Ildemaro Vargas has 2 HRs and 5 RBIs, leads Diamondbacks past White Sox
in 11-7 slugfest
[April 23, 2026]
By DAVID BRANDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Ildemaro Vargas hit two homers and had
five RBIs, Nolan Arenado added a two-run shot and the Arizona
Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 11-7 on Wednesday night.
Vargas hit two homers in a game for just the second time in his 10-year
big league career. Arenado finished with four hits and three RBIs.
Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll both had three hits. |
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas starts his swing on a three-run
home run against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a
baseball game, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin) |
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The D-backs had three triples and three homers for just the
third time in franchise history, which started in 1998.
Chicago's Munetaka Murakami homered in his fifth straight game,
hitting a two-run shot in the seventh to tie an MLB rookie
record.
The D-backs trailed 2-0 after one inning but rallied for a 4-2
lead in the second after Vargas crushed a three-run homer that
landed deep in the left field seats. Carroll added an RBI
single. Vargas has hit safety in all 17 games this year, which
is the longest streak to start a season in franchise history.
He has a 20-game hitting streak dating to last season, which is
currently the longest in the big leagues. The first baseman hit
a two-run homer in the third.
Chicago's Miguel Vargas cut the deficit to 4-3 in the third with
a solo homer that flew 428 feet, clearing the fence at the
deepest part of Chase Field in left center. Colson Montgomery
also hit a solo homer.
The White Sox took the early 2-0 lead after a Edgar Quero's
bases-loaded walk and Montgomery's RBI groundout. Chase Meidroth
and Miguel Vargas started the inning with back-to-back singles.
Arizona's Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0) gave up four runs over five
innings. Chicago's Anthony Kay (1-1) was tagged for eight runs
over 3 2/3 innings.
Up next
The D-backs send RHP Michael Soroka (4-0, 2.78 ERA) to the
mound on Thursday, while the White Sox counter with RHP Davis
Martin (3-1, 2.16).
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