PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks swiftly handled the Chicago White Sox, jumping out to a 10-1 lead in four innings to earn a 12-5 win on Father’s Day Sunday.
Arizona claimed the series, finishing the homestand 4-2. They have tied or won their last five series.
The Diamondbacks had an all-encompassing performance on offense, creating lots of traffic with nine hits and eight walks partnered with some timely slug.
It started early, as none of the first five Diamondbacks hit into an out. Joc Pederson doubled in a pair of runs but was thrown out at third base in the first inning. Christian Walker followed with a solo shot off White Sox starter Drew Thorpe, who had a rude second MLB start.
Walker put together a day with three hits and three RBIs, coming up a triple shy of the cycle.
Walker broke the game open on a two-run double to right field with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to take a 7-1 lead.
Arizona put up six runs in the fourth inning, two on wild pitches by Chad Kuhl and two others on sacrifice flies. Jake McCarthy had two sac-flies, a walk and an RBI triple on Sunday for three RBIs of his own.
Every starter in the lineup reached base.
“I think we had a great game plan,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “You could tell from the get-go the guys were extremely engaged, extremely focused and determined to win the series. I thought there were some really nice approaches early on. … Nine hits, eight walks a ton of traffic, when we do that, we’re going to score some runs.”
