Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Gathers three hits in loss
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Walker went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Cardinals.
Walker's ninth-inning, two-run homer was the first baseman's second in three games. The first half of July was not kind to Walker (4-for-40), but he's turned it around in the second half. Walker's hit safely in seven of the last nine games, going 13-for-34 (.382) with four doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and nine runs scored during that stretch. His 22 home runs and 67 RBI lead the Diamondbacks.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers in Monday's loss
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Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Monday's 10-6 loss to the Cardinals.
Walker has hit safely in five of his last seven games, going 9-for-26 (.346) with three homers, six RBI and six walks in that span. The first baseman enjoyed an excellent June before cooling off in the first half of July. He's at a .263/.341/.518 slash line with 21 homers, 64 RBI, 54 runs scored, 30 doubles and seven stolen bases through 97 contests overall.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Drives in five in slugfest
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Walker went 3-for-5 with a walk, two home runs, a stolen base, three runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 16-13 win over Atlanta.
Arizona's one through three hitters went a combined 7-for-16 on the night, and Walker took full advantage of those opportunities from the cleanup spot. The first baseman launched a solo shot off Michael Tonkin in the fourth inning before crushing a three-run blast to left-center field off Ben Heller in the sixth. Walker had been batting just .100 (4-for-40) through his last 11 games in July, but he's up to 20 homers and 63 RBI on the season to go along with a career-high .848 OPS.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homer, steal in loss
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Walker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Mets.
Walker has homered in back-to-back games since he snapped an 0-for-13 skid. The first baseman has also logged four of his five steals this season over his last 14 games, providing some surprising speed. On the year, he's slashing .270/.337/.521 with 18 long balls, 57 RBI, 46 runs scored and 25 doubles through 83 contests while serving in a near-everyday role.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers, drives in two in loss
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Walker went 1-for-4 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Mets.
Walker whacked the first of back-to-back homers in the fourth inning off Max Scherzer, then walked with the bases loaded in the ninth. The homer snapped an 0-for-16 run for the first baseman. Walker is up to 17 home runs and a team-high 56 RBI.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Knocks 16th homer
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Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Rays.
Walker went back-to-back with Corbin Carroll in the first inning as the Diamondbacks enjoyed a hot start. During Walker's 11-game hitting streak, he's gone 18-for-43 (.419) with three homers, six doubles and 12 RBI. The first baseman is enjoying one of the best stretches of his career, which has him up to a .281/.345/.528 slash line with 16 homers, 54 RBI, 43 runs scored and four stolen bases over 76 contests overall.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Remains hot
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Walker went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Giants.
Walker's first-inning double plated Ketel Marte with Arizona's first run and extended his career-best hit streak to 11 games (17-for-39, .436). The steal was his fourth, the most the 32-year-old first baseman's recorded since swiping eight bags during his breakout 2019 season.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Knocks in three runs
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Walker went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Giants.
Walker extended his hit streak to 10 games and has posted a .417/.462/.722 line with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI during the stretch. He's among the league leaders in doubles (22, T-11) and RBI (52, T-6).
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Extends hit streak
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Walker went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in Friday's 8-5 loss to San Francisco.
Walker extended his hit streak to eight games in his final at-bat with an eighth-inning single. The first baseman is 12-for-31 (.387) with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBI during the hot streak. June has been Walker's best month, as he's posted a .346/.409/.590 line over 78 at-bats.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Provides offense in loss
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Walker went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Sunday's 12-3 loss to the Guardians.
Walker got Arizona on the board with a solo shot in the second inning and added a two-run double in the fifth, but the deficit was far too much to come back from at that point. This was his third straight multi-hit effort and his second game in a row with a homer. The first baseman is up to 15 long balls, 48 RBI, 40 runs scored, 19 doubles and a stolen base while slashing a steady .270/.334/.520 through 68 games.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers in Saturday's win
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Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Guardians.
Walker took Shane Bieber deep in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2. This was Walker's fourth multi-hit effort over his last seven games, a span in which he's gone 11-for-28 (.393) with seven extra-base hits. The first baseman is up to 14 homers, 45 RBI, 39 runs scored, 18 doubles and a stolen base while slashing .265/.331/.502 in 67 contests this year. His career-best average in a season is .271 in 2020, so he's not likely to do much better than he's doing right now.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Provides offense in loss
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Walker went 1-for-3 with two walks and a three-run home run in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to Philadelphia.
Walker, who entered the night with just one home run over the previous 22 games, came up clutch in the eighth inning with a game-tying homer. Along with the power outage, Walker hadn't been knocking in many runs -- he entered with just five RBI over the previous 19 games -- so Wednesday's impact was an encouraging sign. He leads Arizona with 42 RBI.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Collects four hits
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Walker went 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Tuesday's 15-3 loss to Philadelphia.
Not much went right for the Diamondbacks, but Walker's night stood out. It was his first four-hit night of the season and third multi-hit game in the last six. Walker has the batting average up to .261 following a slow start, but the first baseman's power has dried up over the last month. He's belted just one home run and slugged .388 over the last 22 games.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Doubles twice in win
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Walker went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Down to his final strike in the ninth inning, Walker ripped his second double of the game, driving in two to give Arizona a 6-5 lead. The 32-year-old Walker is off to a nice start in June, batting .313 (10-for-32) with an .830 OPS through eight games. Overall, Walker is slashing .252/.315/.474 with 12 homers. 38 RBI and 37 runs scored through 257 plate appearances this season.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Late add to lineup
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Walker (illness) is batting cleanup as the designated hitter Sunday against Atlanta, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
Walker was initially out of the lineup Sunday for the second straight game due to food poisoning, but he ended up being a late addition to the starting nine. Lourdes Gurriel was pulled from the lineup as a result.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: On bench for second straight
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Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Walker sat out Saturday's 5-2 loss in what was believed to be a rest day, but his absence from the lineup for the second straight day suggests he could be dealing with an injury or illness. Expect Arizona to provide an explanation on the matter later Sunday, but Emmanuel Rivera will fill in for Walker at first base in the series finale.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Not starting Saturday
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Walker isn't in Arizona's lineup Saturday against Atlanta.
Having recorded a base hit in six of his last seven games, Walker will get a breather Saturday. Emmanuel Rivera will start at first base instead and bat fifth.
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Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Snaps HR drought
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Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Rockies.
Walker's fifth-inning blast was the 100th of his career and 12th of the season. It snapped an 11-game stretch without a long ball. The last two weeks have been a grind for the Diamondbacks' primary first baseman; Walker is 7-for-45 (.156) with a .491 OPS over the last 12 games.
