PHOENIX -- J.D. Martinez's
time as an Arizona Diamondback started a little rough. Last week in his
debut with the team, he was hit in the hand with a pitch, and didn't
return to the starting lineup until Monday night.
Add to that the adjustment and logistics of moving from Detroit to Phoenix and getting acclimated to a new team that is in contention for the postseason.
But after going hitless in his first five at-bats as a Diamondback, Martinez hit a three-run home run to help Zack Greinke and Arizona cruise to a 10-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Martinez, who came over in a trade with the Detroit Tigers last week, hammered a 1-2 pitch from reliever Matt Wisler high off the center field batters eye with nobody out in the bottom of the sixth. It was his 17th home run of the season.
"Definitely felt good just to be able to get that monkey off my back," Martinez said, "and just get that first hit and contribute to the team."
Martinez admitted he was pressing a little to try to show his new team and its fans what he can do.
"He's just getting his feet on the ground," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "I know that he wants to impress people, that's just the nature of the game ... today was a great moment for him."
Greinke (12-4) pitched eight innings and allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts. He's 10-0 in 12 starts at Chase Field this season. Greinke added a run-scoring double in the second inning and a pair of sacrifices.
"Command was as good as it's been in a while," Greinke said.
A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer, doubled twice and drove in four runs, and Jeff Mathis reached base four times with three singles and a walk, scoring twice for the Diamondbacks.
"It's a fun lineup. You look up there and you've got a lot of guys that can do damage," Pollock said. "If we get everyone clicking it's going to be pretty scary."
R.A. Dickey (6-7) took the loss with his knuckleball often more wild than baffling. Dickey threw a career high-tying four wild pitches that helped the Diamondbacks get into scoring position over his 3 2/3 innings of work, and walked five while striking out four.
The Braves lost their third straight game.
"For whatever reason I was kind of fighting some things out there, which is evident by five walks," Dickey said. "I haven't done that in a long time."
Atlanta's Freddie Freeman came close to his 19th home run of the season in the top of the third, but it was ruled a double on the field when the ball hit the yellow line extending vertically in left-center field. The Braves asked for a review hoping for an overturn to a home run, but after 54 seconds the call was upheld.
Sean Rodriguez, pinch hitting the top of the fifth, lined a two-run homer to left field with Johan Camargo on second base, cutting the Diamondbacks' lead to 4-2.
But Arizona plated four runs in the sixth, one on Paul Goldschmidt's RBI double and three by way of Martinez. Pollock's home run came in the seventh with the Diamondbacks already ahead by six.
"You like your chances at 4-2 right there. A big pinch-hit homer because you never know," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "The game is different when you keep it close but we just weren't able to do that."
The Braves totaled six wild pitches for the game, which tied a 38-year-old franchise record.
GOODBYE TO GARCIA
The Braves traded starting pitcher Jaime Garcia to the Minnesota Twins before Monday's game, and Garcia said goodbye to his Atlanta teammates before Monday's game.
"He's a pro, and he'll be an asset to the Minnesota Twins," Snitker said. "We'll be following him and wishing him nothing but the best."
Garcia was slated to start Wednesday against Arizona. Snitker said either a minor-league callup or a relief pitcher will step in for that start.
ENDER GETS A DAY
Snitker gave All-Star Ender Inciarte, a former Diamondback, Monday off. Snitker said Inciarte "just needed a day" after not having an All-Star break and playing every day after that.
`FREEZE' BURN
The Diamondbacks poked fun at Atlanta in-game entertainment sprinter The Freeze, trotting out a runner dressed in a body suit that was inflated to make him look overweight. The Arizona version of The Freeze lost a race against the Diamondbacks Legends mascots.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: The Braves reinstated catcher Kurt Suzuki from the bereavement list before Monday's game. Suzuki left the team last Friday and missed three games. He pinch hit on Monday.
Diamondbacks: P Rubby De La Rosa (right shoulder inflammation) is scheduled for another rehab outing Wednesday for Reno.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (8-5) faces Arizona for the second time in his career on Tuesday.
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (6-4) rejoins the rotation after missing his scheduled start July 20 while on the paternity list. Walker hasn't gotten a win since June 21 at Colorado, but has allowed three or fewer runs in 10 of his last 11 starts.
Add to that the adjustment and logistics of moving from Detroit to Phoenix and getting acclimated to a new team that is in contention for the postseason.
But after going hitless in his first five at-bats as a Diamondback, Martinez hit a three-run home run to help Zack Greinke and Arizona cruise to a 10-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.
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"Definitely felt good just to be able to get that monkey off my back," Martinez said, "and just get that first hit and contribute to the team."
Martinez admitted he was pressing a little to try to show his new team and its fans what he can do.
"He's just getting his feet on the ground," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "I know that he wants to impress people, that's just the nature of the game ... today was a great moment for him."
Greinke (12-4) pitched eight innings and allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts. He's 10-0 in 12 starts at Chase Field this season. Greinke added a run-scoring double in the second inning and a pair of sacrifices.
"Command was as good as it's been in a while," Greinke said.
A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer, doubled twice and drove in four runs, and Jeff Mathis reached base four times with three singles and a walk, scoring twice for the Diamondbacks.
"It's a fun lineup. You look up there and you've got a lot of guys that can do damage," Pollock said. "If we get everyone clicking it's going to be pretty scary."
R.A. Dickey (6-7) took the loss with his knuckleball often more wild than baffling. Dickey threw a career high-tying four wild pitches that helped the Diamondbacks get into scoring position over his 3 2/3 innings of work, and walked five while striking out four.
The Braves lost their third straight game.
"For whatever reason I was kind of fighting some things out there, which is evident by five walks," Dickey said. "I haven't done that in a long time."
Atlanta's Freddie Freeman came close to his 19th home run of the season in the top of the third, but it was ruled a double on the field when the ball hit the yellow line extending vertically in left-center field. The Braves asked for a review hoping for an overturn to a home run, but after 54 seconds the call was upheld.
Sean Rodriguez, pinch hitting the top of the fifth, lined a two-run homer to left field with Johan Camargo on second base, cutting the Diamondbacks' lead to 4-2.
But Arizona plated four runs in the sixth, one on Paul Goldschmidt's RBI double and three by way of Martinez. Pollock's home run came in the seventh with the Diamondbacks already ahead by six.
"You like your chances at 4-2 right there. A big pinch-hit homer because you never know," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "The game is different when you keep it close but we just weren't able to do that."
The Braves totaled six wild pitches for the game, which tied a 38-year-old franchise record.
GOODBYE TO GARCIA
The Braves traded starting pitcher Jaime Garcia to the Minnesota Twins before Monday's game, and Garcia said goodbye to his Atlanta teammates before Monday's game.
"He's a pro, and he'll be an asset to the Minnesota Twins," Snitker said. "We'll be following him and wishing him nothing but the best."
Garcia was slated to start Wednesday against Arizona. Snitker said either a minor-league callup or a relief pitcher will step in for that start.
ENDER GETS A DAY
Snitker gave All-Star Ender Inciarte, a former Diamondback, Monday off. Snitker said Inciarte "just needed a day" after not having an All-Star break and playing every day after that.
`FREEZE' BURN
The Diamondbacks poked fun at Atlanta in-game entertainment sprinter The Freeze, trotting out a runner dressed in a body suit that was inflated to make him look overweight. The Arizona version of The Freeze lost a race against the Diamondbacks Legends mascots.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: The Braves reinstated catcher Kurt Suzuki from the bereavement list before Monday's game. Suzuki left the team last Friday and missed three games. He pinch hit on Monday.
Diamondbacks: P Rubby De La Rosa (right shoulder inflammation) is scheduled for another rehab outing Wednesday for Reno.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (8-5) faces Arizona for the second time in his career on Tuesday.
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (6-4) rejoins the rotation after missing his scheduled start July 20 while on the paternity list. Walker hasn't gotten a win since June 21 at Colorado, but has allowed three or fewer runs in 10 of his last 11 starts.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Atlanta - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| F. Freeman grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| F. Freeman grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Peralta hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Peralta out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock to second on wild pitch by Dickey. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lamb out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Kemp grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Flowers doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Adams struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Descalso walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis singled to left, Descalso to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Greinke doubled to left, Descalso scored, Mathis to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Peralta popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Pollock doubled to left, Mathis and Greinke scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Camargo struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Dickey singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Santana grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Dickey out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt to second on wild pitch by Dickey. | 0 | 3 |
| Martinez grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| F. Freeman doubled to deep center. | 0 | 3 |
| Kemp grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Markakis flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Mathis singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Greinke sacrificed to pitcher, Mathis to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Mathis to third on wild pitch by Dickey. | 0 | 3 |
| Peralta singled to center, Mathis scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Pollock lined out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Peralta to second on wild pitch by Dickey. | 0 | 4 |
| Lamb walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Peralta to third, Lamb to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Morris relieved Dickey. | 0 | 4 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Flowers struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Adams flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Camargo doubled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Rodríguez hit for Morris. | 0 | 4 |
| Rodríguez homered to left (428 feet), Camargo scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Wisler relieved Morris. | 2 | 4 |
| Descalso singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Mathis walked, Descalso to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Greinke sacrificed to pitcher, Descalso to third, Mathis to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta fouled out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Phillips popped out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| F. Freeman grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Kemp popped out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Pollock hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 2 | 4 |
| Lamb walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep right, Pollock scored, Lamb to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Martinez homered to center (427 feet), Lamb and Goldschmidt scored. | 2 | 8 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 2 | 8 |
| Mathis singled to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Greinke struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Flowers struck out looking. | 2 | 8 |
| Adams struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ian Krol pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Krol relieved Wisler. | 2 | 8 |
| Peralta singled to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Peralta to second on wild pitch by Krol. | 2 | 8 |
| Pollock homered to right center (433 feet), Peralta scored. | 2 | 10 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 10 |
| Martinez grounded out to first. | 2 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Blanco in center field. | 2 | 10 |
| Camargo grounded out to first. | 2 | 10 |
| Swanson hit for Krol. | 2 | 10 |
| Swanson flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luke Jackson pitching for Atlanta | ATL | ARI |
| Camargo at second base. | 2 | 10 |
| Swanson at shortstop. | 2 | 10 |
| Jackson relieved Krol. | 2 | 10 |
| Descalso singled to right. | 2 | 10 |
| Descalso to second on wild pitch by Jackson. | 2 | 10 |
| Owings grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Descalso out at third. | 2 | 10 |
| Mathis flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| Drury hit for Greinke. | 2 | 10 |
| Drury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Owings out at second. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | ATL | ARI |
| Descalso in left field. | 2 | 10 |
| Drury at second base. | 2 | 10 |
| McFarland relieved Greinke. | 2 | 10 |
| Suzuki hit for Jackson. | 2 | 10 |
| Suzuki flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| F. Freeman grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 10 |
| Kemp struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Santana CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .210 | .262 | .370 |
| Phillips 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .290 | .333 | .442 |
Jackson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .255 | .340 | .468 |
| F. Freeman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .328 | .428 | .687 |
| Kemp LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .291 | .336 | .469 |
| Markakis RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .274 | .353 | .380 |
| Flowers C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .297 | .387 | .450 |
| Adams 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .285 | .330 | .553 |
| Camargo SS-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .315 | .336 | .476 |
| Dickey P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .128 | .128 | .128 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Rodríguez PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .133 | .350 | .333 |
Wisler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Krol P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Swanson PH-SS
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .209 | .285 | .306 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 120 | |||
| a-homered to left for A Morris in the 5th b-flied out to right for I Krol in the 8th c-flied out to right for L Jackson in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Flowers (10, Greinke); F. Freeman (16, Greinke); Camargo (16, Greinke) HR: Rodríguez (1, 5th inning off Greinke 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Rodríguez 2 (2) 2-out RBI: Rodríguez 2 GIDP: Santana Braves RISP: 1-4 (Rodríguez 1-1, Adams 0-1, Kemp 0-1, Markakis 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 20,862 (43% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Chad Whitson, Second Base - Larry Vanover, Third Base - David Rackley |
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