Corbin Carroll supplied a breakout night for Arizona, blasting two triples and driving in a run as the Diamondbacks beat Cleveland 6-5. He now owns the franchise single-season record with 16 triples, the most by any MLB player since Jose Reyes in 2008, and could push past Reyes’ mark with 35 games left. At 24, Carroll’s blend of speed and power (.253/.329/.559) makes him the clearest bright spot in Arizona’s season.

The pitching malaise remains the Achilles’ heel. Arizona signed Corbin Burnes to stabilize the rotation, but elbow trouble cut his impact to 11 starts before Tommy John, leaving the Diamondbacks with NL’s third-worst runs allowed even as their offense ranks among the NL’s best. Rumors swirl about Ketel Marte amid offseason chatter, and the front office faces a fork in the road: fix pitching and maximize upside, or swing roster moves to balance the roster as they chase a late-season surge.

Gavin Williams delivered 5 1/3 scoreless innings, fanning five and walking one, as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 3-1 win in Phoenix against the Arizona Diamondbacks. CJ Kayfus produced two hits, including a 406-foot homer in the second that gave Cleveland a 1-0 lead, and Brayan Rocchio connected for a homer in the fifth to push the cushion to 3-0. Cade Smith closed it out with a save, striking out Ketel Marte to cap the victory.

Arizona stranded 10 and went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, while Zac Gallen allowed three runs on five hits, including both homers, with three strikeouts and no walks. Gallen’s season has seen a career-high in homers allowed. Cleveland closed within three games of the AL wild-card cutoff. Rocchio has been heating up, hitting safely in 14 of his last 16 games with a .315 clip and nine RBIs in that span, while Kayfus has homered in both road trips since his Triple-A promotion.

Tarik Skubal lands as the slate’s top pitcher, delivering elite strikeouts and a sub-3.0 ERA over multiple seasons, with a solid floor in a game against Minnesota where OBP and run production have cratered since the deadline. His track record and matchup give him near-ownership certainty on a short card.

Jesus Luzardo and Edward Cabrera provide solid midrange upside. Luzardo’s season thrives outside two rough starts against Blue Jays and Brewers, and he’s fanned plenty while facing Washington’s weaker lineup. Cabrera has logged a 2.22 ERA since May 1, offering a strong pairing in the midrange.

The Arizona Diamondbacks spin a Coors Field stack anchored by Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte, Geraldo Perdomo and Adrian Del Castillo, a quartet poised to plate runs in the game’s hitter-friendly venue. On the Coors side, Colorado’s Beck, Doyle, Goodman and Tovar offer cheap exposure while Colorado’s park inflates run scoring. Kerry Carpenter and a Mets stack with Soto, Alonso, Lindor and Nimmo round out the core, with Elder’s recent struggles opening opportunity for righty-heavy lineups.

Bottom-line: this slate rewards high ceilings at the top with savvy value plays the rest of the way. Target the Coors tilt for stacking leverage, balance with Miami and Detroit arms, and don’t sleep on the Mets’ power quartet against Elder. Build multiple rosters to capture the upside across these correlated matchups.

The current injury epidemic in Major League Baseball is alarming, particularly among pitchers. A.J. Smith-Shawver of the Atlanta Braves had elbow reconstruction surgery (Tommy John surgery) and will miss the season, with a potential return not expected until after the All-Star break in 2026. Other notable pitchers such as Ben Lively, Jackson Jobe, and Jake Cousins have also undergone similar surgeries recently.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are particularly hard-hit, with three pitchers needing Tommy John in June alone, including staff ace Corbin Burnes. The trend raises questions about whether the increase in elbow injuries is a product of the modern game, particularly the emphasis on velocity, or simply the nature of pitching itself.

The Arizona Diamondbacks face a mounting crisis as injuries plague their roster. After pitcher Corbin Burnes underwent Tommy John surgery, the situation worsened with relief pitcher A.J. Puk also heading for the same fate. The injury bug has now bitten the batting lineup, starting with catcher Gabriel Moreno, who broke his finger and was placed on the injured list.

Home run leader Eugenio Suarez is sidelined due to a hit by pitch, and rookie sensation Corbin Carroll has been diagnosed with a chip fracture in his wrist. Carroll’s absence, expected to last until after the All-Star break, significantly impacts a lineup already struggling to stay competitive in the tough NL West division, where they sit 2.5 games out of a Wild Card spot and trail the Dodgers by 7.5 games.