PHOENIX — Corbin Carroll punctuated an Arizona Diamondbacks rally in the eighth inning on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays with a grand slam, all but cementing a 6-2 win at Chase Field.
The rally started with singles from Ildemaro Vargas — extending his hitting streak to 17 games dating back to last year — and Alek Thomas. Ketel Marte walked, setting the table for Carroll.
On a 3-1 pitch from Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman, Carroll saw a fastball right down the middle and punched it to left-center field as the home crowd erupted.
CORBIN CARROLL GRAND SLAM!@DBACKS LEAD IN THE 8TH! pic.twitter.com/ob9mVU4q2V
— MLB (@MLB) April 19, 2026
It was Carroll’s fourth career grand slam, his first since April 15, 2025, in Miami.
The Diamondbacks have won four straight games and four consecutive series. They improved to 13-8 on the season, 13-5 since their opening series at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Saturday was not a completely even performance for the team.
Zac Gallen allowed three hits in the first inning to fall behind 1-0 before he settled in.
A defensive mistake from shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the sixth allowed Toronto to score the game-tying run at 2-2. Perdomo took his foot off the bag on the relay to first, extending the inning. Perdomo was also thrown out at second base looking to stretch a single into a double.
And the offense struggled to string many hits together with a slew of pop-ups and one walk until Marte came up in the eighth.
But Gallen was solid with 5.2 innings and two earned runs, and the bullpen did another masterful job keeping runs off the board.
Ryan Thompson, Juan Morillo and Kevin Ginkel combined for 3.1 scoreless innings in relief of Gallen. The D-backs have won three of Gallen’s last four starts.
With the pitching doing its job, the offense just needed the one big blow, and it came with the right player up at the right time.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also returned to left field for the first time since he tore his right ACL on Sept. 1 last season. He did not record a hit but collected an outfield assist on a dime to second base.
Max Scherzer, the one-time Diamondback 17 years ago who has continued to pitch at 41 years old, tossed six innings with two earned runs for Toronto in what could have been his last start at Chase Field.
Ryne Nelson pitches finale in Diamondbacks-Blue Jays series
The series between two of the last three World Series runners-up concludes on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. MST.
Ryne Nelson will make the start for Arizona, with veteran right-hander Kevin Gausman going for Toronto.
Catch the game on ESPN 620 AM and the Arizona Sports app.
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