The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Monday night in a battle of National League West contenders at Oracle Park.
Arizona is now 22-20 on the year while the Giants are 24-18. D-backs star Corbin Carroll provided the offense in the win, going 2-for-3 with two homers and two RBIs. He now has 13 homers for the season and owns a .282 average and a .965 OPS.
He's also joined some impressive recent history dating back to last July, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
Most home runs since 2024 All-Star break:
Aaron Judge: 38
Shohei Ohtani: 37
Kyle Schwarber: 33
Eugenio Suarez: 32
Corbin Carroll: 30
Most home runs since 2024 All-Star break:
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 13, 2025
Aaron Judge: 38
Shohei Ohtani: 37
Kyle Schwarber: 33
Eugenio Suarez: 32
Corbin Carroll: 30 https://t.co/0FGeGzB9nq
Considering that Ohtani (National League) and Judge (American League) each won the MVP Awards last season, that's good company to be in. Now in his fourth season in the big leagues, Carroll is a .260 career hitter with 64 homers. He made the All-Star Game and won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2023.
Justin Verlander surrendered both homers to Carroll, taking the loss on the mound. One of the greatest pitchers of the 21st Century, he's now 0-3 with a 4.31 ERA.
The two teams will play again on Tuesday night with first pitch coming at 9:45 p.m. ET. Young right-hander Brandon Pfaadt will pitch for Arizona while former Cy Young winner Robbie Ray will go for San Francisco.
Pfaadt is out to an impressive 6-2 start with a 3.28 ERA, while Ray has also been impressive. Now healthy, he's 5-0 with a 2.84.
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