The Arizona Diamondbacks were dealt a significant setback Saturday when the team placed right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list with a left glute strain and outfielder Jordan Lawlar on the 10-day injured list due to a strained right hamstring.
To fill the vacated roster spots, Arizona brought up outfielder Tim Tawa and rookie left-handed pitcher Philip Abner from their Triple-A affiliate in Reno.
Both players had been in the starting lineup during Friday’s 9-5 home victory against the Minnesota Twins — and both were hurt during that contest.
Soroka, who is 28 years old, gave up just two hits and no runs in the first inning before he was forced to leave the game after throwing a warmup pitch ahead of the second inning. An MRI confirmed the glute injury, and the team expects him to miss a minimum of four weeks.
Through 15 starts this season — his first with Arizona — Soroka has compiled an 8-3 record with a 3.07 ERA, 17 walks, and 79 strikeouts across 82 innings pitched.
Over the course of his career, Soroka is 28-29 with a 3.73 ERA, 157 walks, and 458 strikeouts in 497 2/3 innings spanning 106 regular-season appearances, including 84 starts. He has suited up for the Atlanta Braves from 2018 to 2020 and again in 2023, the Chicago White Sox in 2024, the Washington Nationals in 2025, the Chicago Cubs in 2025, and the Diamondbacks. He earned a National League All-Star selection and finished as the Rookie of the Year runner-up in 2019, though he missed the entire 2021 and 2022 seasons due to Achilles injuries.
Lawlar went 2-for-4 against the Twins on Friday before exiting the game after legging out a bunt single in the eighth inning. The 23-year-old also underwent an MRI on Saturday.
In 12 games this season, Lawlar is hitting .316 — going 12-for-38 — with one home run and four RBIs. He had previously been sidelined after suffering a fractured right wrist when struck by a pitch on April 2, before returning to the lineup on June 12.
For his career, Lawlar is batting .207 — 28-for-135 — in 54 games spread across parts of the 2023, 2025, and current seasons. Arizona originally selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.
Abner, 24, has appeared in two relief outings for Arizona this year, posting a 17.18 ERA with two walks and three strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings. At Reno, the left-hander went 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA, recording nine walks and 23 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings across 22 relief appearances.
Tawa, 27, batted .169 — 10-for-59 — with one home run and eight RBIs in 29 games with Arizona this season. He was swinging the bat much better at Reno, where he hit .351 — 20-for-57 — with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 15 games.
