Overview
- Carroll tripled twice to reach 16 this year, surpassing Tony Womack’s franchise mark of 14 in a single season.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in three runs, including a go-ahead single in the seventh, and Jake McCarthy opened the scoring with a solo homer.
- Eduardo Rodriguez worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks.
- Rookie Juan Burgos recorded his first major league win with a seventh-inning out, and Andrew Saalfrank closed with a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.
- AP notes Carroll is the first player with at least 16 triples in a season since 2011, while another outlet framed his total as the most by any player since 2008.