Paul Goldschmidt helped the Arizona Diamondbacks get their sixth win in their last seven games Wednesday -- and in doing so, he set a new record for home runs by a single player in Chase Field history.
Goldschmidt's two-run homer in the first inning vs. the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night was his 96th career home run at Chase Field, one more than D-backs World Series hero Luis Gonzalez, who belted 95 homers at the ballpark. Gonzalez currently serves as a senior advisor to D-backs president Derrick Hall.
Sorry @Luisgonzo20, but Goldy just took the Chase Field home run title belt from you. #GoldschmidtHappens pic.twitter.com/fz68FbzKKS
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) August 23, 2018
The home run helped guide the D-backs (71-56) to a 5-1 win over the Angels, keeping them 1.5 games ahead of the Colorado Rockies for first place in the National League West division.
Goldschmidt has been on a roll this month. He has a .448 batting average in August and is riding a 14-game hitting streak. He has hit 29 home runs this season, needing just one more for the fourth 30-home-run season of his MLB career.
Goldschmidt now has 205 home runs in his MLB career, all with the Diamondbacks.
