PHOENIX — Corbin Carroll scored twice and had six RBIs, Yilber Diaz pitched six strong innings for his first big league win and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1 on Saturday night.
The Diamondbacks defeated José Berríos (8-7) to win or split their fifth consecutive series, scoring five runs on seven hits in four innings against the right-hander. They did it one night after coming back from a 4-2 loss in the eighth inning to beat the Blue Jays 5-4.
“Some guys are obviously getting really hot,” Carroll said. “The guys are just doing their part and it’s been great.”
Carroll is among the hottest.
The second-year player struggled early in the season but is returning to the form that earned him last season’s NL Rookie of the Year. He hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning, a three-run homer in the seventh and a two-run shot in the eighth to put Arizona up 12-1.
“He was probably waiting for a night like this,” Diamondbacks coach Torey Lovullo said.
Eugenio Suárez also hit a two-run homer in the eighth — his third in four games — and the Diamondbacks had 15 hits to win for the 10th time in 14 games.
Diaz (1-0) was sharp all night, keeping the Blue Jays off balance with a high-90s fastball and a strong curveball. He allowed one run on four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
The Blue Jays have lost nine of 11.
Diaz had a solid big league debut, allowing four hits in six no-decision innings against Atlanta on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Venezuelan was sharp again and this time managed to win. Alejandro Kirk ran in the second inning on a sacrifice fly, but it was all for Toronto against Diaz.
“He goes out there with great presence and makes pitch after pitch,” Lovullo said. “He doesn’t give up.”
Berríos faced traffic on the bases in every inning in his third consecutive shaky start.
Joc Pederson hit a run-scoring double in the first inning and the Diamondbacks scored two more in the second, on the first of José Herrera’s three singles and Carroll’s sacrifice bunt.
Ketel Marte hit a single against Berríos in the fourth inning and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made it 5-1 on an infield hit with the bases loaded.
Berríos allowed at least four runs in his third straight start and three of the four batters he walked ended up scoring.
WILD CAUGHT
Herrera made a rare play in the sixth inning, throwing out Spencer Horwitz on a wild pitch that went to the defense.
The Arizona catcher had no chance to catch Diaz’s fastball, but the ball came back hard to him. Herrera then spun and hit Horwitz at third base.
COACH’S TABLE
Blue Jays: RHP Yimi Garcia (elbow) is expected to join the Blue Jays in Arizona this weekend and could be activated on Sunday.
Diamondbacks: Gurriel went 1 for 5 on his bobblehead night after being held out of the game on Friday due to left shoulder soreness.
NEXT
Toronto LHP Yusei Kikuchi (4-8, 4.00 ERA) faces Arizona RHP Zac Gallen (6-5, 3.33) in the series finale on Sunday.
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