PHOENIX -- First-year Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo oozes confidence in his team.
So far, it's been well-founded.
Jake Lamb homered off a left-hander for only the second time this season, five Diamondbacks drove in at least one run and Arizona beat Chicago 8-6 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox.
The Diamondbacks won for the eighth time in nine games and are 10 games above .500 (29-19) for the first time since 2011.
"We understand that we're doing things in a very special way. And something special could happen here," Lovullo said. "We're on the right road, but we've got to continue doing what we've been doing for the first 40 games and take it from there."
Arizona scored six runs in the fifth inning, chasing starter Jose Quintana and building a six-run lead, but they had to hold off a White Sox rally.
Quintana (2-6), who retired the first 10 batters he faced, went just 4 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits, both season highs.
"A tough game for me -- bad day," he said. "I look ahead and keep going. Turn the page from this day and keep working and throw the ball where I want, especially fastballs."
Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia homered for the White Sox, who were swept for the second time on a 3-7 road trip. The Los Angeles Angels did it to start the trip.
"You're not going to see any of our guys putting their heads down and worrying about what just happened over the past 10 days," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. "We take account of what happens, we take account of the good and the bad and then we got to get ready for the next series."
Andrew Chafin (1-0) threw a scoreless fifth inning to get the victory in relief of Randall Delgado.
Fernando Rodney walked Melky Cabrera with two outs in the ninth but got Abreu to ground out to end the game for his second straight save and 12th in 14 tries.
Abreu was 4 for 5 with three RBI.
Delgado, normally a long reliever, started in place of Taijuana Walker -- out with a blister on his right index finger.
Of Arizona's six hits in the fifth inning, three came from left-handed batters against the lefty Quintana.
With the game tied 2-2, Quintana hit Brandon Drury to start the inning. Lamb -- batting .149 against lefties -- followed with an opposite-field home run, his 13th of the season.
Lovullo plans to keep playing Lamb against left-handers. The only difference is he is dropped from cleanup to seventh in the batting order.
"Jake is going to continue to grow and learn every area of the game, so when he does something like he did today it doesn't surprise me," Lovullo said. "I know he's working hard to have those moments."
Lamb has hit home runs in two straight games and five of his last seven. He knows he has work to do against left-handers.
"I obviously know what's going on," he said. "At the same time, I'm not putting any extra pressure on myself. I'm just happy where I'm at mentally. I'm in a good spot. The results will come with more ABs and me continuing to work at it."
Nick Ahmed had a two-run single, Chris Owings a sacrifice fly and Drury a run-scoring single in the inning.
HOME COOKING
The Diamondbacks are 21-8 at home after going an NL-worst 33-48 there last season. They have tied the best record after 29 games, set in 1999 and matched in 2000.
Going into the game, the Diamondbacks were leading the majors in runs (167), home runs (46) and doubles (65) at home.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: RHP James Shields (strained right lat) threw a 30-pitch bullpen at Chase Field on Wednesday and is scheduled for another on Friday.
Diamondbacks: LF Yasmany Tomas (left hip flexor) was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup.
UP NEXT
White Sox: Chicago has Thursday off before hosting Detroit in a doubleheader on Friday. The White Sox starting pitcher for the opener has not been announced. RHP Mike Pelfry (1-4, 4.85 ERA) will start the second game. The Tigers have yet to announce their starter for either game.
Diamondbacks: Arizona embarks on an 11-game trip, beginning with four in Milwaukee. LHP Robbie Ray (3-3, 3.91) starts the opener for the Diamondbacks; RHP Zach Davies (5-2, 5.44) goes for the Brewers.
Chicago White Sox
So far, it's been well-founded.
Jake Lamb homered off a left-hander for only the second time this season, five Diamondbacks drove in at least one run and Arizona beat Chicago 8-6 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox.
The Diamondbacks won for the eighth time in nine games and are 10 games above .500 (29-19) for the first time since 2011.
"We understand that we're doing things in a very special way. And something special could happen here," Lovullo said. "We're on the right road, but we've got to continue doing what we've been doing for the first 40 games and take it from there."
Arizona scored six runs in the fifth inning, chasing starter Jose Quintana and building a six-run lead, but they had to hold off a White Sox rally.
Quintana (2-6), who retired the first 10 batters he faced, went just 4 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits, both season highs.
"A tough game for me -- bad day," he said. "I look ahead and keep going. Turn the page from this day and keep working and throw the ball where I want, especially fastballs."
Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia homered for the White Sox, who were swept for the second time on a 3-7 road trip. The Los Angeles Angels did it to start the trip.
"You're not going to see any of our guys putting their heads down and worrying about what just happened over the past 10 days," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. "We take account of what happens, we take account of the good and the bad and then we got to get ready for the next series."
Andrew Chafin (1-0) threw a scoreless fifth inning to get the victory in relief of Randall Delgado.
Fernando Rodney walked Melky Cabrera with two outs in the ninth but got Abreu to ground out to end the game for his second straight save and 12th in 14 tries.
Abreu was 4 for 5 with three RBI.
Delgado, normally a long reliever, started in place of Taijuana Walker -- out with a blister on his right index finger.
Of Arizona's six hits in the fifth inning, three came from left-handed batters against the lefty Quintana.
With the game tied 2-2, Quintana hit Brandon Drury to start the inning. Lamb -- batting .149 against lefties -- followed with an opposite-field home run, his 13th of the season.
Lovullo plans to keep playing Lamb against left-handers. The only difference is he is dropped from cleanup to seventh in the batting order.
"Jake is going to continue to grow and learn every area of the game, so when he does something like he did today it doesn't surprise me," Lovullo said. "I know he's working hard to have those moments."
Lamb has hit home runs in two straight games and five of his last seven. He knows he has work to do against left-handers.
"I obviously know what's going on," he said. "At the same time, I'm not putting any extra pressure on myself. I'm just happy where I'm at mentally. I'm in a good spot. The results will come with more ABs and me continuing to work at it."
Nick Ahmed had a two-run single, Chris Owings a sacrifice fly and Drury a run-scoring single in the inning.
HOME COOKING
The Diamondbacks are 21-8 at home after going an NL-worst 33-48 there last season. They have tied the best record after 29 games, set in 1999 and matched in 2000.
Going into the game, the Diamondbacks were leading the majors in runs (167), home runs (46) and doubles (65) at home.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: RHP James Shields (strained right lat) threw a 30-pitch bullpen at Chase Field on Wednesday and is scheduled for another on Friday.
Diamondbacks: LF Yasmany Tomas (left hip flexor) was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup.
UP NEXT
White Sox: Chicago has Thursday off before hosting Detroit in a doubleheader on Friday. The White Sox starting pitcher for the opener has not been announced. RHP Mike Pelfry (1-4, 4.85 ERA) will start the second game. The Tigers have yet to announce their starter for either game.
Diamondbacks: Arizona embarks on an 11-game trip, beginning with four in Milwaukee. LHP Robbie Ray (3-3, 3.91) starts the opener for the Diamondbacks; RHP Zach Davies (5-2, 5.44) goes for the Brewers.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Blanco lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| A. García grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| L. García homered to right (374 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Owings flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Quintana grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Delgado struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Abreu doubled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Abreu to third on passed ball by Iannetta. | 1 | 0 |
| Frazier walked. | 1 | 0 |
| A. García grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Abreu scored, Frazier out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Anderson grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Blanco bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Ahmed doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep center, Ahmed scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Owings singled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Owings thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Chafin relieved Delgado. | 2 | 2 |
| L. García struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Smith singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Quintana struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Drury hit by pitch. | 2 | 2 |
| Lamb homered to left (374 feet), Drury scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta hit for Chafin. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta singled to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Blanco doubled to left, Peralta to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Ahmed singled to center, Peralta and Blanco scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Ahmed stole second. | 2 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt singled to right, Ahmed to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Swarzak relieved Quintana. | 2 | 6 |
| Owings hit sacrifice fly to left, Ahmed scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Descalso singled to right center, Goldschmidt to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Drury singled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Descalso to third, Drury out stretching at second. | 2 | 8 |
| 6 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Chafin. | 2 | 8 |
| Cabrera singled to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Cabrera to second on wild pitch by Wilhelmsen. | 2 | 8 |
| Abreu homered to right center (405 feet), Cabrera scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Frazier walked. | 4 | 8 |
| A. García grounded into double play, third to second to first, Frazier out at second. | 4 | 8 |
| Anderson reached on infield single to second, Anderson to second on throwing error by second baseman Drury. | 4 | 8 |
| L. García grounded out to second. | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Lamb flied out to left. | 4 | 8 |
| Iannetta walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Herrmann hit for Wilhelmsen. | 4 | 8 |
| Herrmann lined out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| Blanco flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| De La Rosa relieved Wilhelmsen. | 4 | 8 |
| Smith singled to right. | 4 | 8 |
| Davidson hit for Swarzak. | 4 | 8 |
| Davidson singled to right, Smith to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Davidson out at second, Smith to third. | 4 | 8 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second, Smith scored, Sánchez to second. | 5 | 8 |
| Hoover relieved De La Rosa. | 5 | 8 |
| Abreu singled to center, Sánchez scored. | 6 | 8 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Kahnle relieved Swarzak. | 6 | 8 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 6 | 8 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| A. García struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| L. García singled to left. | 6 | 8 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Robertson relieved Kahnle. | 6 | 8 |
| Narváez catching. | 6 | 8 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 6 | 8 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Blanco in left field. | 6 | 8 |
| Fuentes in center field. | 6 | 8 |
| Rodney relieved Hoover. | 6 | 8 |
| Narváez lined out to left. | 6 | 8 |
| Sánchez flied out to center. | 6 | 8 |
| Cabrera walked. | 6 | 8 |
| Abreu grounded out to second. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Chicago White Sox
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .295 | .333 | .411 |
| Cabrera LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .241 | .293 | .331 |
| Abreu 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .291 | .347 | .531 |
| Frazier 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .192 | .301 | .362 |
| A. García RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .333 | .379 | .570 |
| Anderson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .256 | .279 | .394 |
| L. García CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .295 | .343 | .488 |
| Smith C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .216 | .237 | .270 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Quintana P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Swarzak P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Davidson PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .298 | .514 |
Kahnle P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Narváez C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .230 | .352 | .257 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 174 | |||
| a-singled to right for A Swarzak in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Abreu (10, Delgado) HR: L. García (6, 2nd inning off Delgado 0 on, 2 Out); Abreu (10, 6th inning off Wilhelmsen 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: L. García (16), Abreu 3 (27), Cabrera (21) 2-out RBI: L. García, Abreu GIDP: A. García 2 White Sox RISP: 2-6 (L. García 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, Abreu 2-2, Sánchez 0-1, A. García 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: A. García (Drury at 2nd base, Owings at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 18,002 (37.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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