Christian Walker and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two-run homers, Zach Davies had a quality start and the Diamondbacks beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Friday night.
This is exactly what the Arizona Diamondbacks said they wanted six months ago when spring training started: September evenings that featured high-stakes baseball in the middle of a pennant race.Christian Walker and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two-run homers, Zach Davies had a quality start and the"There's a buzz for sure," Walker said. "We made some good moves at the deadline, we got better as a team, we've got a ton of depth, a ton of excitement, lot of young energy.
Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn had two hits and two RBIs, including a run-scoring double in the eighth that cut the Diamondbacks' lead to 4-2. Davies has never been a hard thrower and navigated through the Orioles' lineup by placing his 88-89 mph fastball on the corners and adding some well-timed offspeed pitches.
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