PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker hit a pair of homers, Zac Gallen threw five dominant innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Tuesday night.
The D-backs are two games ahead of the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves for the final NL wild card. The Rangers' playoff chances, which were already very slim, continued to drop.
Joc Pederson and Walker hit back-to-back solo homers in the first to give the D-backs a 2-0 lead. Walker went deep again in third — going opposite field for the second straight time — to put Arizona up 4-0.