And every win, it seems, has a different player leading the way.
Reliever J.J. Hoover filled that role in Tuesday night's 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
The right-hander came on with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning and struck out Kevan Smith and Yolmer Sanchez to preserve the one-run lead.
"He had a great fastball tonight, a lot of life on it," catcher Chris Herrmann said. "We kind of just stuck with it. We threw a couple of sliders just to keep the hitters honest, and they really didn't have a chance catching up with his fastball."
Hoover, who traced his success to an alteration in his mechanics, said the early-season Arizona performance is based on "our unity."
"Everybody's got everybody's back," he said. "We have a singular focus and that's what's going on here."
Jake Lamb and Herrmann homered in the Diamondbacks' seventh win in eight games.
Patrick Corbin (4-4) settled down after a tough start to get the victory. The left-hander went six innings plus one batter, allowing three runs and scattering eight hits.
Chicago rookie Dylan Covey (0-4), still looking for his first big-league win after eight starts, left the game with one out in the third inning with left oblique soreness.
The same injury sidelined him most of last season.
"Where I am at now after doing some ice and stuff, I feel a lot better compared to last year," Covey said. "I could hardly move last year so I'm trying to stay optimistic and hopefully it will be a short recovery."
Jose Abreu cut the lead to 5-4 with a leadoff home run of Jorge De La Rosa to start the eighth, his 100th career homer
"This is something real special for me," he said, "something that you really appreciate. I am thankful to all of the people that helped me reach this milestone. It is not something I did by myself."
All nine of his home runs this season have come on the road.
Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save in 13 tries.
Melky Cabrera and Todd Frazier also homered for Chicago.
The White Sox fell to 3-6 with one to go in a 10-game road trip.
Arizona jumped on Covey in a hurry.
Rey Fuentes led off with a single and, after one out and scored when Paul Goldschmidt lashed a triple to the right-center gap. Lamb, the reigning NL player of the week, hit a 1-1 slider into the right-field seats for his 12th home run of the season and it was 3-0.
Cabrera led off the second with a home run to make it 3-1 and Herrmann countered with an opposite-field shot into the Arizona bullpen and the Diamondbacks led 4-1.
Corbin retired the first two batters in the third but Leury Garcia singled and Frazier sent a 1-1 fastball over the swimming pool beyond right field to slice the lead to 4-3.
Yasmany Tomas singled and scored from first on Brandon Drury's double to boost the lead to 5-3 in the fourth.
Tomas, not known for his defense, robbed Frazier with a diving grab in left field to end the fifth.
MILKMEN
Hoover, who owns a farm, was the winner over fellow Arizona relievers Archie Bradley and Andrew Chafin in a cow-milking competition before the game.
Shamrock Farms provided the cow, named "Pokie," and sponsored the competition, which kicked off this season's Grand Slam Milk Drive, part of a nationwide effort to deliver milk to needy families.
"If I want a cow milked, call Hoov," Chafin said.
TRAINING ROOM
White Sox: INF Tyler Saladino (back pain) returned to the lineup at second base, his first start in a week. ... OF Avisail Garcia was out of the lineup with the flu but did pinch hit in the eighth and was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock (right groin strain) hit in the batting cage and worked out on an anti-gravity treadmill. Manager Torey Lovullo said it's uncertain whether Pollock will travel with the team on its 11-game road trip that begins Thursday Milwaukee.
UP NEXT
Randall Delgado (1-0, 4.05 ERA), normally a long reliever, gets a spot start for Arizona in place of Taijuan Walker, on the DL with a finger blister. Jose Quintana (2-5, 3.92 ERA) starts for Chicago in the finale of its 11-game road trip.
Chicago White Sox
Reliever J.J. Hoover filled that role in Tuesday night's 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
The right-hander came on with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning and struck out Kevan Smith and Yolmer Sanchez to preserve the one-run lead.
"He had a great fastball tonight, a lot of life on it," catcher Chris Herrmann said. "We kind of just stuck with it. We threw a couple of sliders just to keep the hitters honest, and they really didn't have a chance catching up with his fastball."
Hoover, who traced his success to an alteration in his mechanics, said the early-season Arizona performance is based on "our unity."
"Everybody's got everybody's back," he said. "We have a singular focus and that's what's going on here."
Jake Lamb and Herrmann homered in the Diamondbacks' seventh win in eight games.
Patrick Corbin (4-4) settled down after a tough start to get the victory. The left-hander went six innings plus one batter, allowing three runs and scattering eight hits.
Chicago rookie Dylan Covey (0-4), still looking for his first big-league win after eight starts, left the game with one out in the third inning with left oblique soreness.
The same injury sidelined him most of last season.
"Where I am at now after doing some ice and stuff, I feel a lot better compared to last year," Covey said. "I could hardly move last year so I'm trying to stay optimistic and hopefully it will be a short recovery."
Jose Abreu cut the lead to 5-4 with a leadoff home run of Jorge De La Rosa to start the eighth, his 100th career homer
"This is something real special for me," he said, "something that you really appreciate. I am thankful to all of the people that helped me reach this milestone. It is not something I did by myself."
All nine of his home runs this season have come on the road.
Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save in 13 tries.
Melky Cabrera and Todd Frazier also homered for Chicago.
The White Sox fell to 3-6 with one to go in a 10-game road trip.
Arizona jumped on Covey in a hurry.
Rey Fuentes led off with a single and, after one out and scored when Paul Goldschmidt lashed a triple to the right-center gap. Lamb, the reigning NL player of the week, hit a 1-1 slider into the right-field seats for his 12th home run of the season and it was 3-0.
Cabrera led off the second with a home run to make it 3-1 and Herrmann countered with an opposite-field shot into the Arizona bullpen and the Diamondbacks led 4-1.
Corbin retired the first two batters in the third but Leury Garcia singled and Frazier sent a 1-1 fastball over the swimming pool beyond right field to slice the lead to 4-3.
Yasmany Tomas singled and scored from first on Brandon Drury's double to boost the lead to 5-3 in the fourth.
Tomas, not known for his defense, robbed Frazier with a diving grab in left field to end the fifth.
MILKMEN
Hoover, who owns a farm, was the winner over fellow Arizona relievers Archie Bradley and Andrew Chafin in a cow-milking competition before the game.
Shamrock Farms provided the cow, named "Pokie," and sponsored the competition, which kicked off this season's Grand Slam Milk Drive, part of a nationwide effort to deliver milk to needy families.
"If I want a cow milked, call Hoov," Chafin said.
TRAINING ROOM
White Sox: INF Tyler Saladino (back pain) returned to the lineup at second base, his first start in a week. ... OF Avisail Garcia was out of the lineup with the flu but did pinch hit in the eighth and was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock (right groin strain) hit in the batting cage and worked out on an anti-gravity treadmill. Manager Torey Lovullo said it's uncertain whether Pollock will travel with the team on its 11-game road trip that begins Thursday Milwaukee.
UP NEXT
Randall Delgado (1-0, 4.05 ERA), normally a long reliever, gets a spot start for Arizona in place of Taijuan Walker, on the DL with a finger blister. Jose Quintana (2-5, 3.92 ERA) starts for Chicago in the finale of its 11-game road trip.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Anderson doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Saladino struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu lined out to center, Anderson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dylan Covey pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Fuentes singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Fuentes stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt tripled to deep right center, Fuentes scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Lamb homered to right (407 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Tomás singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Drury grounded into double play, third to second to first, Tomás out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Cabrera homered to left (403 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| L. García struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| W. García singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Smith flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Covey struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Covey pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Herrmann homered to left (348 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Ahmed grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Corbin fouled out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Fuentes struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Anderson flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Saladino grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Abreu singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Frazier homered to right (416 feet), Abreu scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Covey pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Beck relieved Covey. | 3 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| L. García reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| W. García walked, L. García to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Smith struck out bunting foul. | 3 | 4 |
| Davidson hit for Beck. | 3 | 4 |
| Davidson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W. García out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gregory Infante pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Infante relieved Beck. | 3 | 4 |
| Tomás lined out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Drury doubled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Herrmann lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Saladino singled to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Abreu flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Frazier lined out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gregory Infante pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Corbin grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| Fuentes grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| Peralta popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| L. García grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| W. García grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gregory Infante pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Goldschmidt singled to right center. | 3 | 5 |
| Holmberg relieved Infante. | 3 | 5 |
| Sánchez in right field. | 3 | 5 |
| Lamb flied out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Tomás grounded into fielder's choice to third, Goldschmidt out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| Drury lined out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Smith singled to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Bradley relieved Corbin. | 3 | 5 |
| Sánchez lined out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Smith out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| Saladino flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Herrmann flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Ahmed lined out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Owings hit for Bradley. | 3 | 5 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| De La Rosa relieved Bradley. | 3 | 5 |
| Abreu homered to left (387 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| Frazier walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Cabrera reached on infield single to shortstop, Frazier to second. | 4 | 5 |
| L. García grounded out to third, Frazier to third, Cabrera to second. | 4 | 5 |
| A. García hit for Holmberg. | 4 | 5 |
| A. García intentionally walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Hoover relieved De La Rosa. | 4 | 5 |
| Narváez hit for Smith. | 4 | 5 |
| Narváez struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| A. García in right field. | 4 | 5 |
| Narváez catching. | 4 | 5 |
| Kahnle relieved Holmberg. | 4 | 5 |
| Fuentes struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Peralta singled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Blanco in left field. | 4 | 5 |
| Rodney relieved Hoover. | 4 | 5 |
| Anderson grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Saladino flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Abreu grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Chicago White Sox
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .256 | .280 | .397 |
| Saladino 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .202 | .304 | .275 |
| Abreu 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .276 | .335 | .500 |
| Frazier 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .195 | .295 | .367 |
| Cabrera LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .241 | .290 | .333 |
| L. García CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .288 | .338 | .464 |
| W. García RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .243 | .302 | .351 |
Holmberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-A. García PH-RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .342 | .387 | .584 |
| Smith C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .182 | .206 | .242 |
c-Narváez PH-C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .233 | .356 | .260 |
| Covey P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Beck P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Davidson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .292 | .510 |
Infante P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sánchez RF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .308 | .348 | .430 |
Kahnle P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 135 | |||
| a-grounded to second for C Beck in the 4th b-intentionally walked for D Holmberg in the 8th c-struck out swinging for K Smith in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Anderson (5, Corbin) HR: Cabrera (3, 2nd inning off Corbin 0 on, 0 Out); Frazier (5, 3rd inning off Corbin 1 on, 2 Out); Abreu (9, 8th inning off De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Cabrera (20), Frazier 2 (19), Abreu (24) 2-out RBI: Frazier 2 GIDP: Davidson White Sox RISP: 0-8 (Narváez 0-1, Saladino 0-1, L. García 0-1, Sánchez 0-1, Abreu 0-1, Smith 0-1, Frazier 0-1, Davidson 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Frazier-Saladino-Abreu, Anderson). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P COVEY (UNDISCLOSED) LEFT GAME BOT 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 17,865 (36.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 103 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - John Tumpane |
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