PHOENIX — Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka delivered seven innings with two earned runs at Chase Field on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays, and Arizona improved to 4-0 in games he has started so far this year.
Third baseman Nolan Arenado homered in Arizona’s 6-3 win, the club’s third straight victory to improve to 12-8 through 20 games.
Paul Sewald picked up his seventh save in as many opportunities, while eight of nine starters in the lineup recorded a hit in the win.
Soroka got through seven innings pitched in a start for the first time since 2019 with the Atlanta Braves. That was before his first Achilles tear, second Achilles tear and the numerous injuries he has gone through since his All-Star campaign at 21 years old.
The last time Soroka pitched seven innings was on Aug. 22, 2019. Curtis Granderson made an appearance in that game before retiring at season’s end.
In four starts with the Diamondbacks, Soroka has averaged 5.2 innings per outing with an ERA of 2.87.
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He needed only 29 pitches to get through three innings, with his only hit at that time coming from a pop-up that left fielder Tim Tawa lost in the lights or the sky.
The two runs Soroka surrendered were a squeeze play executed by Lenyn Sosa in the fourth inning and a solo home run from Myles Straw — who entered the game for Daulton Varsho due to left knee tightness — in the sixth.
Nolan Arenado getting going?
Arenado put the Diamondbacks on the board with a frozen rope to left field, just high enough to get over the fence for his first home run at Chase Field since joining the team.
The Diamondbacks built a 3-1, 5-2 and eventually 6-3 lead with RBI knocks coming from Corbin Carroll, Jose Fernandez, Tim Tawa and another from Arenado.
Arenado lined a single in the seventh inning to plate a run, as the veteran third baseman has three home runs in his last four games and three multi-hit performances in the same timeframe. Arenado was hitting .180 before this stretch. That is up to .224.
What happens when a Golden Glover fields a fair ball?
A no-harm-no-foul moment happened with a Golden Glover sitting down the first-base line in the seventh inning.
Golden Glovers sit along the wall on the warning track and gather foul balls while wearing a glove and a helmet.
Interference by the ball boy places Andrés Giménez at second base ? pic.twitter.com/ydKokUWSpt
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 18, 2026
Only this time, a Golden Glover fielded a fair ball hit down the line by Toronto’s Andrés Gimenez. The Diamondbacks executed a relay and threw out Gimenez going to third base on a strike from second baseman Ildemaro Vargas, but the umpires gathered and gave Gimenez second base on the dead ball.
Soroka stranded Gimenez on third base in the seventh by striking out Ernie Clement.
Gallen vs. Scherzer
The series continues on Saturday with Zac Gallen making his fifth start of the year.
41-year-old Max Scherzer will pitch for Toronto after he allowed eight earned runs in his last appearance.
The D-backs could get a reinforcement for the lineup, as manager Torey Lovullo said on Friday that he would not be surprised if outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned from ACL surgery rehab this weekend.
The game starts at 5:10 p.m. MST on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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