PHOENIX -- The Michael Soroka signing at last year's MLB Winter Meetings didn't generate much buzz, but through four starts it's shaping up to be a masterstroke by Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen.
Soroka tossed another gem Friday night, holding the Blue Jays to a pair of runs over seven innings as the Diamondbacks won the series opener, 6-3, at Chase Field.
It marked the first time Soroka had gone seven innings since Aug. 22, 2019.
Soroka remains unbeaten on the season, becoming just the second Arizona pitcher to win his first four starts in a Diamondbacks uniform. He joins Chase Anderson, who set the club record with five straight wins from May 11-June 8, 2014.
After the Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth, the Diamondbacks quickly tied things up in the bottom half when Nolan Arenado homered, his third homer in his last four games.
Arizona then grabbed the lead in the fifth when Corbin Carroll and Jose Fernandez each had RBI singles.
The Diamondbacks padded their lead in the seventh with a pair of unearned runs thanks to an error by first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.