PHOENIX – A hefty segment of the 22,064 people who came to Chase Field Friday night to welcome Spencer Torkelson back to Arizona where he starred at Arizona State, but Javier Baez gave them a bonus treat.
He blasted a grand slam home run in the third inning, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first of three games.
It was Baez's third homer in three games and it was majestic. He had just chased and swung wildly at a 1-1 curve ball from D-backs starter Merritt Kelly. Kelly came right back with the same pitch, only he left it over the plate.
