DENVER (AP) — Corbin Carroll homered twice and drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.
Nolan Arenado and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit RBI singles for a 2-0 lead in the third after Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo got things started — after rain delay of one hour and 45 minutes — with back-to-back walks off Michael Lorenzen with two outs.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado follows the flight of his RBI single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros throws the ball to first base after fielding an RBI single off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks' Jose Fernandez in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies' Jake McCarthy, right, breaks from the batter's box after connecting for an RBI single off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Brandon Pfaadt in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Michael Soroka works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll follows the flight of his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Carroll hit his sixth home run following a two-out RBI single by Ildemaro Vargas for a 5-0 lead in the fourth. Carroll then hit a solo shot in the sixth to make it 8-2.
Michael Soroka (6-2) struck out eight and gave up two runs on six hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. Paul Sewald issued a two-out walk in the ninth before finishing off his 10th save in 11 opportunities
The Rockies didn't have a hit off Soroka until TJ Rumfield, Troy Johnston and Willi Castro had three straight two-out doubles to cut it to 5-2 in the fourth.
Gurriel answered in the fifth with his first homer this season and Gabriel Moreno scored on Jose Fernandez's single to make it 7-2. Moreno had three hits and scored twice.
Jake McCarthy and Kyle Karros had RBI singles and Castro and Brett Sullivan added sacrifice flies in a four-run eighth off Brandon Pfaadt that cut it to 8-6.
Pfaadt got one out and was charged with four runs.
Lorenzen (2-6) gave up seven runs — six earned — on nine hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Rockies LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 3.97 ERA) starts Monday against the visiting Rangers, who counter with LHP MacKenzie Gore (3-3, 4.50).
Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (1-4, 5.02) starts Monday in Phoenix opposite Giants LHP Robbie Ray (3-5, 3.04).
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado follows the flight of his RBI single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros throws the ball to first base after fielding an RBI single off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks' Jose Fernandez in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies' Jake McCarthy, right, breaks from the batter's box after connecting for an RBI single off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Brandon Pfaadt in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Michael Soroka works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll follows the flight of his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Bournemouth kicked off its first European campaign with a 2-1 over Real Sociedad, Crystal Palace beat Polish champion Lech Poznań 4-0 and Juventus routed Dutch team N.E.C Nijmegen 5-0 in the Europa League on Thursday.
Celtic suffered a blow with a 3-1 loss at home to Ferencváros, and second-tier Portuguese club Torreense upset Lillestrøm 2-1 in Norway.
Elsewhere, Manchester City routed second-division Norwich in the English League Cup, and Real Betis regained a place among La Liga’s elite.
The Cherries looked comfortable in their European debut. Justin Kluivert scored Bournemouth's first-ever European goal 11 minutes into the match in San Sebastian. It was 2-0 just nine minutes later on Rayan’s header.
Sergio Goméz scored for the hosts, who returned to Europe after a one-year absence.
Bournemouth finished sixth in the Premier League last season but is still looking for its first league win this campaign under new coach Marco Rose.
Crystal Palace put the result beyond doubt early at Selhurst Park courtesy of goals from Yeremy Pino, Chris Richards and Jørgen Strand Larsen for a 3-0 lead by the 34th minute. Eddie Nketiah added a late goal shortly after the visitors were reduced to 10.
Palace, which won the third-tier Conference League last season, finally got to play in the Europa League one year after its entry was blocked by UEFA because of shared ownership links with Lyon through businessman John Textor.
U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie returned from injury to captain Juventus. He contributed an assist.
Nicolás González, Kerim Alajbegović gave the hosts a 2-0 lead before Nick Woltemade scored from the spot. Zeki Çelik and substitute Randal Kolo Muani also scored.
In other Europa League games, Beşiktaş beat Marseille 4-1 in Istanbul, and Union Saint-Gilloise blanked Viktoria 3-0 at Plzeň.
Torreense, a surprise winner of the Portuguese Cup, got the victory despite playing with 10 men from the 85th minute.
Earlier Thursday, Bundesliga club Hoffenheim dominated possession but OFI Crete scored the goals to win 2-0. Aitor Cantalapiedra gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the first half and substitute Georgios Kanellopoulos headed home the second late.
In the other early game, Salzburg collected three points for a 1-0 win at Levski Sofia.
The opening round of matches was split into two days. On Wednesday, Benfica upset AC Milan 2-0 at San Siro, Sunderland beat visiting AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in its first European match since 1973 and Lyon won 2-1 at Anderlecht.
Teenager Floyd Samba scored twice in his first-team debut to help Manchester City beat second-division Norwich 5-0 in the English League Cup.
Allan, a 22-year-old Brazilian forward, also marked his first City game with a goal, netting early in the second half as Enzo Maresca’s team advanced to a fourth-round matchup against Brighton. Rayan Cherki also scored.
Another teenager, the 18-year-old forward Ryan McAidoo, finished the rout in the final minute for the defending League Cup champions.
Real Betis continued its flying start to the Spanish league season with a 1-0 victory over Getafe.
Abde Ezzalzouli scored at the end of the first half after a video review confirmed he didn’t handle the ball in the build-up. He connected on a low shot from the center of the box following a cross from Troy Parrott.
Parrott came close with a long-distance attempt from the middle of the pitch. Getafe goalkeeper David Soria was busy throughout and tipped Antony’s low shot to the post.
Getafe's Mario Martin was sent off late in the game after receiving the second yellow card.
The victory lifted Betis level on points (15) with second-place Real Madrid. Barcelona is on top with 18 points.
Villarreal beat winless Malaga 3-1 to record its first victory of the season.
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Manchester City's Floyd Samba celebrates after scoring first goal during the third-round English League Cup soccer match between Manchester City and Norwich City in Manchester, England, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson
Juventus' Nick Woltemade, right, scores during the Europa League soccer match between Juventus and NEC in Turin, Italy, Thursday Sept. 17, 2026. (Marco Alpozzi/Lapresse via AP)
Crystal Palace's Yeremy Pino celebrates scoring their side's first goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Crystal Palace and Lech Poznan in London, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)
Bournemouth players celebrate with the fans after defeating Real Sociedad 2-1 in their first ever Europa League soccer match in San Sebastian, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Real Sociedad and AFC Bournemouth in San Sebastian, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Hoffenheim's fans chant slogans during a Europa League opening phase soccer match between OFI and Hoffenheim, in Heraklion, on the southern island of Crete, Greece, Thursday, Sept 17, 2026. (InTime Sports via AP)
OFI's Aitor Cantalapiedra, second right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during a Europa League opening phase soccer match between OFI and Hoffenheim, in Heraklion, on the southern island of Crete, Greece, Thursday, Sept 17, 2026. (InTime Sports via AP)
OFI's Aitor Cantalapiedra, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during a Europa League opening phase soccer match between OFI and Hoffenheim, in Heraklion, on the southern island of Crete, Greece, Thursday, Sept 17, 2026. (InTime Sports via AP)
Brentford's Kevin Schade is challenged by Bournemouth's Tyler Adams, left, and Rayan during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Brentford in Bournemouth, England, Saturday Sept. 12, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
