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The Miami Marlins (81-75) are 1 1/2 games
behind Arizona, with the Cincinnati Reds (81-77) sitting 2 1/2
games off the pace.
The Diamondbacks scored the last 14 runs of the game to stretch
their winning streak against the White Sox to nine dating to
2014. Chicago (60-97) must win three of its five remaining games
to avoid the franchise's first 100-loss season since 2018.
Chicago grabbed a first-inning lead, as Eloy Jimenez launched a
three-run home run to left center field following one-out
singles from Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn.
The White Sox had Diamondbacks starter Zach Davies in trouble
again later in the inning but were unable to deliver after a
walk and an Elvis Andrus double put two men in scoring position
with two outs.
Walker led off the top of the second with a homer against
Chicago starter Jose Urena. Jimenez delivered an RBI single in
the bottom of the second to give the White Sox a 4-1 edge.
The Diamondbacks scored twice in the third, and Walker gave
Arizona a 7-4 lead with a bases-clearing triple to highlight a
six-run fifth. He added a two-run shot in the sixth.
Marte, who had missed the previous two starts due to an illness,
hit a solo home run in the eighth. He finished with two hits and
three runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 3-for-5 for Arizona,
Geraldo Perdomo had two hits, three runs and two RBIs, and Alek
Thomas had two hits and an RBI.
Davies yielded four runs and eight hits in three innings with
one walk and three strikeouts. Ryne Nelson (8-8) earned the
victory with 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Nelson allowed
one hit with two walks while fanning four.
Urena (0-7) allowed seven runs, four earned, and four hits in
four innings with three walks and two strikeouts.
Benintendi and Jimenez had two hits each for Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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