The Diamondbacks' Christian Walker admitted Dodger Stadium has been 'a good place to hit' for him in his career after he slugged his 18th and 19th career home runs there Thursday in a 9-3 win.
continued his Dodger Stadium rampage Thursday, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark.
He has homered in five consecutive games at the third-oldest ballpark in the majors, tying the longest single-season streak at the stadium with teammate, with Walker's blast going 435 feet to center. After Pederson walked with two outs in the third, Walker followed with aWalker had five homers in the three-game series. He has 22 homers this season, nine against the Dodgers."It's a good place to hit, see the ball well," Walker said Wednesday.
After opening with the two homers Thursday, 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, and drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases in the ninth. Walker, 33, is from the same Norristown, Pennsylvania, hometown as late Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. Walker was drafted by the Dodgers in 2009, but didn't sign and instead played for the University of South Carolina, where he helped the Gamecocks win the College World Series in 2010 and 2011.
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