Luis Arraez, who leads the majors in batting average, came off the bench to deliver the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, powering the host Miami Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.
Tanner Scott pitched a scoreless ninth inning to give Miami its second straight series win after beating the Phillies twice earlier this week. It was Scott's first save this season after getting 20 last season.Arraez, who missed his second straight start due to a hand injury, was inserted as a pinch hitter. He got jammed on a first-pitch sinker from reliever Andrew Chafin, but Arraez -- now hitting .511 -- still muscled the ball into center.
The Diamondbacks opened the scoring in the first. Ketel Martel was hit by a pitch on his right foot. He advanced to third on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s double off the wall in center, and Martel scored on Christian Walker's sacrifice fly. The Marlins tied the score in the fifth on the homer by Hampson, who yanked a 3-2 cutter down the line, just inside the left-field pole. Hampson fought back from a 1-2 count and ended up with his first homer as a member of the Marlins.
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