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09/11 19:01 CDT Marte homers and drives in 4 runs as the Diamondbacks hit 5 HRs
in a 14-4 rout of Rangers
Marte homers and drives in 4 runs as the Diamondbacks hit 5 HRs in a 14-4 rout
of Rangers
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Ketel Marte homered and had four RBIs, Eugenio Surez hit two
homers and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers 14-4 on Wednesday.
The Diamondbacks won the series opener between last year's World Series' teams
6-0 and jumped on Cody Bradford (5-3) early in the series finale.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer off the right-hander in a three-run first
inning, Surez added a solo shot in the second and Marte hit his three-run shot
in the fourth. Adrian Del Castillo added a three-run shot in the fifth inning
and Surez closed out a 4-for-4 day with a solo shot in the seventh.
"We're really executing at a high level and it's not just the slug that we saw
today," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "It's patient at-bats waiting
for our pitch, putting down the bat, handing it off to the next guy."
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 Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
Dylan Floro (6-4) walked a batter in the sixth inning after starter Merrill
Kelly left in the fifth with a right hamstring cramp. Jordan Montgomery worked
three innings for his first career save.
"This offense is fun to watch," Kelly said. "Everybody just kind of feeds off
each other."
Marcus Semien hit a solo homer and had two RBIs for the Rangers, who were
unable to 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 left.
The Diamondbacks closed out the two-game interleague series doing what they do
best: jump out to an early lead.
Marte hit Bradford's first pitch into the corner for a double, Corbin Carroll
followed with run-scoring triple and Grichuk launched his 200th career homer to
left. It was 33rd time this season Arizona has scored at least two runs in the
first inning, most in the majors and one shy of the team record set in 2018.
Surez 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.
Bradford allowed eight runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Kelly out
Kelly had been solid since being reinstated from the injured list with a
strained right shoulder on Aug. 11.
The right-hander was good until he started cramping up in the fifth inning.
Kelly gave up Semien's two-out solo homer in the third inning and Nathaniel
Lowe's run-scoring single in the fourth.
Kelly left the game in the fifth inning after wincing on a pitch to Semien. He
allowed three runs on four hits.
UP NEXT
Texas: Top pitching prospect Kumar Rocker will make his major league debut on
Thursday in the opener of a four-game series at Seattle. The Mariners have not
announced a starter.
Arizona: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-2, 5.83 ERA) will start Friday's opener of a
three-game home series against Milwaukee.
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