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Diamondbacks’ Nolan Arenado: Lifts homer in win
Arenado went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday’s 9-1 win over the Rangers.
Arenado’s power continues to trend well — he has homered three times over his last five games while adding five RBI in that span. The third baseman has also drawn at least one walk in four straight contests, a big improvement after he earned just seven free passes in all of August. Arenado is batting .239 with a .756 OPS, 24 homers, 70 RBI, 68 runs scored, 21 doubles, one triple and four stolen bases through 138 games this year.
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Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll: Homers in return to lineup
Carroll went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday’s 9-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Carroll went yard as part of a five-run sixth inning for the Diamondbacks. The outfielder had missed the previous two games due to lower back discomfort. He reached the 20-homer mark Friday, but his power has been a little lacking recently, as he has just two long balls over his last 25 games. For the season, he’s batting .240 with an .803 OPS, 63 RBI, 86 runs scored, 30 doubles, 16 triples and 21 stolen bases over 142 contests. Carroll has reached the 20-20 mark in each of his four full major-league seasons.
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Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly: Short outing Friday
Kelly allowed one run on two hits, three walks and a hit batsman while striking out three over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Rangers on Friday.
Kelly needed 80 pitches (48 strikes) to get through this start, with Joc Pederson’s RBI double in his third at-bat ending the right-hander’s outing. The short start kept Kelly from having a chance at a third straight quality start. The 37-year-old has pitched to a 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 102:67 K:BB across 152 innings over 27 starts this season. Kelly’s next start is tentatively projected to come at home versus the Yankees, but he could be moved up to face the Marlins instead if the Diamondbacks opt to piggyback Zac Gallen and Michael Soroka again.