Diamondbacks Lose to White Sox, Sewald Struggles

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball News powered by AI. The Diamondbacks fell 4-1 to the White Sox on Thursday, dropping the series 2 games to 1. Paul Sawwall came in for the knife, with the score tied. But things unraveled quick. He walked a lead-off guy, then after a sack-bunt, Andrew Benentendi. Crushed a three-run homer on a middle-middle fastball. That blast sealed the deal and handed Arizona their second straight loss. Sawwall struggled hard, throwing just 9 strikes out of 19 pitches. It's the third time he's entered a tie game and taken the L previously coughing up solo shots to the braves and a ghost runner to the mets. Across those spots, he spaced 11 batters, allowed 4 hits including 3 homers, 2 walks and 6 runs over 5 outs. Still, he's 7 for 7 and saved chances this year. The offense couldn't back him up, scraping just one run on Adrian Del Castillo's RBI double in the first off Davis Martin, then zilch against the socks.

1:03Bullpen. They had 8 hits, but went over 5 with runners in scoring position. Even after manager Tori LeVulo shuffled the line up, Cuaroldo Pradomo. Leading off, Kettle Marte, 2nd, Corbin Carol 3rd. Pradomo stranded at late single, while Ildemaro Vargas kept his 21-game hit streak alive. Michael Sorroca battled through 5 solid innings, allowing one run on 4 straight singles in the 3rd, striking out 6 and dropping his ERA 2, 2.60. He threw 101 pitches to get there, with a sharp 34-7 strike-out walk ratio on the season. Kevin Ginkel and Juan Marillo dominated the mid-a-relief before so old. Now at 14 wins and 11 losses, the D-backs get a day off before heading to Mexico City, number 2 against the Padres, Zach Galen and Ryan Nelson, on the mound to kick things off fresh.