Carroll robs Harris with excellent catch — sure, once more

PHOENIX — One day after he displayed his pace on the bases by twice going from first to house on doubles, Corbin Carroll flashed each his pace and his glove within the D-backs’ 5-2 loss to the Braves on Saturday evening at Chase Field.

Carroll raced into right-center area to make a diving, sliding catch on Michael Harris II’s sinking liner to steer off the third inning. Per Statcast, the ball had a 5 p.c catch chance.

The play loomed giant as the subsequent batter, Ronald Acuña Jr., doubled down the left-field line.

“That was a big time catch,” starter Ryne Nelson stated. “He saved me a run, for sure. It helps having guys like that out there.”

On Friday, Carroll made a sliding seize on Harris’ sinking liner to lifeless heart.

Carroll has been moved round to all three outfield positions this 12 months, relying on which different outfielders supervisor Torey Lovullo desires to get within the lineup.

That’s not a simple process for anybody, not to mention a rookie.

“It’s a big ask, for sure,” Lovullo stated. “You get very used to the angles and the backdrops and ball flights and you get comfortable in one spot. And I never allowed that to happen with him, and he’s never even once, in any of my conversations, asked why or what’s going on. He’s just accepted what we’ve done. And he’s been very good at all three of those positions.”

Carroll takes fly balls throughout batting apply every day on the outfield place he is aware of he’s scheduled to play that evening. It’s simpler at house at Chase Field the place he can get various reps on the totally different positions, however it may be extra of a problem on the street. 

“It’s not an easy thing,” Carroll stated of the totally different outfield spots. “They’re all different angles and when we’re on the road, and I’m playing two spots on a road trip … all sorts of different angles and different walls and stuff. I’m doing my best to get out there and get reads during batting practice and just making sure that I’m checking out these surfaces.”

The loss ended the D-backs’ successful streak at six video games.