AZ Snake Pit · Apr 19, 2022
Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 6: Ketel Marte catches a cold
Record: 3-7. Pace: 49-113. Change on 2021: -1.
If you’ve watched many Diamondbacks games this year - and to be honest, I probably can’t put myself in that category - you’ll be aware of the number of fluffed plays which have taken place. Perhaps for the first time this year, that kind of thing may have been a factor in the difference between defeat and victory. Ketel Marte dropped a fly-ball, leading to a two-run fifth inning for Washington, which turned an Arizona lead into a deficit. However, the Diamondbacks’ bullpen later rendered that largely irrelevant: J.B. Wendelken, Oliver Perez and Matt Peacock combined to allow four runs over their three innings of work.