D-backs' Carroll Hits Grand Slam, Beats Blue Jays

0:00It's April 19th, MLB News. Today starts now, AI-powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. Arizona Diamondbacks took down the Toronto Blue J6-2 on Saturday night, grabbing their fourth straight win thanks to Corbin Carroll's grand, slam in the 8th that broke a tie. Carroll crushed his fourth career grand slam in third home or this season to left center on a 3-1 count, putting the D-backs ahead for good. It started with Old Demaro Vargas leading off the 8th with a single, stretching his league leading hitting streak to 17 games from last season. Alex Thomas singled next, Kettle Marte walked on four pitches and Carroll delivered the big blow. Juan Morello earned his first major league win with one and one-third strong innings in relief. Max Scherzer made his return to Phoenix, where his career kicked off and looks sharp after a rough start to the year. He navigated a 22-pitch first inning with just one run, then when six innings total on

1:0074 pitches, allowing five hits, one walk, and one strikeout. Zach Gallen pitched five and two-thirds for Arizona, giving up nine hits but only two runs before the tie came in the sixth on an overturned replay, Call. That kept the inning alive, leading to a two-out RBI single that chased him. Lorde's Gouriel also returned to the D-backs lineup after tearing his ACL last September 1, going zero for four, but gunning down a runner-at. Second, the series wraps Sunday with Toronto's Kevin Galsman facing Arizona's Ryan Nelson, both looking to build momentum heading into the finale.