Christian Walker extended his tear at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3.
Arizona Diamondbacks ’ Christian Walker celebrates after his two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers , Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Jason Heyward is unable to catch a solo home run hit by Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Joc Pederson as shortstop Kiké Hernandez, foreground, watches during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Walker had two strikes in the third when he hammered a two-run shot to left with two outs, extending Arizona’s lead to 4-0. The 33-year-old slugger has homered in five consecutive games at the stadium and gone deep nine times this season against Dodgers pitching. Walker drew his first intentional walk of the series with two outs in the fifth. He was retired on a broken-bat groundout in the seventh. He drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases in the ninth with two outs.The D-backs scored 14 consecutive runs between the third inning of their 12-4 victory Wednesday — the Dodgers’ biggest loss of the season — and third inning Thursday.
Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman struck out three times each as the team’s NL West lead dropped to 6 1/2 games over San Diego after dropping two of three to Arizona.
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