Corbin Carroll blasts 2 home runs in extra-inning loss to Rays

PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll smoked two home runs, including a go-ahead shot in the seventh inning, but the Tampa Bay Rays came back and picked up a 7-6 win in 11 innings Wednesday at Chase Field.

Geraldo Perdomo, who entered Wednesday batting .409 with runners in scoring position, grounded into a double play with the bases loaded to end the game.

Manager Torey Lovullo described the loss as one of missed chances, one the Diamondbacks could have sealed several times had they found a hole. Carroll’s heroics aside, the D-backs went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position. The Rays finished 7-for-18.

“At the right time with the right guys up we couldn’t cash in and that was the difference in the end,” Lovullo said. “This was a frustrating game to lose, I’m not going to lie.”

Kameron Misner popped the go-ahead triple off Drey Jameson in the top of the 11th, but it was Yandy Diaz’s RBI single that became the difference in the game.

The D-backs cut the deficit with an Alek Thomas infield single to lead off the bottom half, as an errant throw scored the ghost runner. With runners on the corners, Carroll drew a four-pitch walk to set up Perdomo.

Arizona had its chances to win before the game reached the 11th inning. All in a tied game, the D-backs worked the bases loaded with two outs in the eighth, had the top of the order up in the ninth and the ghost runner on second base with no outs in the 10th.

“Like I said, we just couldn’t cash in,” Lovullo said.

Corbin Carroll continues to leave the yard

Carroll led off the bottom of the first with a rocket to right field off Rays starter Taj Bradley, his sixth career leadoff homer and second in four games.

In the seventh, while trailing 4-3, Carroll crushed a slider from left-hander Mason Montgomery over the yellow line in center field. It marked Carroll’s sixth career multi-homer performance.

Carroll has nine home runs this season, which paces the National League and is tied for the MLB lead. Of his 33 hits this season, 18 have gone for extra bases in one of the most explosive starts to a season in club history:

Most HR in team’s first 24 games, Diamondbacks history:

2001 Luis Gonzalez: 13
2025 Corbin Carroll: 9
2010 Mark Reynolds: 9
2010 Kelly Johnson: 9
2004 Richie Sexson: 9
2000 Steve Finley: 9 https://t.co/yqYaL9WJn5

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His 1.097 OPS is fourth in the league, although only second on the team behind Pavin Smith’s 1.233.

“It’s great to see balls over the fence, but I think part of what’s working is that’s not necessarily what I’m trying to do,” Carroll said. “Just trying to hit balls hard on a line and those those swings happen sometimes. Been really pleased with how it’s gone so far.”

Carroll’s second home run was timely. Tampa Bay had just taken the lead before the seventh-inning stretch, and nine-hole hitter Jose Herrera drew a clutch walk ahead of Carroll.

This was the first time in Carroll’s MLB career in which he hit a home run off a righty and a lefty in the same game, per Stathead.

“I want to be a complete player and make sure I can hold my own against lefties as well,” Carroll said.

The Rays, however, responded in the eighth inning with three straight hits off reliever Ryan Thompson to tie the game. Thompson clutched up to strand the bases loaded with nobody out and maintain the tie.

The Diamondbacks loaded the bases themselves with two outs in the bottom half against familiar face Edwin Uceta, but pinch hitter Gabriel Moreno lined out to right field.

Justin Martinez returns

Justin Martinez, who had not pitched since last Thursday due to fatigue, returned to the mound and delivered a 1-2-3 ninth inning with a strikeout to set up the top of the order.

After a 1-2-3 bottom half, the Diamondbacks entered their second extra-inning game of the season, the last being Sunday’s 3-2 win at the Chicago Cubs.

The Diamondbacks (14-10) moved to 1-1 in extra innings this year after they finished 5-8 in 2024.

Eduardo Rodriguez is pitching well

Eduardo Rodriguez started this game for the Diamondbacks and put together a better performance than the box score suggests. Rodriguez allowed two earned runs through six innings and came back out for the seventh, which has not been common this season for Arizona starters.

Rodriguez gave up a bunt hit and a ground-rule double with one out before striking out Jose Caballero. He exited with the top of the order coming up to a standing ovation from the crowd at Chase Field. Shelby Miller entered, and Diaz lined a two-run single into center.

Rodriguez’s final line was 6.2 innings — tied for the longest start by a Diamondback this season — with six hits, four earned runs, one walk and five strikeouts.

“That’s the reason I’m here, to try to just give the team the opportunity to win the game every time I go out there,” Rodriguez said. “Even if I give up a run or two. For us as a starting pitcher, a quality start is what we’re looking for all the time.”

Diamondbacks next game

Arizona caps its series against Tampa Bay with a rubber match on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. The D-backs earned a 5-1 win on Tuesday.

Right-hander Corbin Burnes (4.64 ERA) will make his second Chase Field start since joining the D-backs, and he will match up with Rays righty Drew Rasmussen (0.87 ERA).

The game will air on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app. 

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