Walker ties for Minor League home run lead
With one swing, Christian Walker put his name in the Reno record books and into a share of the lead in the 2017 Minor League home run race.Arizona's No. 27 prospect blasted his 30th home run of the year, equaling a franchise record and matching the Minors' top mark this
With one swing,
Arizona's No. 27 prospect blasted his 30th home run of the year, equaling a franchise record and matching the Minors' top mark this year, as Triple-A Reno fell at Las Vegas, 9-7.
Walker opened his team's scoring in the top half of the fourth inning when he clubbed a 1-2 offering from Las Vegas right-hander
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Acquired off waivers this year, Walker has found a home with the D-backs. The first baseman's 30 homers mark a career high, as do his 106 RBIs, the most in professional baseball and 12 more than any other Minor League hitter.
"For me, it's all about the strike zone … to own the strike zone," Walker told MiLB.com in June. "It's easy to get into swing mode when you're battling like that and seeing a lot of pitches and fouling some stuff off. Just in between every pitch, I kind of just reassure myself to know where the strike zone is and look for a certain location and just trust my instincts."
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Walker's 30th homer of the season pulled him even with fellow Pacific Coast Leaguer
Batting behind Walker in the cleanup spot, Borenstein put together a second straight impressive night at the plate. The outfielder, who went 4-for-5 with two homers and six RBIs on Wednesday, cranked a grand slam in the fifth and added a double on a five-RBI night.
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Las Vegas trailed by a pair heading to the bottom of the eighth but sent eight men to the plate in a four-run rally. Catcher
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