Written in SPORTS he 11/9/2024 · 18:21 hs
Phoenix, United States.- Marte Kettle He hit a home run and drove in four runs, Eugenio Suarez added two home runs and the Diamondbacks de Arizona crushed the team 14-4 on Wednesday Texas Rangers.
The Diamondbacks also took Tuesday’s game, in this reissue of the World Series last year, by 6-0. In the last duel, they were beaten early by Cody Bradford (5-3).
Randal Grichuk He hit a two-run homer off the right-hander in a three-run first inning, Suarez added a solo homer in the second and Marte hit his three-run homer in the fourth. Adrian Del Castillo He added a three-run homer in the fifth inning and Suarez closed out a 4-4 day with a solo homer in the seventh.
“We’re really executing at a high level and it’s not just the hitting that we saw today,” Diamondbacks manager said. Torey Lovullo“It’s patient at-bats, waiting for our pitch, putting the bat down, handing it to the next player.”
Arizona (82-64) had a season-high 13 extra-base hits, 16 total, to tie San Diego for the top NL wild-card spot. The Diamondbacks also moved within 4 1/2 games of the win. Los Angeles Dodgers in the Western Division of the National League.
Time is running out
Dylan Flower (6-4) walked one batter in the sixth inning after the starter Merrill Kelly He left the game in the fifth with a cramp in his right hamstring. Jordan Montgomery He worked three innings for his first career save.
Kelly then left the game, with an injury.
Marcus Semien He hit a solo homer and drove in two runs for the Rangers, who couldn’t overcome Bradford’s first shaky start since late July. Now the reigning champions are running out of time, 7 1/2 games out of the AL wild card with 16 games remaining.
The Diamondbacks closed out the two-game interleague series by doing what they do best: taking an early lead.
Marte hit Bradford’s first pitch for a double, Corbin Carroll followed with a run-scoring triple and Grichuk launched his 200th career homer to left field.
Carroll hits a triple against the Rangers
It was the 33rd time this season that Arizona has scored at least two runs in the first inning, the most in the major leagues and one shy of the team record set in 2018.
Suarez led off the second with his 27th homer and Marte made it 5-0 with a run-scoring single. Marte put Arizona up 8-2 in the fourth inning with his 31st homer.
Source: Tribune
