Christian Walker hit a go-ahead 3-run triple in the 5th inning, and the Diamondbacks never looked back as they cruised to a dominating 15-4 win over the White Sox.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Walker had two other home runs combined with that triple to total six RBIs in the game. With this win gets the Diamondbacks to 83-74. With the Chicago Cubs blowing a big lead against the Atlanta, the D’backs now have a 1-game lead on the Wild Card race.
Christian Walker's big night gives the @DBacks some breathing room for the 2nd NL Wild Card spot. pic.twitter.com/RB5eePgKTx
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2023
It didn’t look great for the Diamondbacks early, as Zach Davies had difficulty getting outs. He allowed a 3-run homer to Eloy Jimenez before stranding two batters in the bottom of the first. He then allowed three hits in the bottom of the second, including a Jimenez RBI single. This gave the Whtie Sox a 4-1 lead. Davies would only last another inning before being removed after only three frames.
The floodgates opened for the D’backs in the top of the 5th. With the White Sox leading 4-3, The D’backs drew two walks and a single to load the bases. Yohan Ramirez replaced Jose Urena, with Christian Walker due up. Not long after, Walker hit that bases-clearing triple, and Alek Thomas singled him in. After a sacrifice fly, Ramirez finally got Geraldo Perdomo to ground out. The Diamondbacks now led 9-4.
Christian Walker wouldn’t be done there, however. With Ketel Marte taking a walk, Walker would come up to bat. He hit his second home run to give the Diamondbacks an 11-4 lead. This was his fourth multi-homer game of the season. The D’backs would score another off a Marte homer. They then added three in the top of the 9th with a Geraldo Perdomo 2-run triple.
Walker, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and Marte all had multi-hit nights, and Ryne Nelson, who pitched 4.2 1-hit innings, got the win.
