Eugenio Suárez Powers Diamondbacks to 5-3 Victory Over Cardinals

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025

PHOENIX -- Eugenio Suárez homered twice for the second consecutive day and Merrill Kelly allowed two runs in six innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday.

Suárez has six multihomer games this season — including a four-homer game on April 26 — and leads the majors with 20 home runs since June 1. He launched a three-run drive off starter Miles Mikolas (5-7) in the first inning and a solo shot in the third.

The slugger leads the National League with 35 homers, one more than Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, and his 85 RBI are tops in the big leagues — two ahead of Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh.

Yohel Pozo, Jordan Walker and Victor Scott II drew consecutive walks to load the bases for St. Louis with no outs in the fifth. Pozo scored on Brendan Donovan's groundout to make it 5-2, but Kelly (9-5) struck out Iván Herrera before Alec Burleson grounded out to end the threat.

Walker’s RBI double in the ninth capped the scoring.

Scott hit a leadoff double in the third and stole third base before an RBI single by Herrera made it 4-1.

Key moment

Corbin Carroll hit a leadoff triple in the Arizona first and scored when Geraldo Perdomo reached on a fielder's choice. Perdomo stole second and Josh Naylor drew a walk before Suárez's homer gave the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead.

Key stat

The 34-year-old Suárez has six home runs and 10 RBI in the past five games.

Up next

The Cardinals begin a three-game series Monday against Colorado, while Arizona faces Houston.

In summary

In a 2025-07-20 MLB game, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. Eugenio Suárez led the Diamondbacks' offense with two home runs, continuing his impressive season where he leads the National League in homers and the big leagues in RBIs. Merrill Kelly earned the win for Arizona, allowing only two runs over six innings. The Cardinals mounted some late-game pressure but ultimately fell short.

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