Miami Marlins at Arizona Diamondbacks
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Jordan Montgomery throws 6 quality innings and Diamondbacks hang on to beat Marlins 3-2
The D-backs — the defending National League champions — are 11-7 since May 5 as they try to get back to .500 for the season. They improved to 25-27.
Montgomery (3-2) gave up two runs and nine hits over six innings, walking one and striking out four. Arizona also got some good work from lefty reliever Joe Mantiply, who struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Tim Anderson to strand Emmanuel Rivera at second in the eighth.
Montgomery got a late start to the season after signing a $25 million, one-year deal on March 29, one day after the season opener. The 31-year-old pitcher was one of several Scott Boras clients who signed late and Montgomery ended up switching his representation to Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Media Group in the aftermath of the protracted negotiations.
The veteran acknowledged that the lack of spring training wasn't ideal, but he's closer to feeling like his old self.
“I did my best to be ready and I'm happy I can go out there every five days and at least give the team a chance to win,” Montgomery said. “Hopefully, I can do that even more now.”
Montgomery said the biggest thing he missed during the spring was a chance to work on his pitches without worrying much about the scoreboard. This season, he had to be ready from his first start on April 19.
He has a 4.69 ERA over 40 1/3 innings this season.
“I used to hate spring training,” Montgomery said with a slight grin. “Now, I love spring training.”
Paul Sewald worked the ninth for his fourth save in as many chances, retiring the Marlins in order. He returned from the injured list on May 7, solidifying the back end of the team's bullpen.
The Marlins jumped ahead 1-0 in the first. Dane Myers hit a leadoff double into the right-field corner and Josh Bell drove him home with an RBI single.
The D-backs wasted no time responding, taking a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning after the RBI doubles from Walker and Gurriel. Arizona pushed the lead to 3-1 in the second on Corbin Carroll's sacrifice fly.
Walker and Eugenio Suárez both had two hits.
The Marlins cut the margin to 3-2 on Chisholm double to deep center, but Chisholm was thrown out at third trying to stretch the hit into a triple, which stifled a potentially bigger rally.
“I don't think we ran the bases incredibly well,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “But I do feel like we put together some really good at-bats against Montgomery. He's one of the best pitchers in the league.”
Marlins right-hander Sixto Sánchez (0-3) gave up three runs and five hits over five innings. He walked two and struck out two. The Marlins' bullpen trio of Anthony Bender, Andrew Nardi and Calvin Faucher combined to throw three hitless innings.
The D-backs won despite not having a hit after the fourth inning.
UP NEXT
The three-game series wraps up Sunday. Arizona LHP Blake Walston (0-0, 4.91 ERA) will make his first big league start while the Marlins are expected to throw LHP Ryan Weathers (2-4, 3.49 ERA).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | J. Sánchez fouled out to third. | |
9th Inning | Gordon struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Gordon hit for Bethancourt | |
9th Inning | Lopez grounded out to second. | |
9th Inning | Sewald relieved Mantiply | |
8th Inning | Walker struck out swinging. |
Statistics
MIA | ARI | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
16 | Ground Balls | 13 |
8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
11 | Hits | 5 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
1 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
2 | Runs | 3 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
36 | At Bats | 26 |
0 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
16 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
4 | Doubles | 2 |
12 | Fly Balls | 8 |
1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
120 | Pitches | 124 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
15 | Total Bases | 7 |
37 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
4.5 | Runs Created | 2.1 |
.306 | Batting Average | .192 |
.500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.417 | Slugging Percentage | .269 |
.111 | Secondary Average | .231 |
.324 | On Base Percentage | .267 |
.741 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .536 |
1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.6 |
4.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
27.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.24 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
.111 | Isolated Power | .077 |
0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
.027 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .065 |
-.194 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .038 |
4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
80.8 | MLB Rating | 71.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 31,966 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |