The Arizona Diamondbacks may not among the National League leaders in home runs, but their blasts seem to come at opportune times. Plus, they appear to pick their spots to cause optimum damage with a barrage of extra-base hits..
Take Saturday, for example.
Down in the opening inning, back-to-back home runs, for the second time this season, was the catalyst for the latest heroics. In the opening frame, Jake Lamb delivered a two-run shot and another two-run shot from Chris Herrmann in the fourth inning powered an 11-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 36,294 in Chase Field.