{"id":653852,"date":"2026-03-31T04:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/653852\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:39:20","slug":"michael-soroka-throws-immaculate-inning-in-dazzling-diamondbacks-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/653852\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Soroka throws immaculate inning in dazzling Diamondbacks debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Three up, three strikeouts, nine pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Soroka became the fourth Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher in club history to throw an immaculate inning on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, which was Opening Day at Chase Field.<\/p>\n<p>Soroka struck out 10 batters total across five shutout innings in his Diamondbacks debut. <\/p>\n<p>He punched out Javier Baez, Kerry Carpenter and Gleyber Torres, all swinging. Soroka struck out the first two with slurves and Torres with a fastball on the outside corner.<\/p>\n<p>The last Diamondbacks pitcher to record an immaculate inning was Wade Miley in 2012 against the Colorado Rockies. Byung-Hyun Kim in 2002 and Randy Johnson in 2001 were the other two, and Johnson was in the crowd at Chase Field watching Soroka\u2019s dazzling debut.<\/p>\n<p>Kim and Soroka were the only two to throw immaculate innings without striking out an opposing pitcher.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IMMACULATE INNING FOR MICHAEL SOROKA!<\/p>\n<p>10 strikeouts through 5 innings in his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dbacks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@Dbacks<\/a> debut! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M9hopu3jxN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/M9hopu3jxN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/2038825399992324605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soroka\u2019s 10 strikeouts were the most by a pitcher in his Diamondbacks debut all-time, surpassing Johnson\u2019s nine from 1999.<\/p>\n<p>This was also only the eighth game when a Diamondbacks pitcher struck out 10 or more hitters in five or fewer innings of work.\u00a0Eduardo Rodriguez was the most recent Diamondback to do so last April against the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>Soroka\u2019s day ended with the Diamondbacks leading the Tigers 8-0, as he retired the last eight batters he faced. The right-hander threw <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/gamefeed?date=3\/30\/2026&amp;gamePk=825108&amp;chartType=pitch&amp;legendType=pitchName&amp;playerType=pitcher&amp;inning=&amp;count=&amp;pitchHand=&amp;batSide=&amp;descFilter=&amp;ptFilter=&amp;resultFilter=&amp;hf=playerBreakdown&amp;sportId=1&amp;liveAb=#825108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">more slurves than any other pitch<\/a>, drawing nine whiffs on 20 swings.<\/p>\n<p>It was quite the introduction to a new fanbase after the 28-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\/michael-soroka-surge\/3605806\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">signed with Arizona<\/a> during the offseason. Chase Field\u2019s attendance was a sold-out 48,350.<\/p>\n<p>Soroka spent the 2025 campaign with the Nationals and Chicago Cubs, making appearances as a starter and reliever. The veteran has been clear this spring that he sees himself as more impactful in the rotation, and the Diamondbacks will have a difficult decision to make when Merrill Kelly comes off the injured list as soon as April 8.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexjweiner\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @alexjweiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/arizona-sports-newsletter-signup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AZSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AZSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX \u2014 Three up, three strikeouts, nine pitches. 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