The Sports Xchange
May 24, 2017
PHOENIX -- Jake Lamb hit his 13th homer of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks patched together just enough pitching to get past the Chicago White Sox, 8-6, on Wednesday afternoon.
In completing a three-game sweep, the Diamondbacks (29-19) moved to 10 games over .500 for the first time since they concluded the 2011 season at 94-68. They also have the best home record in the major leagues at 21-8.
The Diamondbacks' Randall Delgado, getting a spot start in place of Taijuan Walker (blister), got no decision. Delgado threw 61 pitches over four innings while giving up two runs (one earned) and three hits.
Andrew Chafin (1-0) got the win in relief, as five relievers followed Delgado to the mound. Fernando Rodney picked up the save.
For the White Sox (20-25), starter Jose Quintana (2-6) sailed through three scoreless innings before the D-backs exploded for two runs in the fourth and six runs in the fifth. He was charged with eight runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Lamb's two-run homer in the fifth gave the Diamondbacks a 4-2 lead. They went on to score four more runs in the inning.
Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed each had a double and a single for the D-backs.
For the White Sox, Jose Abreu went 4-for-5, including a two-run homer.
The White Sox opened the scoring on Leury Garcia's solo homer in the second inning.
In the fourth, the Sox scored an unearned run when Abreu led off with a double to center, then advanced to third on a passed ball. After Todd Frazier drew a walk, Abreu scored when Avisail Garcia bounced into a double play.
The Diamondbacks evened the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth on consecutive doubles by Ahmed and Goldschmidt and a single by Chris Owings.
Lamb made the score 4-2 with one swing, hitting an opposite-field homer to left field after Quintana hit Brandon Drury with a pitch on an 0-and-2 count in the fifth inning.
Later in the inning, Chris Iannetta singled and Gregor Blanco doubled, and Ahmed drove them both home with a single up the middle for a comfortable 6-2 lead.
But the D-backs kept hitting. After Goldschmidt singled, the D-backs picked up another run on Owings' sacrifice fly to left. After Daniel Descalso singled, Drury singled home another run.
The D-backs scored six runs on seven hits in the inning for an 8-2 lead.
Abreu hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the Sox.
NOTES: White Sox RHP James Shields threw a bullpen session before Tuesday's game. Shields got off to a solid start this season, allowing just three runs in 16 2/3 innings before coming up with a sore shoulder. ... White Sox RHP Dylan Covey might miss a start after tweaking his left oblique during his start Tuesday night, manager Rick Renteria said. ... Diamondbacks OF A.J. Pollock (groin) will not go on the 11-game trip that starts Thursday in Milwaukee. While there's always a possibility Pollock could join the team on the trip, there are no such plans now, as the D-backs play it safe with the frequently injured center fielder. ... Arizona OF Yasmany Tomas was scratched from the lineup because of tightness in his left hip. He was available off the bench. Tomas was replaced in the lineup by Daniel Descalso. ... The D-backs are averaging six runs per game at home, but only 3.6 on the road.