Diamondbacks Beat Blue Jays 6-3 as Soroka Goes 4-0

In Phoenix, the Arizona Diamondbacks secured a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night, marking their first home game after a 6-3 road trip along the East Coast. Nolan Arenado's home run and Michael Soroka's strong outing propelled the Diamondbacks to the win, with Soroka earning his fourth victory of the season to tie for the major league lead among starting pitchers.

Soroka, a 28-year-old right-hander, delivered seven solid innings, allowing five hits and two runs while walking none and striking out five. Just two years after posting a 0-10 record with the Chicago White Sox, Soroka improved to 4-0 this season, matching Los Angeles Angels starter José Soriano for the most wins by a starter. Milwaukee's Aaron Ashby leads all relievers with five wins.

The Diamondbacks broke through in the fourth inning when Arenado, recently acquired by Arizona, hit his third home run of the season off Toronto opener Braydon Fisher. They added two more runs in the fifth against reliever Eric Lauer, who fell to 1-3. Corbin Carroll and José Fernandez each delivered RBI singles during the rally, building a 3-0 lead.

Toronto responded in the sixth with Myles Straw's first home run of...