PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t just win a game on Saturday. They added another page to their growing book of ninth-inning magic.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Trailing 4-0 and scoreless through 17 consecutive innings against the Brewers, Arizona exploded for five runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off at Chase Field — a rare comeback and their first walk-off win of the 2025 season.
Diamondbacks vs Brewers
Apr 12, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas (5) and Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (7) celebrate with Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (12) after a walk-off sacrifice fly RBI by Gurriel Jr. against the Milwaukee Brewers during the ninth inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
The sequence itself reads like a fever dream: Alek Thomas tripled. Corbin Carroll doubled. Geraldo Perdomo drew a momentum-shifting walk. Jake McCarthy tied the game with a clutch single. Then Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lifted a sac fly into the desert sky, completing the improbable.
In doing so, the D-Backs became the first MLB team to score five or more runs in a walk-off inning to snap a 17+ inning scoreless drought since the Detroit Tigers did it against the Washington Senators on August 22, 1941, per OptaSTATS. Eighty-four years later, Arizona etched its own name into the record books.
It was the kid of moment that resonated far beyond the standings.
Diamondbacks vs Nationals
Jul 29, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (7) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk off home run in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Nationals at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
When stacked against recent D-Backs history, the rally draws clear parallels to the comeback on July 29, 2024, when Arizona trailed the Nationals 8-4 entering the bottom of the ninth. Thomas tripled. Perdomo singled him home. Ketel mart homered to pull Arizona within one. Finally, Carroll, pinch-hitting for Christian Walker, smashed his first career walk-off homer. That win felt like a defining moment.
In a franchise that’s had its share of dramatics — from Tony Womack’s 2001 NLDS walk-off, to Paul Goldschmidt’s late-game heroics in the 2010s — this latest entry is proof the clutch gene hasn’t faded.
The 2025 Diamondbacks might not know what kind of team they are just yet. But after Saturday, they know what kind of fight they’ve got.
Recap: Incredible ninth inning for Arizona Diamondbacks delivers first walk off win of 2025 season
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