Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte left Saturday evening’s sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies with a left ankle contusion, the workforce stated.
Marte stated after Arizona’s 11-1 victory that he was advantageous and did not want X-rays.
“I will be able to play Monday,” he stated by an interpreter.
Within the fourth inning, with Arizona main 2-0, Philadelphia catcher Garrett Stubbs lined a success off third baseman Eugenio Suárez’s glove and stretched it right into a double. The throw to Marte overlaying second was late and Stubbs’ head-first slide landed him on the again of Marte’s left leg because the fielder was on his knee, and he fell to the bottom in ache. He ultimately left the sector underneath his personal energy with a coach and was changed by Kevin Newman.
Marte stated he did not fault Stubbs for the slide.
“No, he is an excellent child and he slid head first and was attempting to not harm me,” Marte stated.
Stubbs was contrite after the sport, saying: “It was horrible. I knew that I obtained him good and so I instantly reached for him.”
Marte earlier hit his thirtieth dwelling run of the season, a solo shot off the Phillies’ Aaron Nola within the first inning. It is the second time he has reached that mark; his profession excessive is 32, which he achieved in 2019.
Marte, a Nationwide League MVP candidate, is batting .299 with an OPS of .933 this season. He was the NLCS MVP final season when the Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies in seven video games.
The Related Press contributed to this story.
