On Aug 9, 2025, the Diamondbacks topped the Rockies 6-1 at Chase Field as Blaze Alexander drove in 4, Corbin Carroll homered, and Zac Gallen spun 6 strong.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
Saturday night felt like a statement. The Diamondbacks didn’t just beat the Rockies 6-1 at Chase Field — they controlled the game from the jump behind Blaze Alexander’s four RBIs, Corbin Carroll’s 24th homer, and six sturdy innings from Zac Gallen. Add in a bullpen reshuffle headlined by the recall of righty Juan Burgos, and you’ve got a club quietly trending up with four wins in its last six.
“Blaze Alexander drove in four — a bases-clearing double in the first and a solo homer in the fourth — as Arizona rolled 6-1.”
Arizona pounced early. With the bases loaded in the first, Blaze Alexander ripped a bases-clearing double to the gap, giving Gallen a three-run cushion before he’d even broken a sweat. Alexander later added a solo homer in the fourth, and Carroll blew it open with a two-run shot in the fifth — his 24th of the season. Gallen did the rest, working six innings of one-run ball (4 H, 6 K) and letting the lineup’s early haymakers hold up. Colorado’s lone tally came on rookie Kyle Karros’s RBI single in his MLB debut, but the night belonged to Arizona’s balance: timely hitting, clean pitching, and a game that never felt in doubt.
Alexander’s night is bigger than the box score. Arizona has been searching for consistent bottom-third production, and when a versatile infielder drives in four with damage in two-strike and run-on-base situations, it stretches pitchers thin. It also changes how opponents map their bullpens; if the 7-9 spots threaten innings, managers can’t just coast to the top. Nights like this from Alexander take pressure off the middle of the order and give the D-backs multiple paths to scoring — especially at home, where gap power plays.
Carroll’s fifth-inning two-run homer was the exclamation point. The timing mattered: it turned a comfortable lead into a commanding one and let Torey Lovullo manage the pitching staff without chasing matchups. Carroll’s 24th reinforces what he means to the offensive identity — when his bat supplies thump to go with table-setting speed, Arizona looks like the version that can string together series wins.
This was the blueprint outing for Zac Gallen (now 9-12): get strike one, avoid the crooked number, and hand the ball off with minimal stress. He scattered four hits across six innings with six strikeouts and just one run allowed, exactly the kind of start that stabilizes a bullpen in flux. When your ace gives you clean, efficient frames, the rest of the pitching plan falls into place — especially important on a weekend when roles are shifting.
The front office kept the momentum going before first pitch, recalling right-hander Juan Burgos from Triple-A Reno and optioning Casey Kelly after his Friday save. Arizona also assigned Nabil Crismatt to the MLB roster as part of the ongoing relief recalibration. Burgos, acquired in the Eugenio Suárez deal and ranked No. 25 in the system by MLB Pipeline, has already flashed big-league stuff this season with eight strikeouts in 6.2 MLB innings. The profile: strike-thrower with carry who can miss bats and potentially grab a seventh-eighth inning look if he hits the zone. For a club searching for a stable bridge to the ninth, giving Burgos a real runway to earn leverage is a smart mid-August play.
Burgos barely unpacked in Reno — two scoreless innings in his first Aces appearance — before the call came. The organization has been transparent about his readiness, and the timing aligns with need. Expect a measured introduction (clean innings, soft leverage) with the chance to graduate quickly if the swing-and-miss translates. The upside is a fresh, controllable arm stabilizing the middle innings down the stretch.
Arizona will try to carry this clean, complete formula through the rest of the Rockies set. Watch for how Lovullo deploys Burgos in his first outings and whether the offense keeps manufacturing early leads — the team looks different when it can play downhill. With four wins in six, the opportunity is right there: stack another series result at home, keep the bullpen auditions rolling, and let the top of the rotation set the tone.
Big swings early, a settled ace, and a bullpen bet on upside — that’s a recipe Arizona can ride. If Blaze Alexander keeps lengthening the lineup and Corbin Carroll keeps punishing mistakes, the D-backs won’t need perfection from a retooled relief corps, just competence. Give Burgos the runway, win the weekend, and turn a good week into a mini-run.
