MIAMI – Luis Castillo’s first career grand slam capped an eight-run third inning, leading Brad Penny and the Florida Marlins past the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-2.

Alex Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs, and Miguel Cabrera and Hee Seop Choi each drove in two runs for the Marlins, who won their third straight.

Arizona’s Luis Gonzalez singled in the first for his 2,000th career hit, but All-Star slugger Richie Sexson aggravated his shoulder injury.

Penny (5-2) allowed one run and five hits in six innings. He walked two, struck out six and lowered his ERA to 2.10.

Knuckleballer Steve Sparks (2-4) gave up 10 runs and nine hits in 2 2-3 innings as the Diamondbacks lost their third straight. Sparks’ ERA rose from 4.98 to 6.65.

The 10 runs allowed by Sparks tied a team record for starters. Two others did it, most recently Brandon Webb against Colorado on Sept. 23, 2003.

Castillo singled leading off the third and scored on Cabrera’s two-run single. Lenny Harris had an RBI groundout and Alex Gonzalez added a run-scoring double before Castillo sent Sparks’ 1-0 pitch into the left-field seats for his first homer this season and the 15th of his career.

The eight runs tied a Florida record for most in an inning. The Marlins have done it nine times, the last against Philadelphia on July 25, 2003.

Sexson, who had been on the disabled list with a left shoulder injury until being activated Friday night, left after drawing a walk in the sixth. He aggravated his shoulder while checking his swing on ball four and will be re-evaluated Sunday.

Sexson originally injured his shoulder while trying to check his swing April 28 against the Chicago Cubs.

The Marlins took a 2-0 lead in the second on Choi’s RBI double and Gonzalez’s run-scoring single.

Chad Tracy celebrated his 24th birthday with a solo home run off Penny in the fifth and a triple in the seventh. Tracy scored both Arizona runs.

Right-hander Andrew Good, who could be in line to replace Casey Daigle in the Diamondbacks’ rotation, allowed one hit and struck out five in 3 1-3 innings.

Notes: Harris left with a tight hamstring before the start of the fourth. He is day-to-day. … Arizona right-hander Shane Reynolds, on the disabled list since April 4 with an inflamed rotator cuff, is scheduled to make his first rehab start Wednesday night for Double-A El Paso. Reynolds is expected to throw two innings or 35-40 pitches. … Florida hadn’t won three in a row since sweeping a series at Philadelphia from April 20-22.

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