ARLINGTON -- It didn't take the Diamondbacks long to get on the board Monday night.
Back-to-back one-out doubles by Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo in the top of the first inning gave Arizona a 1-0 lead.
That would turn out to be the only run of the game for either team, as the Diamondbacks went on to beat the Rangers, 1-0, in the first of a three-game set at Globe Life Park.
Scheduled Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi was scratched prior to the game due to left side tightness, so the Rangers went with a bullpen game led by Jakob Junis, who allowed the back-to-back doubles.
The Diamondbacks were led by another strong outing from Michael Soroka, who allowed just three hits over 6 1/3 innings of the combined shutout.
The Arizona rotation has rebounded from a rough stretch to now log seven straight starts of six or more innings, the longest streak in the Majors and the team’s longest since Sept. 9-16, 2017.