Carroll leads Diamondbacks past Twins 9‑5

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Corbin Carroll tripled and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday at Chase Field.

Carroll’s three-run triple in the eighth inning broke a 5-5 tie, capping a three-run frame for Arizona. The Diamondbacks scored four times in the fifth inning to erase an early deficit. Minnesota took a 5-0 lead with single runs in the second, third and fourth innings, then added two in the eighth. Arizona countered with one in the third, four in the fifth and one in the sixth before the decisive eighth.

Jonathan Loáisiga threw 1 1/3 hitless innings for the win, improving to 2-2. Connor Prielipp allowed three earned runs over six innings and fell to 2-5. Victor Caratini, Royce Lewis and Josh Bell each homered for Minnesota.

The Twins, who fell to 36-41, had nine hits. Arizona, now 39-36, had 13. Attendance was 25,110. Time of game was 2 hours, 57 minutes.