Ketel Marte hit his 25th homer and Geraldo Perdomo also delivered at the plate, but Walker recorded the biggest blows while notching a career achievement. The first baseman pushed his numbers to 33 homers and 103 RBIs on the season, going 30-100 for the first time.
"It makes me proud to think about," Walker said. "It’s something that I’ve had my eye on for a long time. Especially at this level, it’s just the standard."
Led by Walker, the Diamondbacks bounced back nicely after dropping two of three at the New York Yankees. Ryne Nelson got the win, tossing 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of a shaky Zach Davies. Arizona moved one game ahead of the Chicago Cubs for the second of three NL wild cards. The Cubs blew a six-run lead in a"We’re not dwelling on other games. We’re not expecting other teams to get us in," Walker said. "But also, when we see the scores change and the lead change in games like that, we’re aware of it and we’re rooting for the teams that we need to win, for sure."
Chicago had a 4-1 lead before Ureña’s throwing error helped Arizona score two runs in the third. The Diamondbacks then went ahead to stay with six runs in the fifth.
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