CHICAGO 鈥 Jake McCarthy hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the 蜜柚直播 Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox with a 3-2 victory Sunday.
Diamondbacks rookie Stone Garrett launched his first major league home run and Sergio Alc谩ntara also went deep for 蜜柚直播, which earned its first interleague sweep since 2019. No茅 Ramirez (5-4) pitched a scoreless eighth and Ian Kennedy got three outs for his ninth save.
鈥淚t鈥檒l be a happy flight,鈥 McCarthy said after the Diamondbacks wrapped up a 4-1 trip. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to go on the road and gain some momentum.鈥
Kendall Graveman (3-3) took the loss in relief of Dylan Cease, who allowed 蜜柚直播鈥檚 two solo homers while striking out eight in a career-high eight innings.
鈥淕iven (Cease鈥檚) track record, you know what he鈥檚 going to give you,鈥 White Sox third baseman Josh Harrison said. 鈥淎nd unfortunately we couldn鈥檛 come up with the win.鈥
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Zach Davies, who has gone 10 starts without a victory, pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Diamondbacks and gave up two runs. Gavin Sheets had a sacrifice fly and AJ Pollock followed with an infield single that brought home Andrew Vaughn to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead in the sixth.
蜜柚直播鈥檚 Jake McCarthy hits the go-ahead double against the White Sox on Sunday as 蜜柚直播 completed a three-game sweep.
鈥淭hat was unfortunate,鈥 said Davies, who was hoping for a longer outing. 鈥淏ut we battled back and won, and that鈥檚 all that matters.鈥
Alc谩ntara hit his fourth homer of the season in the eighth to tie it.
Garrett opened the scoring in the second with a drive to center field. The 26-year-old spent more than seven seasons in the minors before making his debut Aug. 17.
鈥淚 haven鈥檛 checked my phone yet,鈥 said Garrett, who sent Cease鈥檚 best pitch, his slider, out of the park. 鈥淚鈥檓 sure my friends are pretty hyped.鈥
The White Sox, who allowed 17 runs in the first two games of the series, have lost nine of 11 and dropped two games under .500. They heard a smattering of boos as they left the field.
Chicago manager Tony La Russa most certainly heard fans expressing their displeasure, but said he and his team aren鈥檛 discouraged.
鈥淚 just get angry,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like frustration, discouragement. That鈥檚 loser crap. Just seeps energy out of your body.
鈥淚 just get angry and want to do something about it.鈥
蜜柚直播 starting pitcher Zach Davies throws during Sunday's win in Chicago.
Nice play!
Harrison made a quick dive to his left to stop Christian Walker鈥檚 grounder in the seventh, then popped up and threw him out. It was the only time the White Sox needed an athletic defensive play in support of Cease, who induced plenty of easy flyouts.
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White Sox OF Eloy Jim茅nez got a day off to rest his sore legs but pinch hit in the ninth. La Russa hopes to have Jim茅nez back in the lineup for Tuesday鈥檚 series opener against visiting Kansas City.
Up next
蜜柚直播 LHP Madison Bumgarner (6-13, 4.53 ERA) faces LHP Ranger Su谩rez (8-5, 3.38) on Monday night to start a series against visiting Philadelphia.
Chicago RHP Lucas Giolito (10-7, 5.14) opposes Royals RHP Brady Singer (7-4, 3.15) on Tuesday.
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