PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker drove in three runs with a house run and a double, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Sunday.
Walker hit a solo homer within the first inning, a single within the third and drove in two extra with a bases-loaded double within the sixth within the fourth inning as Arizona gained two of three within the sequence. Walker, who had an opportunity for the cycle, struck out and become a double play in his ultimate two at-bats.
Arizona starter Jordan Montgomery (5-4) benefited from the offensive outburst. He pitched 5 innings, gave up 4 hits, one unearned run – brought on by his personal error – walked two and struck out seven.
The Diamondbacks bounced again from a 9-2 loss Saturday night time to leap on Chicago's Drew Thorpe for his second main league begin. Corbin Carroll walked on 4 pitches and Ketel Marte lined a single to proper and Joc Pederson adopted with a double to proper to attain each runners. Pederson tried to stretch it right into a triple, however Walker hit one other Thorpe pitch into the seats in left-center for his sixteenth homer to make it 3-0.
Within the fourth, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases on two hits and a stroll. Marte hit a sacrifice fly and Pederson reached on the catcher's hit to reload the bases. Chad Kuhl relieved Thorpe and Walker greeted him with a double. Jake McCarthy hit a sacrifice fly and the ultimate two runs of the inning scored on wild pitches – Kuhl threw three within the inning.
Thorpe (0-1) walked 5 and struck out none.
Thorpe made his debut in Seattle on Tuesday. The No. 3 prospect within the White Sox farm system pitched 5 innings in opposition to the Mariners, giving up three hits and two runs (one earned), two walks and 4 strikeouts. Thorpe was acquired from San Diego in March in a commerce that despatched RHP Dylan Stop to the Padres.
Tommy Pham and Andrew Vaughn every had three hits for the White Sox, who beat the Diamondbacks 11-9.
Chicago, with a majors-worst report of 19-54, fell brief in an effort to win simply its second highway sequence of the season. The White Sox are an MLB-worst 7-31 away from the South Aspect. They gained two of three in opposition to the Cardinals Might 3-5 at St. Louis.
Plate umpire Marvin Hudson left the sport within the sixth inning after Walker's foul hit him immediately within the masks. Catcher Martín Maldonado grabbed Hudson and saved him from falling, and the umpire was shortly helped off the sphere. Second base umpire John Tumpane changed Hudson on the plate.
The sport was performed earlier than a crowd of 37,694 on Father's Day.
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Chicago known as up C Chuckie Robinson from Triple-A Charlotte, giving them three catchers on the roster with Maldonado and Korey Lee serving because the DH on Sunday. OF Duke Ellis was designated for task.
NEXT
White Sox: Time off Monday. RHP Jonathan Cannon (0-1, 4.56 ERA) is scheduled to start out in opposition to Houston on Tuesday night time in Chicago.
Diamondbacks: Idle Monday. RHP Slade Cecconi (1-5, 6.70) begins the opener of a three-game sequence in Washington. RHP Jake Irvin (5-5, 3.00) goes to Nationals.
