ATLANTA – Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker had no reason to panic when he struck out in his first three at-bats of Thursday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
As has been the case this season, he was saving his best swings for last.
Walker continued his remarkable late-innings production with a two-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Diamondbacks beat the Braves 4-1 in the midday matchup, completing a three-game sweep at SunTrust Park.
Walker lined the opposite-field homer to right-center off Chad Sobotka after a single by Adam Jones. It was Walker’s sixth homer of the season, and he has hit each of them in the seventh inning or later.
He said Braves starter Mike Soroka’s exit after five innings gave him a fresh outlook.