ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Michael Soroka allowed three singles over 6 1\/3 scoreless innings, and Geraldo Perdomo drove home the game\u2019s only run three batters in as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Perdomo\u2019s RBI double one-hopped into the right field corner after Corbin Carroll hit a one-out double to left center in the first. The Diamondbacks have won three straight for the first time since mid-April.<\/p>\n
Soroka (5-2) was on the other end of a 1-0 game in his previous start<\/a>, losing to Pittsburgh on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Paul Sewald pitched the ninth inning for his ninth save in as many opportunities.<\/p>\n Sewald retired the first two batters before facing Corey Seager, who homered off him to tie up Game 1 of the 2023 World Series and went on to be named MVP of the Rangers’ five-game win. Seager, who has gone 19 at-bats without a hit, was hit by Sewald on an 0-1 sweeper down and in. Sewald then got Josh Jung, who has six hits in his past two games, to fly out to center.<\/p>\n Texas threw a five-man bullpen game after scheduled starter Nathan Eovaldi reported left side soreness Monday morning and was scratched<\/a>. Jakob Junis (0-1) made his first start since 2024 with Cincinnati. Junis\u2019 2 2\/3 innings, 31 pitches and 10 batters faced were season highs.<\/p>\n Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed just two runs in the past three games.<\/p>\n The Rangers sent in pinch-runner Sam Haggerty at first base in the eighth inning with one out, and Taylor Clarke picked him off before delivering his next pitch.<\/p>\n Arizona\u2019s run was the first allowed by Junis in 10 home outings this season.<\/p>\n The run snapped Texas pitching\u2019s string of 20 consecutive scoreless innings, tied for fourth longest in the major leagues this season.<\/p>\n The Rangers went into play with a majors-best 2.80 bullpen ERA..<\/p>\n Ketel Marte played in his 1,092nd career game for the Diamondbacks, tying Paul Goldschmidt for second place behind Luis Gonzalez (1,194).<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (1-3, 4.70 ERA) will face Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-3, 5.18) on Tuesday night in a matchup of pitchers who haven\u2019t won since early April.<\/p>\n