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Ketel Marte’s Power Surge Pushes Diamondbacks Back Into Contention

Marte’s recent hitting streak and long homer have fueled a 10-of-11 run that has lifted Arizona into NL West and wild-card contention with about a 50 percent playoff projection.

Overview

  • Marte has a 10-game hitting streak and hit a 452-foot, 114-mph two-run home run that was credited as his ninth of the season and a key blow in the win over San Francisco.
  • The Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Giants and have won 10 of 11 games, a run that moved them back into both NL West and wild-card conversations.
  • Statistician Ryan M. Spaeder reports Marte is closing on a franchise mark for consecutive multi-total-base games, with the Diamondbacks noting streaks not seen since Justin Upton in 2011 and Chad Tracy’s 12-game record from 2005.
  • Marte’s stretch follows a slow start to the season when he batted poorly through early April; recent batted-ball metrics and a spike in OPS show a turnaround in contact quality and run production.
  • Analytic projections place Arizona’s playoff chances near 50 percent, and team insiders point to pitching health—such as a possible Corbin Burnes return—and lineup depth beyond Marte and Corbin Carroll as the decisive factors for sustaining the run.