Cooper Hjerpe perfect for four in MLB debut

As expected, Carroll remains out of Arizona’s lineup for the second straight game. The 26-year-old franchise cornerstone is slated to undergo an MRI on his back later this week to determine the severity of the issue. There should be some much-needed clarity on his status, including whether he’ll require a trip to the injured list, prior to Friday’s series opener against the Rangers.

The encouraging news for fantasy managers is that Caglianone, who remains out of the lineup for the fourth consecutive game, was able to resume hitting prior to Tuesday’s game in Kansas City. The 23-year-old emerging middle-of-the-order force remains shut down from throwing after being diagnosed with a mild flexor strain in his left elbow over the weekend. It’ll be John Rave getting another opportunity in right field on Wednesday evening. It sounds like there’s a chance he’s able to return to Kansas City’s lineup at DH during their upcoming three-game series against the Red Sox that gets underway on Friday.

DeLauter is back in right field and hitting second following a four-game absence with a right wrist sprain. The 24-year-old rookie has put together an excellent debut, hitting .294/.365/.458 with 56 runs scored, 13 homers, 60 RBI and 10 steals in 499 plate appearances over 120 games. He’s on pace to finish the season as a top-30 fantasy outfielder.

Gallen will start against the Royals on Wednesday after missing two months with elbow inflammation. He pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in his one rehab start with Triple-A Reno. He’s 3-9 with a 6.34 ERA in 19 starts for the Diamondbacks this season.

Soroka, back after missing two turns with shoulder inflammation, will pitch behind Zac Gallen tonight, even though he’s probably the better bet of the two. He has a 3.40 ERA in 18 starts this season.

Strowd returns to the minors after pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings last night. It was just his second appearance for the Diamondbacks since being acquired from the Orioles in the Blaze Alexander trade in February.

Walston allowed two runs — one earned — over three innings in his two appearances for Arizona. They were his first major league outings since Tommy John surgery in March 2025.

Judge went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and played six innings in right field in his return from the IL last night. There’s yet to be an update on how he’s feeling today, but as of last night, it sounded like he could exit early again tonight and then probably sit Thursday.

We’ll surely hear more about Chisholm’s thumb soon, but José Caballero is starting in his place tonight.

Fairbanks, who missed the minimum 15 days with his latest recurrence of his hand issues, returns without the benefit of a rehab assignment. He’ll probably go right back to closing for the Marlins. Calvin Faucher picked up the team’s only save while he was out.