Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks Match Player Stats On May 22, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 23, 2017

PHOENIX -- Zack Greinke bedazzled the White Sox on Monday night, and Daniel Descalso hit a three-run homer as the sizzling Arizona Diamondbacks downed Chicago 5-1.

While throwing 8 2/3 innings, Greinke (6-2) allowed just one run and four hits while striking out a season-high 12 and walking one. He lowered his ERA to 2.82. Archie Bradley threw one pitch to record the final out.

Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer for the D-backs and went 2-for-4. Gregor Blanco also went 2-for-4.

White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez (3-5) gave up five runs, four earned, and seven hits in five-plus innings.

The Diamondbacks (27-19) have gone 6-1 in their past seven games and 9-3 in their past 12. They also moved their record in interleague play to 5-1 and improved their NL-best home record to 19-8.

The White Sox (20-23) saw their modest three-game winning streak snapped.

The teams are meeting for the first time since the Diamondbacks took two of three games in Chicago from May 9-11, 2014. This is the White Sox's first trip to Chase Field since June 17-19, 2011.

Greinke is 5-1 in his last six starts, recording 58 strikeouts in that span. He posted his 27th career game with 10-plus strikeouts, his third this season.

Early on, Greinke dominated by mixing sliders, fastballs and changeups.

He struck out seven without issuing a walk in the first four innings. The only batter who reached base was Omar Narvaez, who singled up the middle in the third.

For three innings, Gonzalez was just about as sharp. He allowed an infield single by Blanco to lead off the first, but that was the only hit until the fourth inning.

That was when Goldschmidt singled and Owings walked, setting up Descalso, who hit the first pitch just over the right-center field wall and into the pool area for a 3-0 Arizona lead. It was Descalso's fourth homer of the year.

The White Sox got one run back in the fifth when Leury Garcia lofted a fly ball just over the right field wall for his fifth homer of the season.

Leading 3-1, the D-backs drove Gonzalez from the game when Goldschmidt homered, Jake Lamb tripled an Chris Owings got an infield single, with Lamb holding at third. Then Descalso drew a walk from reliever Dan Jennings to load the bases.

Rey Fuentes grounded to shortstop, but Tim Anderson's throw was low and into the bat left at the plate by Fuentes. Lamb was ruled safe to make it 5-1, a call that stood after a lengthy review.

NOTES: Diamondbacks RHP Randall Delgado will make a spot start Wednesday in place of RHP Taijuan Walker, who is on the disabled list with a blister. The D-backs are unsure whether they will need Delgado for more than one start. ... Arizona 3B Jake Lamb was named National League player of the week. ... The Diamondbacks don't seem to be counting on OF A.J. Pollock (groin) to be available once his 10-day minimum on the DL is finished on Friday. "We want to make sure everybody signs off on it," Lovullo said of Pollock, who has had groin problems in the past. ... White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon (bursitis) pitched in a simulated game Monday. "He looked good, free and easy," manager Rick Renteria said. ... Chicago RHP Nate Jones (elbow) threw to hitters for the first time since going on the DL. He could be ready to go on a minor league rehab assignment is seven to 10 days, club officials indicated.