Toronto Blue Jays beat Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Sunday at Chase Field in Phoenix behind an explosive eight-run first inning. Diamondbacks All-Star Corbin Carroll left the game early due to lower back tightness. Both teams and players downplayed the injury.
The Blue Jays tied club records with seven consecutive hits and eight batters reaching base to open the first inning against Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson. Nathan Lukes singled, Ernie Clement doubled, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. delivered a two-run single, Jesús Sánchez singled, Eloy Jiménez added an RBI single, Andrés Giménez singled, Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run double, and Myles Straw walked. Lukes then cleared the bases in his next at-bat, chasing Nelson after making it 8-0 Blue Jays. Manager John Schneider called it 'as good as we can do,' noting his team capitalized on pitches in the heart of the plate. Lukes said it felt like the offense from their 2025 World Series run, which the struggling 7-13 Jays had lacked early in 2026. Corbin Carroll, playing right field, grimaced after a swing in the third inning and stretched his back in the fourth before exiting to start the fifth, replaced by Jorge Barrosa. The Diamondbacks announced the move was due to lower back tightness. Manager Torey Lovullo said Carroll has ongoing low back issues but plans to start him Tuesday after Monday's off-day. Carroll described it as minor tightness related to a recent left hip flexor issue that caused him to miss two games, adding he would have stayed in a closer contest.
