Carroll Returns, Kelly Faces Murakami

0:00On April 21st, Corbin Carroll is back in the Arizona Diamondbacks lineup tonight against the Chicago White Sox at Chase Field. The star-right-fielder got pulled from Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays with some low-back tightness after striking out in the fifth. But he's batting second behind Kettle Marte, ready to go in this series opener. Manager Tori LeVulo checked on him right after and said, Carol felt good, no mistime needed. It's been a nagging day-to-day thing around his body, nothing major, but worth watching as the season rolls on. Jorado Pardomo returns at shortstop after a rest day Sunday, where he shook off some recent errors on the bases and defense. Adrian Del Castillo handles catching since Gabriel Moreno's still sideline with an oblique tweak from the injured list. The rest of the order flows with Lorde's Guerrero Jr. in left, Jose Fernandez as designated hitter, Nolan Aeronado a third, Ildemaro Vargas at first, and Alex Thomas in center. On the mound, right-hander Merrill Kelly takes his second start of the year.

1:03Last time out against the Orioles, he went five and one-third innings, gave up two runs in a win, but fought command issues with just 46. Strikes out of 86 pitches. Keep an eye on Kelly facing White Sox, third baseman Munitaka Murakami, who homered off him in the World Baseball Classic a few years back. Murakami's batting just 208, but packing power with eight homers and a 918 OPS. This matchup could spark some fireworks as the debacks push forward. That wraps MLB news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cori with the story.