The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a losing streak. For two days, the mound has been destroyed. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ 33-year-old infielder bombed the Dodger mound.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 3-9 at home to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Friday (May 5). The Dodgers lost 4-12 the previous day (April 4), scoring 21 runs in two days.
Dodgers starter Nack suffered his second loss of the season, allowing four runs on four hits (three homers) and one walk while striking out six in 4 1/3 innings.
Arizona got on the board in the first inning, with Christian Walker, who started at first base in the No. 4 spot, exploding again.
A solo home run by Jake Peterson in the first inning was followed by a back-to-back solo shot by Walker. Walker hit a three-pitch changeup from Dodgers starter Nack for a two-run homer with two outs in the third inning.
He reached on a high fly ball in the fourth, an infield grounder in the seventh, and drew a walk with runners on first and second in the ninth to load the bases. With the bases loaded, Arizona scored four more runs on back-to-back RBI singles by Luerdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno to seal the win.
Walker finished the day 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs, 고스톱사이트 two walks and three runs scored.
He has been hitting well throughout this three-game series against the Dodgers.
Day 1 of the three-game set. Although the team lost 5-6, Walker hit well, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. In the previous day’s game, he went 4-for-5 with two home runs, four RBIs, and one walk in the team’s 12-4 win.
He continued his hot hitting into the final day of the three-game series with a multi-hit performance. Walker finished the three-game set 8-for-13 with five home runs and nine RBIs.
The Dodgers, who scored 26 runs over the three games, were unable to contain Walker and lost two straight.
Walker hit double-digit home runs for the first time in the big leagues in 2019. He hit 29 homers in 2020, with only seven due to limited opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has hit 10 or more since 2021.
He hit a career-high 36 homers in 2022 and 33 last year. With 22 homers this year, he is on pace for his third straight 30-homer season.