pitched.”

Ray got all the offense he needed from third baseman Jake Lamb, who went 2 for 4 with four RBIs, shortstop Chris Owings, who crushed a 429-foot three-run homer in the fourth, and left fielder Daniel Descalso, who delivered a two-run single.

And what do the Padres have to look forward to on Wednesday? Zack Greinke, who is 9-2 with a 1.93 ERA lifetime against San Diego.

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Wednesday’s game

When: 6:40 p.m.

Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262)

Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Greinke (7-3, 3.06) vs. Padres RHP Luis Perdomo (0-2, 5.01).

TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1)

Greinke has won five of his last six starts, including holding the Miami Marlins to one run in seven innings in his most recent appearance. He has struck out 92 batters in 79 1/3 innings while walking just 16 and his seven wins are tied for second among all major league starters. The Diamondbacks collected 11 hits and eight earned runs against Perdomo on May 20, but Perdomo has made two quality starts since then. He beat the Cubs 2-1 on May 31, giving up just three hits and one run in seven innings.

Coming up

Thursday: At Chase Field, 12:40 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin (4-6, 5.43) vs. Padres LHP Clayton Richard (3-6, 4.33).

Friday: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Randall Delgado (1-1, 3.24) vs. Brewers RHP Zach Davies (6-3, 4.69).

Saturday: At Chase Field, 7:10 p.m. Diamondbacks RHP Zack Godley (1-1, 2.39) vs. Brewers RHP Junior Guerra (1-0, 1.83).