Diamondbacks 1, Rangers 0: Soroka and Carroll Set Up Perdomo’s Lone RBI

The lead

May 11, 2026 - Arlington - The Arizona Diamondbacks manufactured one honest run and let the arms do the rest. Michael Soroka allowed three singles over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Geraldo Perdomo drove in the night’s only run three batters into the night, and Arizona blanked the Texas Rangers 1-0 at Globe Life Field, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

How the game turned

Corbin Carroll pulled a one-out double into left-center before Perdomo one-hopped an RBI double into the right-field corner in the first. After that, Soroka and company leaned on contact management while Texas searched for sequencing that never arrived.

Pitching and matchup notes

Soroka (5-2) followed a 1-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday with the opposite karma Monday, per AP. Paul Sewald handled the ninth for his ninth save in nine tries, retiring Corey Seager after a 2023 World Series rematch subplot AP noted in the game story.

Bats that changed the board

One inning of traffic beats none when the opponent mirrors zeros inning after inning. Carroll’s legs and Perdomo’s barrel supplied the minimum viable offense for a club that AP said has won three straight for the first time since mid-April.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

Arizona’s 5 AthX Engine team FP still landed sixth among clubs on May 11—wins this tight rarely explode team totals—while Soroka paced pitchers with 23.33 AthX Engine pitching FP on AthX Engine. Shutouts framed by a single early rally remain a bankable fantasy profile for starters who stretch into the seventh. AthX Engine differs from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

Texas keeps chasing consistency out of the middle infield offense while Arizona rides Soroka’s rebound and Sewald’s spotless save column across state lines for the next leg of the trip.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB gameday wrap, CBS Sports recap, Associated Press via CBS, and AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*