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Marte went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
Marte has regularly batted cleanup since July 25, but the results haven't really been there. He's 8-for-54 (.148) with two homers, two doubles and four RBI over his 14 contests in that spot. On the bright side, the second baseman secured his fourth straight 20-homer campaign with his long ball Sunday. He's hitting .244 with a .744 OPS, 64 RBI, 61 runs scored, 22 doubles, three triples and four stolen bases over 113 games this season and should be able to hit his way out of this slump eventually.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Marte is not in the Diamondbacks' starting lineup against the Padres on Wednesday, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.
Marte will receive a day off after going 0-for-6 with two walks and a strikeout over the first two games of the series. He had a .770 OPS before the All-Star break but is slashing .200/.269/.329 with two home runs, eight RBI and a 5:15 BB:K in 18 second-half games. With Marte on the bench, Ildemaro Vargas will start at the keystone and bat sixth.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Dropped to cleanup spot
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Marte batted fourth and went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Washington.
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo shuffled the top four spots in the order, which included moving Marte from leadoff to cleanup. The Diamondbacks entered Saturday having scored the most runs in baseball since July 9, but it was largely due to the lower half of the order. Other than Gabriel Moreno, the top half has struggled. Marte entered Saturday batting .191 (9-for-47) with a 28.0 strikeout percentage during that stretch.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Returning to lineup Friday
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said on MLB Network Radio that Marte (back) will be back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals, Dani Wexelman of Cardinals.tv reports.
Marte was a late scratch Thursday versus the Cardinals due to back tightness, but he'll be back in action following a one-day absence. The switch-hitting second baseman has struggled thus far in July, slashing .229/.276/.343 across 76 plate appearances.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Late scratch from lineup
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Marte was scratched from Thursday's lineup in St. Louis due to back stiffness, Steve Zinsmeister of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.
Marte has a history of back issues and this flareup looks like a day-to-day situation for the time being. Tyler Locklear entered the Diamondbacks' lineup in Marte's place, with Tim Tawa shifting to third base and Ildemaro Vargas to second base.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Slugs homer in loss
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Marte went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Athletics.
Marte got Arizona on the board when he took Jeffrey Springs deep in the sixth inning. This was Marte's first homer since he ended June with long balls in four consecutive games. He's hitting just .222 with four extra-base hits and five RBI over 15 contests in July. For the season, the second baseman is batting .258 with a .773 OPS, 18 homers, 58 RBI, 54 runs scored, 19 doubles, three triples and four stolen bases over 96 contests. His homer was his 100th hit of the campaign.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Swipes two bags in loss
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Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI, two stolen bases and one run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Giants.
Marte wasn't able to extend his homer streak Wednesday, but he made up for it on the basepaths. The second baseman is up to three steals on the year, all of which have come in his last nine games. He probably won't pick up the pace much in terms of steal attempts, but he's doing enough with the bat lately to be a set-and-forget player at the keystone. Marte is now hitting .267 on the year with an .811 OPS, 17 home runs, 54 RBI, 48 runs scored, 18 doubles and two triples over 82 contests.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Stays hot with another homer
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Marte went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Giants.
Marte's homer streak is at four games. They've all been solo shots, but he was able to supply a two-run single prior to his long ball Tuesday. Marte is batting .265 with an .806 OPS, 53 RBI, 47 runs scored, 17 doubles, two triples and one stolen base over 81 contests. He has racked up 49 of his RBI out of the leadoff spot, ranking third in the majors behind James Wood (52) and Shohei Ohtani (50) for RBI from atop the order.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Smacks leadoff homer
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Marte went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a second run scored in Monday's 5-4 win over the Giants.
Marte took Tyler Mahle's second pitch of the game deep. This was Marte's fourth homer over his last five games, all of which have been solo shots. The power surge has the second baseman up to 16 long balls this season, and he's added 50 RBI, 46 runs scored, one stolen base, 17 doubles and two triples while batting .263 with a .797 OPS over 80 games.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Goes yard in Wednesday's win
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Marte went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Cardinals.
Marte's blast capped a six-run fourth inning for the Diamondbacks. He's hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, going 18-for-52 (.346) in that span with two homers, seven RBI and five doubles. The second baseman is now hitting .265 with a .780 OPS on the year, and he's added 13 homers, 47 RBI, 42 runs scored, 17 doubles, two triples and a stolen base over 76 contests while working mainly out of the leadoff spot.
Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 9-5 win over the Twins.
Marte's hitting streak is up to eight games, a span in which he's gone 11-for-33 (.333). The homer was his first since June 4 versus the Dodgers. The second baseman is batting .258 with a .761 OPS, 12 homers, 44 RBI, 41 runs scored, 15 doubles and two triples across 71 games this season. He has yet to attempt a stolen base.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Hits in seven straight
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Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Angels. He was also hit by a pitch.
Marte's first-inning single extended a hit streak to seven contests, during which he's gone 10-for-29 (.345) with three doubles, three RBI and three runs scored. Arizona's primary leadoff batter leads the club with 43 RBI through 70 games.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Drives in three runs Tuesday
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Marte went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI during the Diamondbacks' 10-6 loss to the Marlins on Tuesday.
Marte matched a season high with three RBI in Tuesday's loss, two of which came on a single in the eighth to reduce the Diamondbacks' deficit to 6-5. It was also the fifth game of at least three hits for Marte, and it could be the spark he needs to turn things around at the plate after he went 2-for-34 in his nine games prior to Tuesday. He is slashing .253/.305/.450 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI over 272 plate appearances this season.
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Returning to Arizona lineup
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Marte (back/hamstring) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Thursday's game against the Dodgers.
Marte has been dealing with nagging back and hamstring issues and sat out Wednesday's contest as a result, but it will be just a one-day absence for the slugger. The switch hitter homered Monday in the first game of the series for his 10th long ball of the season.
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Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Crushes walk-off homer
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Marte went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Thursday in a 3-2 win against the Dodgers.
Marte struck out twice and was unable to reach base in his first four plate appearances. However, he played hero in the ninth inning, belting a 431-foot solo homer to left field to give Arizona a comeback win. Marte has driven in at least one run in his first three games to begin June and has clubbed two homers, scored three runs and driven in four over that span despite going just 2-for-12.
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