Paul Sewald watches Ketel Marte launch 7-5 Diamondbacks win
paul sewald was in the middle of a night when Ketel Marte sent the farthest home run at Oracle Park this season, a seventh-inning shot that helped Arizona beat San Francisco 7-5 on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks carried that result into Wednesday afternoon with a chance to sweep the Giants in San Francisco.
Marte’s Oracle Park blast
Marte’s homer was the loudest swing in the game and the one that separated Arizona from the Giants’ pitchers at Oracle Park. It came in the seventh inning on Tuesday, and it stood out not just for the timing but for the distance, which made it the farthest ball hit at the park this season.
Arizona needed that kind of impact because the game stayed close enough for every inning to matter. A 7-5 margin leaves little room for error, and Marte’s extra-base damage gave the Diamondbacks the edge they needed to protect the lead and finish the night ahead of San Francisco.
Giants pressure in San Francisco
The Diamondbacks’ immediate goal was plain: finish the series sweep in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon. That put Tuesday’s win in sharper focus, because one more result would complete the job after Arizona had already taken the opener 7-5.
There was also unease around Nolan Arenado after he exited a game with a groin issue, a detail that hung over the Arizona side even as the club kept pushing toward the sweep. Eduardo Rodriguez’s latest start was described as a gritty quality start despite not having his best stuff, and Brandon Pfaadt was mentioned as a pitcher who could become a valuable bullpen arm.
Arizona’s next step
For Arizona, the numbers point to a team that was doing enough in the right moments to keep control of the series. Marte supplied the biggest swing, Rodriguez gave the club a workable start, and the Giants were left asking how they were walking this rarely while trying to slow the Diamondbacks’ push in San Francisco.
Wednesday afternoon became the clean test. If Arizona finished the sweep, Tuesday’s 7-5 win and Marte’s home run would sit as the turning point in a series the Diamondbacks had already tilted in their favor.
