Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer in the first inning and drove in the go-ahead run with an infield hit in the seventh as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Marte, leading the All-Star voting as the National League’s second baseman, hit his 16th homer off Joe Ryan, then beat out a slow roller to second with two out to break a 4-4 tie."What can you say about Marte? He’s a beast," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "It was an emotional win. I’m proud of these guys fighting back. Nothing easy about it."The Diamondbacks led 4-0 after two innings, but the Twins came back against Brandon Pfaadt.
"He was throwing the ball extremely well and deserved the opportunity to pitch through it with the low pitch count and just got clipped," Lovullo said. "The team responded to that."Ryan went six innings, the 12th time in 16 starts he has gone at least that far this season, retiring 13 straight at one point. He gave up six hits and four runs, walked none and struck out five."We had a few quick innings where we just put the ball in play and made some quick outs.
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