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With an offense that had become homer dependent of late, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said the team needed to get back to its philosophy of hitting to all fields. Message received.
Marte gave Arizona an early lead with a fourth-inning home run. It was his fifth home run over the last eight games for Marte, who's gone deep eight times in 27 contests. Seven of those eight homers have been solo shots. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.
Diamondbacks starter Corbin Burnes appears to have found good form, with wins in three consecutive outings. One was May 10 against the Dodgers.
Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was feeling "really, really tight" and asked to be removed from the game against the San Francisco Giants.
Diamondbacks fourth. Ketel Marte homers to center field. Lourdes Gurriel flies out to deep center field to Victor Scott. Josh Naylor pops out to third base to Nolan Arenado. Eugenio Suarez singles
While most of the Cardinals offense is clicking, Nolan Arenado is still looking to get things going at the plate. The good news is that Arenado has flat-out owned the Diamondbacks throughout his career. In 620 plate appearances against Arizona, Arenado is slashing .303/.359/.575 with 32 homers and 111 RBIs.
Ketel Marte hit two home runs, Eugenio Suárez added a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks racked up 13 hits in an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Ketel Marte homered twice, Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with a nail-biting 8-7 triumph on Wednesday afternoon.
Diamondbacks infielder Jordan Lawlar is practicing patience with irregular playing time, as he and the team have put a lot of effort in his routine.
Merrill Kelly struck out a season-high 11 while giving up one hit over seven innings, Ketel Marte homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks edged the Colorado Rockies 1-0.
Ketel Marte discusses his home run and Merrill Kelly's strong start in the D-backs' 1-0 win against the Rockies