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Pederson and Tucker Barnhart had two hits and
two RBIs as Arizona won for the ninth time in its past 13 games.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added two hits as the Diamondbacks defeated
the White Sox for the 11th time in their past 12 meetings.
Nelson (4-5) struck out eight and gave up one run on six hits
and one walk. He has allowed one run in 10 2/3 career innings
against Chicago.
Justin Martinez, Bryce Jarvis and Joe Mantiply each pitched a
scoreless inning of relief for Arizona.
The White Sox have lost 19 of their past 22 games.
Chicago's Chris Flexen (2-6) gave up six runs (four earned) and
nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out two as
his winless streak reached seven starts.
Nicky Lopez had two hits and an RBI, Andrew Benintendi reached
base three times on two hits and a walk and Paul DeJong had two
hits for the White Sox.
Chicago scored a run in the second as Benintendi walked, DeJong
singled and Lopez also singled to score Benintendi.
Arizona took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Gurriel
singled, Randal Grichuk hit a double and Suarez walked to load
the bases. Barnhart followed with a two-run single to right off
Flexen to put the Diamondbacks ahead for good.
Arizona moved ahead 3-1 in the third on Gurriel's two-out single
that scored Pederson.
Suarez led off the fourth with a homer to left-center, his sixth
of the season. Later in the inning, Corbin Carroll drove in a
run on an infield single and scored on Pederson's groundout.
Chicago's Michael Soroka and Pederson engaged in a 10-pitch
at-bat to start the seventh. Pederson emerged with a 425-foot
homer to right. It was his ninth of the season.
Pederson's homer was the only hit allowed by Soroka in 3 2/3
innings. He struck out four and walked one.
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