Arizona Diamondbacks (52-41, second in the NL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (52-41, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Tommy Henry (5-1, 3.75 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (7-3, 4.24 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)
Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette hit solo homers, George Springer drove in two runs and emergency starter Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Arizona Diamondbacks because of discomfort in his left side.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. became the first player to go deep in his first plate appearance following a Home Run Derby win, Brandon Belt drove in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2.
Growing up in Seattle, Corbin Carroll dreamed of someday playing baseball at T-Mobile Park, and that dream will come true Tuesday.
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Blue Jays -164, Diamondbacks +141; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks look to break a three-game slide with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto is 25-18 in home games and 52-41 overall. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 3.81 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.
Arizona is 26-17 in road games and 52-41 overall. The Diamondbacks have a 39-10 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 16 home runs, 15 walks and 53 RBI while hitting .315 for the Blue Jays. Whit Merrifield is 12-for-38 with a double, four home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.
Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with a .291 batting average, and has 20 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 32 walks and 48 RBI. Gabriel Moreno is 9-for-26 with a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .257 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
Diamondbacks: 3-7, .215 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (side), Adam Cimber: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Merrill Kelly: 15-Day IL (calf), Cole Sulser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Melancon: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Martin: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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