PHOENIX — Geraldo Perdomo brought home Corbin Carroll with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night.
The Diamondbacks jumped above .500 for the first time since April 3, improving to 48-47. Arizona had lost five straight before Friday when it had a chance to achieve a winning record.
The Blue Jays have lost eight of 10.
Arizona trailed 4-2 in the eighth before a two-out, two-run single by Alek Thomas scored Perdomo and Eugenio Suarez. Both reached a walk against reliever Trevor Richards and advanced a base on a wild pitch.
Carroll started the ninth with a walk over Chad Green (2-2). Gabriel Moreno then struck before Ketel Marte received another free pass. Carroll and Marte executed a perfect double steal and Christian Walker was intentionally walked to load the bases.
Perdomo then threw a ball down the left field line that was caught by Daulton Varsho, but it easily scored Carroll.
Richards and Green combined to strike out five batters over the final two innings, including four unintentionals.
Carroll’s RBI single in the third gave the D-backs a 1-0 lead. Arizona threatened to get more after loading the bases with two outs, but Yariel Rodriguez iced Perdomo with a full-count ball to get out of the jam.
The Diamondbacks extended their lead to 2-0 in the fourth after Kevin Newman sacrificed.
Toronto would rally to tie it, scoring a run in both the fifth and sixth innings. Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI groundout and Spencer Horwitz added a sac fly.
The Blue Jays went ahead 3-2 in the seventh when Ernie Clement’s sac fly brought home Varsho, who led off the inning with a triple from the right-center gap. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s sack in the eighth made it 4-2.
Varsho returned to Chase Field for the first time since the Diamondbacks traded him to the Blue Jays for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Moreno after the 2022 season.
Arizona’s Ryne Nelson gave up three runs on five hits in seven innings. He got five right. Justin Martinez (4-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
Toronto’s Rodriguez gave up two runs on four hits and three walks in four innings, striking out seven.
I forgive had an excellent defensive game in the second rounddiving to catch Alejandro Kirk’s grounder before sitting down and throwing the ball to first for the second out.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Coach Torey Lovullo said Gurriel was held out of the lineup due to left shoulder soreness.
NEXT
The D-backs will start RHP Yilber Diaz (0-0, 1.50 ERA) on Saturday. The Blue Jays counter with RHP José Berríos (8-6, 3.76 ERA)
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