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PHOENIX (AP) — Nabil Crismatt's experience in a big league bullpen has taught him to be ready to pitch from the moment the first inning starts.

He had to be ready even earlier on Sunday.

Crismatt pitched three scoreless innings in an emergency start, Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam and the San Diego Padres used a big second inning to win their third straight game, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5.

“My mentality is to be ready to go at any moment,” Crismatt said. “When they told me I was in the game, I liked that moment and I love to go out there and compete.”

Crismatt and catcher Jorge Alfaro formed the first Colombian-born starting battery in major league history.

The Padres sent 10 hitters to the plate in the second and the first seven reached base, starting with Jake Cronenworth on an error by second baseman Ketel Marte. Luke Voit and Wil Myers followed with walks and then Profar hammered a hanging slider from left-hander Caleb Smith into the left-center seats.

It's been a good start for Profar, who also homered on Friday. He helped the Padres win three of four in the series.

Jorge Alfaro followed Profar with a shot to center and the Padres had a 5-0 lead they wouldn't come close to relinquishing. They were helped by a sloppy D-backs team that made two costly errors, including Marte's that started the second-inning rally.

“Three unearned runs to me is unacceptable,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “That game should have been a lot closer than it was.”

Crismatt was the emergency starting pitcher for the Padres after Blake Snell was scratched just before the first pitch because of left adductor tightness. San Diego manager Bob Melvin said he had already exchanged lineup cards when Snell felt the injury on his final warmup pitch, setting off a bullpen...