Aug. 9, 2025: Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 at Chase Field. Blaze Alexander drove in 4, Corbin Carroll homered, and Zac Gallen dealt. Read more.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
If you wanted a snapshot of what the Diamondbacks need in August, Saturday delivered it in neon. Blaze Alexander piled up four RBIs with a bases-clearing double and a solo homer, Corbin Carroll launched his 24th of the season, and Zac Gallen shoved for six sturdy innings as Arizona beat the Rockies 6-1 at Chase Field. It’s four wins in six now, and the front office matched the on-field momentum by shoring up the bullpen: Juan Burgos is up from Reno, Casey Kelly heads back, and veteran Nabil Crismatt joins the major-league staff.
“Blaze Alexander’s bases-clearing double set the tone, and his solo shot sealed it—four RBIs on a night the D-backs looked every bit like an August contender.”
The game pivoted in the first inning when Blaze Alexander turned a tense, traffic-filled frame into a party with a bases-clearing double. He wasn’t done. In the fourth, the rookie infielder added a solo homer, giving him four RBIs on the night and putting the game firmly in Arizona’s hands. For a lineup that’s been searching for consistent length behind its stars, Alexander’s ability to punish mistakes and do damage with runners on is exactly the kind of bottom-to-middle order thunder that changes series—and months.
Corbin Carroll’s two-run homer in the fifth felt like a punctuation mark. The swing expanded the lead and underscored how different this offense looks when its catalyst is driving the ball. When Carroll is threatening gaps and fences, pitchers can’t breathe around the heart of the order, and everyone else benefits—Alexander included.
Zac Gallen delivered exactly what the night called for: six innings, one run, four hits, six strikeouts, and three walks. He improved to 9-12, but the record undersells how important his outing was—he handled traffic, limited damage, and handed things over with the game under control. That’s the template for August: quality starts that let the lineup play downhill and the bullpen work in structure instead of chaos.
Credit to Colorado’s Kyle Karros, who singled home a run in his MLB debut. The moment trimmed the deficit briefly, but Arizona slammed the door from there. Nights like these are about not letting a young opponent breathe—and the D-backs didn’t.
The D-backs recalled right-hander Juan Burgos from Triple-A Reno and optioned Casey Kelly, who closed out Friday’s win. Arizona also assigned veteran righty Nabil Crismatt to the major-league roster. It’s a clear signal: the front office is actively tuning the relief mix to manage injuries and performance as the calendar turns toward the stretch run. Burgos, acquired from Seattle in the Eugenio Suárez trade and ranked No. 25 in the system by MLB Pipeline, brings swing-and-miss potential after striking out eight with only two walks in 6.2 MLB innings for the Mariners earlier this year. Crismatt adds experienced depth and flexibility for multi-inning or matchup windows.
Burgos was considered the most MLB-ready arm from the Suárez deal, and his brief run with Reno backed that up: two scoreless innings in his first outing, two runs in his second—solid work in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. The appeal here is straightforward: a composed right-hander with enough stuff and control to get big-league hitters out now. Expect Torey Lovullo to ease him into the mix while the club sorts out leverage lanes.
Arizona has won four of its last six, and the formula on Saturday—the bottom of the order cashing in, Carroll’s power changing the math, strong starting pitching—scales to the rest of August. The bullpen tweaks are about raising the floor: more options, fresher arms, and a better chance to convert leads like tonight’s into stress-free wins. The series with Colorado continues Sunday at Chase Field, and the mission is simple: stack another one. Keep feeding the offense’s momentum, let Gallen’s tone-setting carry over to the next starter, and give the new-look bullpen some clean reps to settle roles.
This was the kind of night that can recalibrate a week: impact swings from Alexander and Carroll, a quality start from Gallen, and a bullpen reinforced in real time. If Arizona keeps pairing timely thump with stability on the mound, the wins will keep stacking—and August will start to feel a lot like October prep.
