Cardinals and Diamondbacks meet with series tied 1-1
The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game seriesAPRIL 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHRISTIAN WALKER #53 - FIRST BASEMAN - ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
26 HR •
84 RBI •
.251 AVG
26 HR
84 RBI
.251 AVG
Pavin Smith hits grand slam and drives in 6 runs as Diamondbacks rout Cardinals 14-1
Pavin Smith hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 14-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday nightAPRIL 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals meet the Diamondbacks with 1-0 series lead
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Arizona Diamondbacks, leading the series 1-0APRIL 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jordan Montgomery wins in debut, Diamondbacks get 22 hits in 17-1 win over Giants
Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings in his season debut, Blaze Alexander hit a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 17-1APRIL 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marte hits tying homer in 9th, Grichuk has winning double in 10th, D-backs beat Cubs 12-11
Ketel Marte hit a tying solo homer with two outs in the ninth, and Randal Grichuk won it with a pinch-hit RBI double in the 10th, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a wild 12-11 v...APRIL 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cubs take road win streak into matchup with the Diamondbacks
The Chicago Cubs hit the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks trying to prolong a three-game road winning streakAPRIL 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tallies three hits in win Walker went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Impact All three of Walker's hits went for singles, though he jumpstarted the Diamondbacks' five-run fifth inning with a leadoff base hit. Walker is seeing the baseball well early on, slashing .300/.417/.467 but has not recorded an extra-base hit since April 2 and currently owns a .167 ISO.
APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE
Diamondbacks host the Cardinals to start 3-game series
The Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on FridayAPRIL 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cranks third homer Walker went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 7-0 victory over the Yankees.
Impact Walker broke the game open in the seventh inning, launching a 424-foot, three-run shot off Jake Cousins to extend Arizona's lead to 6-0. The 33-year-old Walker is now 7-for-24 with three home runs and eight RBI to start the season. He slashed .258/.333/.497 with 33 homers and a career-high 103 RBI last year.
APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE
Walker hits 3-run homer, Diamondbacks stop Yankees' win streak at 5 games with 7-0 victory
Christian Walker hit a three-run homer, Zac Gallen threw six sharp innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 7-0 to end the Yankees’ season-opening winning str...APRIL 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christian Walker hits 2-run homer, D-backs take 3 of 4 from Rockies with 5-1 win Christian Walker hit a two-run homer, Brandon Pfaadt pitched five solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1
MARCH 31 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Homers in win Walker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Rockies.
Impact Walker hit the second of back-to-back home runs on the first inning after Lourdes Gurriel went deep before him. It was the first homer for Walker, who has hit in both games to start the season. He's locked in as Arizona's primary first baseman and cleanup batter.
MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE
Alek Thomas hits 3-run homer, Merrill Kelly superb on mound, D-backs beat Rockies 7-3
Alek Thomas hit a three-run homer, Merrill Kelly threw 6 2/3 quality innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Friday nightMARCH 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juan Soto, Yankees agree to record $31M arbitration deal; Pete Alonso gets $20.5M
The New York Yankees will pay Juan Soto $31 million in 2024, setting a new record for a pre-arbitration deal.JANUARY 12
D-backs reach deals with slugger Christian Walker, ace Zac Gallen ahead of arbitration deadline
The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to one-year contracts with Gold Glove first baseman Christian Walker and All-Star right-hander Zac Gallen, avoiding salary arbitrationJANUARY 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
D-backs' Christian Walker boots grounder, ends record fielding run for both teams at World Series
Arizona’s sterling defense stumbled at the worst timeNOVEMBER 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christian Walker was rewriting his World Series narrative. Then he ran through a stop sign “I'm not going to lie. It hurt a little bit," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said after Walker was thrown out at home in Monday's loss.
OCTOBER 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Christian Walker's baserunning blunder in World Series Game 3 not his fault
Christian Walker shouldn't shoulder the blame for his baserunning error early in Game 3 of the World Series, but it was one of too many cost...OCTOBER 31, 2023
D-backs' Christian Walker blows through stop sign, hosed by Adolis García in Game 3 of World Series
Christian Walker ran through a stop sign and right into a costly out in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the World SeriesOCTOBER 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diamondbacks complete surprising sweep of Dodgers in NLDS behind four-homer inning - The Boston Globe Geraldo Perdomo, Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, and Gabriel Montero hit solo home runs in the fourth inning. Mookie Betts (0 for 11 in the s...
OCTOBER 12, 2023 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Out of Sunday's lineup Walker is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Impact Walker is mired in an 0-for-15 slump and will hit the bench for the regular-season finale after Arizona punched its ticket to the playoffs Saturday. Despite the recent struggles, it's been another strong campaign for the first baseman with 33 homers, 103 RBI and an .830 OPS.
OCTOBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Swats pair of homers Walker went 3-for-5 with one triple, a two-run homer, a solo homer, three additional RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
Impact Walker played a featured role in Arizona's offensive bonanza Tuesday, launching a solo homer in the second and a two-run shot in the sixth while also legging out his second triple of 2023. The first baseman is up to 33 homers with five games left on the schedule, and he's just three more long balls off from tying his career high. Through 153 games, Walker is slashing .265/.340/.510 while striking out at a career-best 19.3 percent clip.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Christian Walker's 6-RBI game powers D-backs past White Sox Christian Walker went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs and Ketel Marte also went deep as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks kept their...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Christian Walker delivers as Diamondbacks pound White Sox 15-4 to strengthen wild-card positioning
Christian Walker homered twice and drove in six runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks added to their wild-card push with a 15-4 victory over the lowly Chicago White SoxSEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sole offense in loss Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Yankees.
Impact Walker's ninth-inning home run was his 31st of the season and gave him a career-high 95 RBI. The slugging first baseman's bat has shown life after an eight-game stretch during which he went 1-for-29 with zero RBI. Walker is 6-for-21 (.286) with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last five contests.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
