D-backs complete sweep
Lamb homers in 2nd consecutive game; Arizona beats Chicago, 8-6
PHOENIX — First-year Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo oozes confidence in his team.
So far,
Jake Lamb homered off a left-hander for only the second time this season, five Diamondbacks drove in at least one run and Arizona beat Chicago 8-6 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep of the it’s been wellfounded.
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White Sox.
The Diamondbacks won for the eighth time in nine games and are 10 games above .500 (29-19) for the first time since 2011.
“We understand that we’re doing things in a very special way. And something special could happen here,” Lovullo said. “We’re on the right road, but we’ve got to continue doing what we’ve been doing for the first 40 games and take it from there.”
Arizona scored six runs in the fifth inning, chasing starter Jose Quintana and building a six-run lead, but they had to hold off a White Sox rally.
Quintana (2-6), who retired the first 10 batters he faced, went just 4 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits, both season highs.
“A tough game for me — bad day,” he said. “I look ahead and keep going. Turn the page from this day and keep working and throw the ball where I want, especially fastballs.”
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