With the dog days of summer just around the corner, Arizona Diamondbacks’ third baseman Jake Lamb has caught fire and his team is reaping the rewards.
On a 108 degree, last Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field, fans were itching to sing Rodger Clyne and the Peacemakers “D-backs Swing” for the 21st time this season.
Having won seven of eight games coming in, a win Wednesday over the Chicago White Sox would have secured the Diamondbacks second three-game inter-league series sweep of 2017. On the season’s opening homestand, Arizona swept the defending American League champion Cleveland Indians.
With the game tied 2-2 going to the bottom of the fifth, field manager Torey Lovullo needed someone to “win a moment.