Arizona Diamondbacks turned a tight game into a runaway with a burst across the fifth and sixth innings, defeating the Texas Rangers. The Diamondbacks erased Texas’ early lead in the fifth and never gave it back.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Ketel Marte provided the central swing, doubling home Ryan Waldschmidt and Ildemaro Vargas after Ildemaro Vargas had tied the game with a ground-rule double. Gabriel Moreno followed with a run-scoring single, while Corbin Carroll and Nolan Arenado added home runs in the sixth.
Joc Pederson put Texas ahead in the fifth when his double brought Jake Burger home. Arizona answered when Ildemaro Vargas scored Jordan Lawlar, then Ketel Marte’s double brought Ryan Waldschmidt and Ildemaro Vargas across the plate, giving the Diamondbacks the lead. Gabriel Moreno’s single brought Ketel Marte home, and the later home runs by Corbin Carroll and Nolan Arenado extended the advantage.
MacKenzie Gore kept Texas close early but departed after Arizona’s fifth-inning surge. Texas’ offense produced little after Pederson’s contribution, while Justin Martinez and Kevin Ginkel helped Arizona protect the lead.
The Diamondbacks’ one-inning burst changed the game’s mood completely: a tie became an Arizona lead, and the sixth-inning power finished the separation.
Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Texas Rangers, 9-1.
- Corbin Carroll went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .240 on the season).
- Nolan Arenado went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .239 on the season).
- Ketel Marte went 2-for-5 with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .252 on the season).
- MacKenzie Gore allowed 4 runs on 5 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (8-11) (4.62 ERA).
- Kevin Ginkel allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings, to earn the win (6-4) (3.94 ERA).
- Justin Martinez allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 3 (0.00 ERA).
Arizona Diamondbacks improved to 79-68; Texas Rangers fell to 72-76 (3 straight losses).