JOAKIM SORIA NEWS

Notches fourth save Soria allowed a double while striking out two to get the one-inning save over the Cubs on Sunday.

Impact Soria was called upon to relieve Merrill Kelly after the latter struggled to close out the complete game. Soria surrendered a double to allow the Cubs to get within two runs, but then he shut the door on them for good. It was a great bounceback performance after he imploded Saturday for the loss. The 37-year-old has a 4.78 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 26.1 innings. He's done a great job in not issuing any walks over his last six appearances.

JULY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kelly expected to start for the Diamondbacks against the Cubs

The Diamondbacks are expected to send Merrill Kelly to the mound Sunday and the Cubs plan to give Zach Davies the start

JULY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Melts down Saturday Soria (1-4) took the loss versus the Cubs on Saturday. He allowed three runs on three hits and struck out one in one inning, and he was also charged with a blown save.

Impact Soria got two outs in the ninth with no problem, but he allowed a double to Rafael Ortega and an RBI single to Robinson Chirinos before Willson Contreras blasted a go-ahead two-run home run. This left Soria with just his second blown save of the year, and he took the loss when Arizona couldn't pull even in the bottom of the ninth. The 37-year-old owns a 4.97 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 24:8 K:BB through 25.1 innings this year. Arizona has the worst record in the majors at 26-68, so save chances are rare for any of the team's relievers.

JULY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Contreras, Cubs rally for 4-2 victory over Diamondbacks

Willson Contreras capped Chicago’s three-run ninth inning with a two-run homer, sending the Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks

JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches third save Soria pitched a 1-2-3 ninth with one strikeout in a 5-2 win over the Dodgers on Friday.

Impact Pitching for the third time in four days, Soria breezed through the bottom of Los Angeles' lineup on 13 pitches to earn his third save of the season. The veteran reliever has now thrown six straight scoreless innings since taking on the closer role and has lowered his ERA to 4.07.

JULY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Escobar hits 20th HR, Diamondbacks top shaky Dodgers 5-2

Eduardo Escobar hit his 20th home run of the season and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks pinned another loss on the Dodgers, beating Los Angeles 5-2

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Locks down Wednesday's win Soria struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Arizona's 6-4 win over Colorado on Wednesday.

Impact Soria earned his second save in as many opportunities over the last week. He's allowed just one run over his last nine appearances, spanning 8.1 innings. He should be considered the closer, albeit on a team that's mustered a league-low eight saves in 23 opportunities (29th).

JULY 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Escobar hits 3-run homer, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 6-4

Eduardo Escobar had a three-run homer among his three hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Wednesday night

JULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Castellanos expected to start for the Diamondbacks against the Rockies

The Rockies will start Antonio Senzatela on Wednesday and the Diamondbacks are expected to counter with Humberto Castellanos

JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks walk off on hit batsman, beat Rockies 4-3

David Peralta was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the winning run and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3

JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kelly pitches Diamondbacks past Giants in 5-3 win

Merrill Kelly threw seven solid innings, Pavin Smith and Josh Reddick homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-3

JULY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches first save Soria pitched a scoreless ninth in a 5-3 win over the Giants on Thursday, allowing a hit and walk to record the save.

Impact Soria entered in the ninth to protect a two-run lead and immediately surrendered two baserunners but induced a double play and struck out Darin Ruf to lock down the victory. The 37-year-old appears to be manager Torey Luvollu's preferred closer moving forward with Stefan Crichton sent to Triple-A, though it was only the teams' seventh save all year.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kelly helps D-backs end 17-game skid, beat Brewers 5-1

Merrill Kelly pitched seven effective innings, Ketel Marte had two hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally snapped a 17-game losing streak by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on...

JUNE 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks take 9-game slide into matchup with Angels

Arizona will try to break its nine-game losing streak when the Diamondbacks take on Los Angeles

JUNE 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels overcome five-run deficit to beat Diamondbacks.

Anthony Rendon homered and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7

JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks take 4-game losing streak into matchup with Brewers

Arizona will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Diamondbacks take on Milwaukee

JUNE 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dealt second loss Soria (0-2) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one in one inning to take the loss Saturday versus Milwaukee.

Impact Soria gave up back-to-back solo shots to Christian Yelich and Omar Narvaez in the eighth inning. It's the right-hander's second loss in as many outings. He's posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 10:4 K:BB across 12 innings this year. The veteran reliever has added a pair of holds, but he's shown some inconsistency to begin June.

JUNE 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yelich, Narváez HR, Brews hand D-backs 16th road loss in row

Christian Yelich and Omar Narváez hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Arizona 7-5, handing the Diamondbacks’ their team-record 16th straight...

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes loss Wednesday Soria (0-1) allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out one in one inning in a loss to the Mets on Wednesday.

Impact Arizona's defense in the ninth inning faltered. Francisco Lindor hit a single and reached second on an error, then advanced to third on a passed ball. Soria then allowed an RBI single to Pete Alonso for the game's decisive run. Through 11 innings this year, Soria has a 3.27 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB with two holds. He's in the mix for high-leverage work, but he's been a little generous with baserunners so far.

JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Injuries hit D-backs again with Gallen, Walker on 10-day IL

The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed starting pitcher Zac Gallen and first baseman Christian Walker on the 10-day injured list

MAY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Loses shutout Soria allowed two runs on three hits in the eighth inning of Monday's 5-2 win over the Marlins.

Impact Soria entered in the eighth inning of a 5-0 ballgame and was touched for a two-run home run by Jesus Aguilar. This marks the second time in his last three appearances that Soria has allowed runs. The Diamondbacks are looking for him to be part of the endgame -- if not as closer, then as an eighth-inning bridge to Stefan Crichton -- but he's allowed nine baserunners over 3.2 innings.

MAY 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Weaver has best start in month, D-backs beat Marlins 5-2

Luke Weaver pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning for his best outing in nearly a month, which helped the Arizona Diamondbacks snap a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 win...

MAY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Works high leverage Friday Soria allowed one hit over a scoreless inning in Friday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Impact This was Soria's second appearance since coming off the injured list and first in a high-leverage situation. He entered a tied game to start the ninth inning and got the game into the 10th. Manager Torey Lovullo suggested to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that Soria's ready to start protecting leads. "I feel very good about where Joakim is," Lovullo said. "I feel like he's ready for the next set of challenges." The manager hasn't set roles for his bullpen, something he said was due to injuries and a revolving door of success and failure, but it sounds like Soria could receive save opportunities along with current closer Stefan Crichton

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Makes first appearance off IL Soria allowed two runs on three hits while striking out one over one inning in Wednesday's 8-0 loss to Miami.

Impact The outing was a low-leverage spot, coming in the seventh inning of a 6-0 game, but it was his first game back from the injured list after missing a month to a calf injury. Once he's fully up to speed, he'll likely see work as one of manager Torey Lovullo's end-game options.

MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Aguilar sparks 6-run 8th as Marlins beat Diamondbacks 9-3

NL RBI leader Jesús Aguilar delivered a tiebreaking single in a six-run eighth after Richard Bleier struck out the side with the bases loaded in the top of the inning, and the Miam...

MAY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS