Suarez hits 32nd and 33rd homers as Diamondbacks rout Cardinals 10-1

PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered twice, Corbin Carroll had two triples and the Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 10-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

Suárez has five multi-homer games this season, including a four-homer night April 26. Carroll leads the big leagues with 12 triples.

The 34-year-old Suárez is in an intriguing spot as the trade deadline approaches. The All-Star third baseman has 33 homers and is arguably the best power bat on the market, but it's unclear if the D-backs will be buyers or sellers considering their 49-50 record is still on the fringe of the National League playoff race.

Suarez's 18 homers since June 1 are the most in the big leagues.

D-backs righty Ryne Nelson (6-2) had a quality start, giving up one run on four hits over six innings.

The D-backs jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning after Carroll hit a leadoff triple and Geraldo Perdomo brought him home with a single. Josh Naylor reached on catcher's interference with two outs and Suarez followed with a long two-run homer to left field.

Arizona pushed the advantage to 5-0 in the second after Blaze Alexander and Perdomo hit RBI singles. Suarez went deep again in the third with a solo shot to right center.

St. Louis right-hander Sonny Gray (9-4) gave up a season-high nine runs, including eight earned, over 3 1/3 innings. He gave up 11 hits and struck out five.

Alec Burleson hit a solo homer in the sixth for the Cardinals, who have lost 10 of their past 14 games.

Carroll's leadoff triple was a harbinger of the offensive onslaught that was coming.

The Diamondbacks scored at least one run in each of the first four innings.

The Cardinals will throw RHP Miles Mikolas (5-6, 4.94 ERA), while the D-backs counter with RHP Merrill Kelly (8-5, 3.34) in the series finale Sunday.

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