D-backs' Offense Explodes, Vargas Homers Twice

0:00On April 23rd, the Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back hard last night at Chase Field, smashing the Chicago White Sox 11-7 after that tough. Lost the day before. It was a slug fest, with sloppy pitching on both sides, but the D-backs' offense kept piling on runs to hold off a feisty White Sox lineup. Il Demar Vargas stole the show, ripping two home runs in back-to-back at-bats for five RBI total. The veteran infielder was already scorching hot, entering with a 361 average, and now he's homered in three straight at-bats after going. Deep in his last one Tuesday, plenty of other bats woke up too, like Nolan Aeronato who went four for four with three RBI and a walk in one of his strongest games as a Diamondback. Rookies and stars like Corbin Carroll with a triple, Kettle Marte and Gerardo Pardomo each had multi-hit nights, giving the team all the firepower. They needed. Pitching was rough though, with starter Eduardo Rodriguez coughing up four earned runs over five innings, including two in the first on walks, and hits. The bullpen had ups and

1:06downs, leaking a few more runs, but guys like Juan Marillo and Paul Sewald slammed the door late to seal it. Now at 14 and 10, the D-backs' eye a series win this afternoon, riding that momentum from a night where their bats turned the tie just in time. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI.