ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Michael Soroka pitched 6⅓ scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks made an early run stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Park.

Arizona scored its only run in the first inning. Corbin Carroll led off with a double and crossed the plate on a double by Geraldo Perdomo. That early support was all Soroka needed. The right-hander allowed three hits, walked one and struck out five, bouncing back from a rocky outing April 30 in Milwaukee in which he gave up eight earned runs in three innings. Soroka improved to 5-2 on the season.

The Rangers put two runners on base in the bottom of the first inning on singles by Brandon Nimmo and Ezequiel Duran, but Soroka induced a groundout from Corey Seager and a foul-tip strikeout from Josh Jung to escape the jam. Texas did not advance another runner past second base until the ninth inning.

Arizona threatened again in the fourth when Nolan Arenado doubled with two outs, but Lourdes Gurriel Jr. popped out to first. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases in the eighth on a double by Ketel Marte, an intentional walk to Carroll and a single by Perdomo, but a strikeout and a force out ended the inning.

Paul Sewald recorded the final three outs for his ninth save of the season, striking out Nimmo on a foul tip to start the ninth. Sewald allowed no hits and struck out one in a perfect inning of work.

Jakob Junis took the loss for Texas, falling to 0-1. He pitched 2⅔ innings, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out two. Four Texas relievers combined for 5⅓ scoreless innings, including Peyton Gray who struck out two in 2⅔ innings, and Tyler Alexander who struck out two in 1⅔ innings.

The Diamondbacks finished with six hits, led by Arenado who went 2 for 4 with a double. Perdomo and Marte each added a double, and Carroll doubled and walked twice. The Rangers managed only four hits, all singles, and struck out nine times.

Arizona improved to 20-20 while Texas dropped to 19-22. The game lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 22,651.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Arizona 4, Texas 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Texas with a 52.90 percent probability to win. Texas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 8.