
Carroll and Gurriel drive in 2 runs each, Diamondbacks beat
PHOENIX (AP)– Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each drove in 2 runs, Brandon Pfaadt pitched into the 6th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 on Monday night.Tyler Locklear and Alek Thomas each hit a solo homer for Arizona.Advertisement Pfaadt( 11-7) gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings and
was replaced in
the 6th by Andrew Hoffmann with runners initially and 3rd and two out. Hoffman got Ryan O’Hearn to fly out to end the hazard and pitched a 1-2-3 seventh before Kyle Backhus got the final 6 outs for his very first profession save.Gurriel singled off Padres starter JP Sears(7-10 )to drive in Ketel Marte and provide Arizona a 1-0 lead in the very first inning. Carroll struck a sacrifice fly with the bases packed that drove in Blaze Alexander– who walked to lead off the inning– and made it 2-0. Arizona has actually won 3 in a row after it lost 9 of 10. Manny Machado doubled with 2 out and scored when Jackson Merrill followed with another double in the 3rd. Gavin Sheets drew a two-out walk, moved to 2nd when Ramón Laureano singled and scored on a single by Jake Cronenworth to make it 5-2. Ad Key minute Jorge Barrosa doubled to lead off the fourth inning, moved to 3rd when Ketel Marte singled and scored on a double by Carroll. Gurriel singled
to drive in Carroll and offer the Diamonbacks a 5-1 lead.Key stat Thomas went 2 for 4 and is striking.371( 13 for 35)with a double, 3 homers, 5 RBIs and two walks in 11 games since the All-Star break.Up next Padres RHP Yu Darvish(1-3, 6.46 AGE)breaks Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson(
6-3, 3.20)on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb