US EditionIldemaro Vargas Has 2 HRs and 5 RBIs, Leads Diamondbacks Past White Sox in 11-7 Slugfest - The Morning Sun
Ildemaro Vargas drove in a career-high five runs as Arizona used 16 hits and two homers from Nolan Arenado to stop a two-game skid.
- On Wednesday, April 22, Ildemaro Vargas hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Chicago White Sox 11-7 at Chase Field.
- The win snapped a two-game losing skid in which Arizona's starting pitchers had given up 16 runs, while Vargas extended his hitting streak to 20 games dating to last season.
- Nolan Arenado went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, fueling a 16-hit offensive performance that helped the Diamondbacks overcome an early 2-0 deficit against the White Sox.
- Chicago's Munetaka Murakami homered for the fifth consecutive game, tying an MLB rookie record with a two-run shot in the seventh inning despite the White Sox falling short.
- The Diamondbacks send RHP Michael Soroka to the mound Thursday against RHP Davis Martin, while manager Torey Lovullo suggested catcher Gabriel Moreno could return next week.
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Baseball: Murakami homers for 5th game in row, 10th home run at record pace
Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami went deep for a fifth consecutive game in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, reaching 10 home runs in a season faster than any other Japanese-born Major League Baseball player.
Ildemaro Vargas has 2 HRs and 5 RBIs, leads Diamondbacks past White Sox in 11-7 slugfest - The Morning Sun
PHOENIX (AP) — Ildemaro Vargas hit two homers and had five RBIs, Nolan Arenado added a two-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 11-7 on Wednesday night. Vargas hit two homers in a game for just the second time in his 10-year big league career. Arenado finished with four hits and three RBIs. Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll both had three hits. The D-backs had three triples and three homers for just the third time in…
Murakami homers for 5th straight game as Montgomery, Vargas keep up White Sox’ siege in loss
PHOENIX —Make it five in a row for raking White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami, who homered in yet another game Wednesday as his teammates Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas continued their own stunning long-ball streaks against the Diamondbacks. It still wasn’t enough as Arizona launched their own home run barrage against Sox starter Anthony Kay, who surrendered eight runs in an 11-7 loss. But Murakami’s latest moonshot was his longest yet, a 45…
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