PHOENIX — Ketel Marte followed up his walk-off home run on Tuesday night with a dominant all-around effort on Wednesday, reaching base four times in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 6-3 win over the San Francisco Giants.
The D-backs swept the Giants, starting their advantageous Colorado Rockies-Giants-Rockies-Giants stretch of the schedule with a 5-1 record. Arizona moved to 25-23, two games over .500 for the first time since April 30.
Marte anchored the offense with three hits, as he came up a triple shy of the cycle:
First inning: Double, run scored Third inning: Go-ahead, two-run home run Fifth inning: Bunt single, run scored Seventh inning: WalkMarte did not get a chance to hit for the cycle after the walk, but his season OPS climbed back over .700 (.702) for the first time since April 13.
His bunt single took the Giants by surprise and loaded the bases in the fifth inning. The score was tied at 3-3, and this was the Diamondbacks’ opportunity to suck the air out of the other dugout on the verge of getting swept.
Ildemaro Vargas hit a tapper to the right side for an out, but it brought home the go-ahead run. Geraldo Perdomo, who like Marte has grinded at the plate this season, had himself a moment with a looping double to right field to plate two runners.
The D-backs have scored five-plus runs in six of seven games and have recorded at least nine hits in seven consecutive contests.
And they continued that hot hitting on Wednesday with Corbin Carroll, Nolan Arenado and Gabriel Moreno out of the lineup.
Rookies Jose Fernandez and Ryan Waldschmidt each knocked two singles on Wednesday.
Diamondbacks piling up quality starts
Starting pitcher Merrill Kelly earned the 11th quality start (six-plus innings, three earned runs or fewer) in the Diamondbacks’ last 15 games.
Kelly was not as effective as his complete game against the Rockies on Friday, but he managed to limit damage despite giving up some hard contact, especially early.
The right-hander retired seven of the last eight batters he faced to finish with six innings, three earned runs, eight hits and four strikeouts. He did not walk a batter for the second straight start.
Over his last three appearances, Kelly has thrown 22 innings with five earned runs for an ERA of 2.05.
Brandyn Garcia, Taylor Clarke, Brandon Pfaadt and Paul Sewald shut out the Giants over the final three innings, with Sewald moving to 11-for-12 in save situations.
Wednesday attendance
17,748
Diamondbacks-Rockies probables
The Diamondbacks host the Rockies for four games, starting Thursday.
Probable starting pitchers:
Thursday – LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-1, 2.53) vs. TBA
Friday – RHP Michael Soroka (6-2, 3.49) vs. RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3, 4.02)
Saturday – RHP Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.78) vs. RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-6, 7.03)
Sunday – RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 5.19) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (2-2, 4.08)
Thursday’s game starts at 6:40 p.m MST, and all four games will air on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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