PHOENIX (Interstat) — Corbin Carroll hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a late three-run deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 8-7 on Monday night at Chase Field. Carroll pulled a splitter from reliever Jack Ralston over the right-field fence for his 21st homer of the season. The win kept Arizona in the National League playoff race. The Diamondbacks improved to 80-71, while Miami fell to 74-77. Juan Morillo earned the win in relief, improving to 4-4. Ralston took the loss, falling to 0-1. The game lasted 3:04 and drew 19,434.

The Diamondbacks trailed 7-4 after Miami scored twice in the seventh. Arizona cut the deficit to 7-6 in the eighth on Jordan Lawlar’s two-run homer. In the ninth, Gabriel Moreno walked, Tommy Troy ran for him, and Geraldo Perdomo sacrificed Troy to second. Carroll then drove a pitch over the right-field fence to score Troy and end the game.

Miami had taken a 3-0 lead in the second. Griffin Conine singled to left, Otto Lopez struck out, and Jakob Marsee singled to center. Javier Sanoja followed with a triple to center field that scored Conine and Marsee. Joe Mack then hit a sacrifice fly to left that scored Sanoja. Sanoja finished 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Marsee went 3 for 4 with a home run and one RBI.

Arizona answered in the third. Pavin Smith doubled to left, and Jordan Lawlar singled to right to put runners on the corners. Lars Nootbaar then homered to right-center, tying the game at 3. Nootbaar finished 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Lawlar went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Carroll finished 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Miami regained the lead in the fourth. After Conine struck out and Lopez flew out, Marsee homered to right-center for his 10th home run. Sanoja followed with a homer to left, his ninth, giving Miami a 5-3 lead. Joe Mack grounded out to end the inning.

Arizona cut the lead to 5-4 in the fifth. Nootbaar singled to right, Ketel Marte grounded out to move Nootbaar to second, and Gabriel Moreno was hit by a pitch. Perdomo walked to load the bases, and Carroll singled to left to score Nootbaar. Arenado struck out, and Tawa lined out to right, leaving the bases loaded.

Miami added two runs in the seventh. Joe Mack singled to right, Agustin Ramirez struck out, and Kyle Stowers doubled to center to score Mack. Heriberto Hernandez was called out on strikes, and Xavier Edwards singled to right to score Stowers. Conine struck out to end the inning. Miami led 7-4.

Arizona had a chance in the seventh. Marte doubled to right, and Moreno singled to center to put runners on first and third. But Perdomo struck out on a foul tip, Carroll struck out swinging, and Arenado struck out swinging. Miami had another chance in the eighth when Marsee tripled to center. Sanoja reached on a fielder’s choice, but Marsee was thrown out at home. Joe Mack walked, and Ramirez singled to load the bases. Stowers struck out swinging to end the threat.

The Diamondbacks began their comeback in the eighth. Tim Tawa walked, and Pavin Smith flew out to left. Lawlar then homered to left-center, scoring Tawa and making it 7-6. Nootbaar was called out on strikes, and Marte popped out to shortstop.

In the ninth, Moreno walked against Ralston. Tommy Troy entered as a pinch runner. Perdomo bunted toward third, and Sanoja threw to first baseman Graham Pauley as Troy moved to second. Carroll then hit a 2-1 pitch over the right-field fence. The blast scored Troy and gave Arizona the 8-7 victory. It was Carroll’s 21st homer of the season. He has struggled since the All-Star break with a .214 batting average, but delivered the game’s biggest swing.

Miami starter Sandy Alcantara pitched five innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs while striking out six. He did not factor in the decision. Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 innings for Arizona, allowing two hits and no earned runs with two strikeouts. Morillo pitched a scoreless inning with no hits and three strikeouts. Calvin Faucher pitched a scoreless inning with no hits for Miami. Michael Petersen pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two hits and striking out three.

Miami finished with 12 hits. Arizona had 11 hits. Miami pitchers combined for 24 strikes, 58 balls and 24 balls in play. Arizona pitchers combined for 14 strikes, 66 balls and 14 balls in play. The Marlins struck out 14 times and left several runners in scoring position. The Diamondbacks took advantage of late walks and home runs.

Arizona had lost two of three to the Texas Rangers before this series. Miami had won two of three against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Marlins had won all three games against Arizona in June at Miami. The teams will continue their series Tuesday and Wednesday at Chase Field. Miami will then travel to San Diego, while Arizona will host the New York Yankees after this series.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Miami Marlins 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Arizona a 55.4 percent probability to win. Arizona was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under line was 8, and the combined 15 runs exceeded that line.