Pavin Smith's slam leads D-backs past Cardinals

Pavin Smith hit a grand slam to power the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Monday.

Ketel Marte hit a solo homer and an RBI single for the Diamondbacks, who took the opener of a three-game series to win for the seventh time in the past 10 games.

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly (1-2) allowed one run on five hits in six innings. He struck out three without issuing a walk. Andrew Ch