Geraldo

Perdomo

The 25-year-old infielder started a four-run rally with a leadoff walk in the fourth inning and ultimately scored the Diamondbacks’ first run on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Eugenio Suarez. He also walked in the fifth and scored on an RBI double by Suarez. Perdomo finished the afternoon 0-for-2 and concludes the first half slashing .265/.370/.413 with 10 homers, 65 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

Perdomo turned a 2-0 game into a 6-0 lead with one swing of the bat. It was one of three homers that Arizona was able to hit in the game against Dylan Cease, and it was the 10th roundtripper of the year for Perdomo while bumping his RBI total to 64. Perdomo has shown flashes of fantasy brilliance in 2024, and there’s plenty of reason to think he’ll be a solid — if maybe unspectacular — option for the final 70-plus games.

Perdomo hit his ninth homer of the year in the fifth inning to tie the game at 4-4. He also drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk. Perdomo has scuffled in June with a .607 OPS, but there’s been some glimpses of excellent from the 25-year-old in 2025.

Perdomo capped off the scoring in the ballgame with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning that increased the Diamondbacks’ lead to 4-1. While he has slumped a bit as of late, the 25-year-old infielder is still slashing a solid .260/.355/.411 on the season with eight homers, 53 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

The D-Backs entered the ninth inning trailing 7-3 with the normally-excellent Robert Suarez on the mound. Didn’t matter. With the bases full, Perdomo smoked a triple into right field to tie the game at 7-7. One batter later, Josh Naylor bounced into a fielder’s choice with Perdomo safe at the plate for the impressive win. He’s now up to 49 RBI over 70 games, and he’s slashed a solid 271/.366/.429 over his 243 at-bats.

With shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the midst of a career year and second baseman Ketel Marte playing at an MVP-caliber level, there simply isn’t a regular spot for Lawlar at the highest level between those middle infield spots. The 22-year-old top prospect gets onto the lineup card with veteran Eugenio Suárez receiving his first day off since April 20.

Perdomo extended the D-Backs’ lead to 9-3 with a two-run homer off Matt Sauer. He also drove in a run with a sac fly in the second. The 25-year-old is now hitting .302/.403/.488 in what has been a breakout campaign for the former top prospect. Breakout may be a bit of an understatement.

The 25-year-old shortstop led off the second inning with a single off of Chase Dollander and swiped second base, but the Diamondbacks were unable to cash him in from there. He continues to swing a hot bat, slashing a robust .300/.401/.469 with five long balls, 34 RBI and 11 stolen bases (in 11 attempts) on the season.

Lawlar will make his highly-anticipated season debut on Tuesday night at Oracle Park in place of veteran Geraldo Perdomo after compiling an astronomical 336/.413/.579 with 23 extra-base hits and 13 steals over 37 games this season for Triple-A Reno. The 22-year-old top prospect is expected to make four-to-five starts per-week, splitting time between shortstop, second base and third base, according to Arizona general manager Mike Hazen. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats as a result of his immense power/speed upside potential.

Earlier on Sunday, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo mentioned that the team could find at-bats for Lawlar, and he wanted impact bats in the lineup. Now he’ll get another one with Lawlar, the fourth-ranked prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline. The 22-year-old slashed .336/.413/.579 with six home runs and 13 steals in 37 games at Triple-A Reno this season. Lovullo mentioned that Lawlar would likely start by playing four games a week at various positions around the infield when the team allows Eugenio Suarez, Geraldo Perdomo, or designated hitter Pavin Smith to rest. That makes it a little tougher to roster Lawlar in weekly lineup leagues, but he has the talent to hit himself into a bigger role now that he’s up.