Christian Walker dominates Dodger Stadium with five home runs in a series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks, including two in back-to-back wins, reminiscent of Babe Ruth's heroics, securing a series victory for the D-backs.
Dodger Stadium turned into Christian Walker's personal launch pad for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks this week.
Walker hit five home runs in the series – one on Tuesday and two each in Diamondbacks wins on Wednesday and Thursday. His Babe Ruth-like heroics led the D-backs to a series win. He has hit nine home runs in nine games against the Dodgers this season including seven in six games at Dodger Stadium. In 42 career games at Chavez Ravine, Walker has 19 home runs.. “You hang a changeup or a fastball middle-middle, he’s going to do that and obviously he feels really comfortable in the box against us.Christian Walker has had some insane success against the Dodgers in his career.
Walker is set to become a free agent after this season and after this series, Dodgers fans might want to keep tabs on his flight tracker to make sure he signs with a team outside of the division and maybe the National League entirely.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles.
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