White Sox vs D-backs Recap: Late rally falls short in 11-7 loss

The Chicago White Sox visited the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night looking to keep their momentum going. Chicago had won their last game with strong early offense, while Arizona wanted to bounce back after that loss. The Diamondbacks' bats exploded in this matchup, though, and they overwhelmed the young White Sox pitching staff. When the final out came, Arizona had earned an 11-7 victory at home. Anthony Kay took the mound for Chicago, while Eduardo Rodríguez started for the Diamondbacks. Early on, the White Sox actually grabbed the lead with back-to-back scoring plays in the first inning. Quero walked to drive in one run, then Montgomery's groundout scored another. Suddenly, Chicago led 2-0 and looked ready to control the game. The Diamondbacks, however, had other plans and were about to unleash their powerful offense.

Once the Diamondbacks got going, Vargas turned into an absolute monster at the plate. In the second inning, he crushed a massive home run to left field that traveled 420 feet with incredible exit velocity of 107 mph. That three-run blast instantly changed the game's momentum, giving Arizona a 3-2 lead. But Vargas wasn't done yet. Later that same inning, Carroll singled to right to score another run, making it 4-2. Then in the third inning, Vargas stepped up again and launched another tremendous home run to left center, this one traveling 428 feet with 109 mph exit velocity. The White Sox answered with a home run of their own from Vargas in the third, but Arizona was clearly in control now. By the time the dust settled on these early innings, the Diamondbacks held a commanding advantage that would prove difficult for Chicago to overcome.

Nolan Arenado also joined the home run party for Arizona, launching a 411-foot blast to left center in the sixth inning with 102 mph exit velocity that scored two runs. The Diamondbacks seemed unstoppable as they built their lead to 10-5. By the seventh inning, though, Chicago mounted a serious comeback attempt. Murakami smashed an incredible 451-foot home run to center field, the longest hit of the entire game, to bring the White Sox within two points at 10-7. Montgomery had contributed a 423-foot home run earlier in the fourth inning as well. Arizona responded quickly though when Perdomo tripled in the seventh to score another run, extending the lead to 11-7. Despite Chicago's resilience in fighting back with quality at-bats, they couldn't quite catch up. The Diamondbacks held on for the victory, improving their record while the White Sox fell to 10-15 on the season.