PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks trailed 9-5 going into the bottom of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins on Friday, and yet again they worked the tying run in scoring position.
The Diamondbacks loaded the bases for Geraldo Perdomo with no outs, and he walked home a run. After a Ketel Marte strikeout, Pavin Smith singled home two more, and Perdomo skipped over to third base.
Earlier in the game, Tim Tawa replaced Josh Naylor at first base with a reason not given, although Naylor has been banged up with a shoulder issue. Tawa came up in the key spot and grounded into the game-ending double play with Eugenio Suarez on deck.
Arizona fell short, 9-8.
Jake McCarthy, Perdomo and Alek Thomas each crushed a home run in the loss, as the Diamondbacks entered the game 10-2 when they homer three or more times. The two other losses were the Suarez four home run game and the 14-11 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Through eight innings, Arizona’s offense depended on the homers, as its lineup only collected five hits at that point. Neither club recorded a hit through the first three frames, as the start to this game was a duel between starters Merrill Kelly and Eury Perez.
Kelly’s 3.2 innings of dominance ended in the fourth with a trio of two-out doubles giving the Marlins a 2-1 lead before the fifth inning was downright ugly.
Naylor dropped a throw from Perdomo, Kelly walked a batter and the Marlins benefitted from a fortunate infield single to load the bases. Otto Lopez hit a little tapper to the left of the mound, a near impossible play for Kelly, who attempted an off-balanced throw which did not come close to hitting its target. Two runs scored, both unearned.
Arizona mounted a comeback, as Perdomo’s two-run shot that landed in the pool tied the game at 4-4, but the Marlins would club three home runs over the next five innings to break away. Kyle Stowers took Kelly deep, ending the veteran’s night at five innings pitched and three earned runs with seven strikeouts.
Heriberto Hernandez and Lopez hit home runs off reliever Tayler Scott, as Miami finished with 13 hits.
In short, outside Arizona’s three home runs and a ninth-inning comeback bid, this was a pretty lackluster performance from most angles.
The most memorable moment from Friday came in the first inning when Marte stepped up to the plate. The Chase Field crowd gave him quite the standing ovation, and he acknowledged their support.
It was his first plate appearance at home since he teared up on the field after a heckler brought up his late mother in Chicago on Tuesday. It was a nice gesture to get behind Marte.
Halfway home
The Diamondbacks played their 81st game of the season on Friday, hitting the exact halfway point on their schedule with a 41-40 record — two games better than last year’s 39-42.
Arizona ended the night 3.5 games back of the third NL Wild Card spot.
Diamondbacks’ next game
The second game of this series is a matinee, starting at 1:10 p.m. MST.
Brandon Pfaadt will pitch for the D-backs, while Sandy Alcantara is probable for Miami.
Catch the game on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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