Suárez’s slam off Porter Hodge started the scoring in a 10-run eighth inning for Arizona. It was his first homer since Apr. 1, when he finished a stretch that saw him hit five in his first five games. He was hitless over the rest of the contest, and his average is sitting at .153 at the moment. He has six homers, three doubles and two singles in 72 at-bats.

That’s five homers in five games. Last year, it took him until his 62nd game on June 6 to hit his fifth homer. By that point, there was no way he was supposed to be back with the D-backs in 2025, though things have certainly turned around since. The grand slam is the sixth of his career. He used to be pretty bad in bases-loaded situations, but that’s another thing that’s turned around; he’s 9-for-19 with three homers with the bases juiced since the beginning of last season.