CHRISTIAN WALKER NEWS

Rockies snap 7-game losing skid with 3-2 win over D-backs

Rookie Ryan Castellani threw six strong innings, Trevor Story hit his ninth homer of the season and the Colorado Rockies snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona D...

AUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Báez homers twice, Cubs top Tigers 9-3 for 11,000th victory

AUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Perfect Friday Walker went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Giants.

Impact Walker snapped out of a 2-for-18 slump with Friday's perfect night. The two doubles tie him for the league lead with 12 two-baggers.

AUGUST 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Longoria's 300th homer propels Giants past Diamondbacks 6-2

Evan Longoria hit his 300th home run, Wilmer Flores added a two-run shot and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night

AUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crosses home plate twice Walker went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Impact Walker has hit safely in four of the Diamondbacks' last five games, and he has produced multi-hit performances in each one of those four contests. The first baseman is hitting for .286 with seven extra-base hits in 49 at-bats this month, but he has also struck out in 26.4 percent of his plate appearances in that span.

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts towering solo shot Walker went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Rockies.

Impact Walker opened the scoring with a 450-foot blast off Rockies starter Kyle Freeland in the fourth inning. That was the first homer of the year for Walker, who has added 11 RBI, nine runs scored and a .290 batting average in 17 games.

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Shaw, Blue Jays beat Marlins 5-4 in MLB's return to Buffalo

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Delivers two runs Monday Walker went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 12-8 win over Colorado.

Impact Walker's first-inning double snapped an 0-for-10 skid and knocked in the first of two runs he delivered. Prior to that hitless run, Walker had been a consistent producer for a Diamondbacks' offense that has been slow to start. He leads Arizona with eight doubles and has 10 RBI through 16 games.

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Walker is not in the lineup Saturday against the Padres.

Impact Walker sits for just the second time in the season's first 15 games. Jake Lamb will be the first baseman in his absence.

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Delivers run-scoring double Walker went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Astros.

Impact Walker was in the middle of a three-run sixth inning, plating a run with a double and later scoring. It was his league-leading seventh double of the season. Walker, who had a groin injury late in summer camp that limited his ability to play the field, started a fourth consecutive game at first base.

AUGUST 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Dbacks beat Astros 5-4 on Calhoun's double in ninth

Kole Calhoun lined a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Houston Astros 5-4 to win their first series of the season

AUGUST 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Altuve, Correa homer, Astros tag Bumgarner, Diamondbacks 8-2

Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit solo homers, George Springer added a two-run double and the Houston Astros roughed up Madison Bumgarner in an 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamond...

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kershaw sharp in return, Bellinger HR, Dodgers blank D-backs

Clayton Kershaw threw 5 2/3 sharp innings in his season debut, Cody Bellinger homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Sunday

AUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walker's Double in 8th Lifts Diamondbacks Over Dodgers 5-3 Christian Walker hit a three-run double in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of their offensive funk to rally past th...

AUGUST 1, 2020 • NYTIMES.COM

Walker's double in 8th lifts Diamondbacks over Dodgers 5-3 Christian Walker hit a three-run double in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of their offensive funk to rally past th...

AUGUST 1, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Walker's double in 8th lifts Diamondbacks over Dodgers 5-3

Christian Walker hit a three-run double in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of their offensive funk to rally for a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Judge homers again, Yankees roll past Red Sox 5-1

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swats go-ahead double Walker went 2-for-4 with a three-run double and a run scored during Friday's win over the Dodgers.

Impact With Arizona trailing 3-2 in the eighth inning, Walker crushed a bases-clearing, go-ahead double off Blake Treinen to give the Diamondbacks the lead for good. The 29-year-old also singled in the fifth. Across seven games this season, Walker is 9-for-27 with four doubles.

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Could lose at-bats Lamb started at designated hitter and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact With Christian Walker seemingly over a groin injury, Lamb slides from first base into primarily a DH role. He hit well during summer camp but is off to a slow start in the regular season. With just one hit and eight strikeouts over 15 at-bats, Lamb could be susceptible to losing plate appearances. He's not the only Diamondback slumping to start the season, but manager Torey Lovullo cited the team-wide slump as a factor in calling up prospect Daulton Varsho, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

JULY 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Starts at first base Walker started at first base and went 1-for-4 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Rangers.

Impact This was Walker's first start in the field after dealing with a groin injury late in camp, which limited him to DH-duty only early in the season. His return to first base relegated Jake Lamb to designated hitter. Walker is 4-for-15 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored over four games.

JULY 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Kelly takes no-hit bid into 7th as Dbacks beat Rangers 4-1

Merrill Kelly took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 4-1

JULY 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tatis, Grisham power Padres to 6-2 win vs. Diamondbacks

Fernando Tatis Jr. raced around the bases on a three-run triple that highlighted a five-run rally and Trent Grisham hit his first home run for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Ar...

JULY 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Machado, Myers homer to back Lamet as Padres beat Dbacks 5-1

Manny Machado and Wil Myers homered to back Dinelson Lamet, who pitched brilliantly into the sixth inning of the San Diego Padres’ 5-1 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks

JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes 2-for-4 Walker (groin) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Padres.

Impact Walker served as the designated hitter in Friday's game after some doubt that he would be ready for Opening Day. The 29-year-old's contribution to the offense came when he knocked in Starling Marte in the ninth inning. Walker swatted 29 homers and supplied 73 RBI while posting a .259/.348/.476 batting line in his first full season in 2019. With the National League adopting the designated hitter in 2020, Walker's bat should be in the lineup almost every day.

JULY 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Healthy for opener Walker (groin) will bat fifth and serve as the designated hitter in Friday's season opener against San Diego.

Impact Walker had been battling a groin strain for over a week, though he remained confident about his readiness for Opening Day. That optimism turned out to be accurate, though he won't be taking the field just yet, with Jake Lamb getting the nod at first base. Whether that's the Diamondbacks' preferred alignment or if Walker will be back at first base soon remains to be seen.

JULY 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE