ST. LOUIS -- Arizona outfielder J.D. Martinez is beginning to endear himself to the Diamondbacks' fan base.
Martinez hit a grand slam and Zack Godley pitched seven innings as the Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Thursday night.
The Diamondbacks won their third game out of four, improved to 59-43 and snapped the Cardinals' three-game winning streak.
Godley (4-4) reversed a trend of two poor outings, in which he allowed 10 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings, with the best performance of his 14-start career. Only three Cardinals advanced into scoring position as Godley struck out seven.
"My defense, they played unbelievably behind me," Godley said. "A lot of ground balls, a lot of tough plays to make and they made all of them."
Archie Bradley and Fernando Rodney each pitched an inning in relief for the Diamondbacks, who had their first shutout since May 30 at Pittsburgh.
Martinez's blast, his fourth homer as a Diamondback in four days and 20th overall, gave Arizona a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning. It was the fourth grand slam of his career for Martinez, who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on July 18.
"That's really and truly the one big swing of the game right there," Godley said. "He (Cardinals starter Luke Weaver) gave up a single and a couple of walks and could have worked out of it and then that one big swing puts us up by four."
Martinez, after starting his stint with the Diamondbacks in a 2-for-12 funk, is 3 for his last 8 with three home runs and eight RBI during that stretch.
With a limited scouting report on Weaver, the Diamondbacks had to adjust quickly.
"They started to share some information as the game progressed and they made some adjustments," Diamondbacks manger Torey Lovullo said. "These guys do a good job of relying on one another, sharing with one another and J.D. hit a ball really really well."
Paul Goldschmidt had two singles, walked and scored on the grand slam.
With the loss the Cardinals, who were shut out for the first time since May 26 at Colorado, missed the opportunity to reach the .500 mark for the first time since June 2. St. Louis fell to 50-52.
Weaver (0-1), who was recalled from Triple-A Memphis after Adam Wainwright (back) was placed on the disabled list, was burned by two walks immediately in front of the Martinez grand slam, which were the only runs he gave up in his five innings.
"They got the right hitter there in that moment and I just elevated it a little too high and he got a good swing on it," Weaver said.
Paul DeJong was the only Cardinal to reach safely more than once, with two singles and a walk. DeJong extended his hitting streak to seven games and is hitting .379 (11 for 29) with four homers and seven RBI during that span.
WEB GEMS
Diamondbacks 3B Jake Lamb made an over the shoulder basket catch on Randal Grichuk's foul ball a step before his momentum took him over the wall and into the stands in the fourth inning. Lamb was not injured and stayed in the game.
"I got a late jump on it," Lamb said. "I forgot how much room was over there at third base. It just stayed in just enough for me to reach out and grab it."
Cardinals 2B Kolten Wong ranged far into right field to make his own over the shoulder basket catch on Chris Iannetta's pop up in the seventh.
MOTHER NATURE
The start of the game was delayed for 62 minutes by rain.
TRAINING ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list from the 10-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster for minor league C John Ryan Murphy, who acquired in a trade with Minnesota.
Cardinals: OF Stephen Piscotty (right groin strain) went 0 for 3 in the first of four scheduled rehab assignments at Single-A Peoria.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (9-5, 3.15 ERA) is fourth in the National League with 149 strikeouts. In nine road starts (eight quality) he is 5-1 with a 1.51 ERA.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (7-4, 3.93 ERA) has a 2.20 ERA in his last five starts. He is 0-1 with a 4.37 ERA in four career starts against Arizona.
Martinez hit a grand slam and Zack Godley pitched seven innings as the Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Thursday night.
The Diamondbacks won their third game out of four, improved to 59-43 and snapped the Cardinals' three-game winning streak.
Godley (4-4) reversed a trend of two poor outings, in which he allowed 10 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings, with the best performance of his 14-start career. Only three Cardinals advanced into scoring position as Godley struck out seven.
"My defense, they played unbelievably behind me," Godley said. "A lot of ground balls, a lot of tough plays to make and they made all of them."
Archie Bradley and Fernando Rodney each pitched an inning in relief for the Diamondbacks, who had their first shutout since May 30 at Pittsburgh.
Martinez's blast, his fourth homer as a Diamondback in four days and 20th overall, gave Arizona a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning. It was the fourth grand slam of his career for Martinez, who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on July 18.
"That's really and truly the one big swing of the game right there," Godley said. "He (Cardinals starter Luke Weaver) gave up a single and a couple of walks and could have worked out of it and then that one big swing puts us up by four."
Martinez, after starting his stint with the Diamondbacks in a 2-for-12 funk, is 3 for his last 8 with three home runs and eight RBI during that stretch.
With a limited scouting report on Weaver, the Diamondbacks had to adjust quickly.
"They started to share some information as the game progressed and they made some adjustments," Diamondbacks manger Torey Lovullo said. "These guys do a good job of relying on one another, sharing with one another and J.D. hit a ball really really well."
Paul Goldschmidt had two singles, walked and scored on the grand slam.
With the loss the Cardinals, who were shut out for the first time since May 26 at Colorado, missed the opportunity to reach the .500 mark for the first time since June 2. St. Louis fell to 50-52.
Weaver (0-1), who was recalled from Triple-A Memphis after Adam Wainwright (back) was placed on the disabled list, was burned by two walks immediately in front of the Martinez grand slam, which were the only runs he gave up in his five innings.
"They got the right hitter there in that moment and I just elevated it a little too high and he got a good swing on it," Weaver said.
Paul DeJong was the only Cardinal to reach safely more than once, with two singles and a walk. DeJong extended his hitting streak to seven games and is hitting .379 (11 for 29) with four homers and seven RBI during that span.
WEB GEMS
Diamondbacks 3B Jake Lamb made an over the shoulder basket catch on Randal Grichuk's foul ball a step before his momentum took him over the wall and into the stands in the fourth inning. Lamb was not injured and stayed in the game.
"I got a late jump on it," Lamb said. "I forgot how much room was over there at third base. It just stayed in just enough for me to reach out and grab it."
Cardinals 2B Kolten Wong ranged far into right field to make his own over the shoulder basket catch on Chris Iannetta's pop up in the seventh.
MOTHER NATURE
The start of the game was delayed for 62 minutes by rain.
TRAINING ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list from the 10-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster for minor league C John Ryan Murphy, who acquired in a trade with Minnesota.
Cardinals: OF Stephen Piscotty (right groin strain) went 0 for 3 in the first of four scheduled rehab assignments at Single-A Peoria.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (9-5, 3.15 ERA) is fourth in the National League with 149 strikeouts. In nine road starts (eight quality) he is 5-1 with a 1.51 ERA.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (7-4, 3.93 ERA) has a 2.20 ERA in his last five starts. He is 0-1 with a 4.37 ERA in four career starts against Arizona.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Weaver pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Peralta popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Carpenter grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong singled to left, Pham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk grounded into double play, third to first, Pham out at third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Weaver pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Goldschmidt singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Bader grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Wong grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luke Weaver pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Iannetta flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Godley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Garcia singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Weaver struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia to second on wild pitch by Godley. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Weaver pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Pollock doubled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Pollock to third, Lamb to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez homered to right (364 feet), Pollock, Lamb and Goldschmidt scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Marte grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| Iannetta singled to left center. | 4 | 0 |
| Godley struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| DeJong grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Grichuk fouled out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Bader struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Weaver pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Peralta singled to shallow right. | 4 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded into fielder's choice to third, Peralta out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| Pollock caught stealing second, pitcher to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Wong grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Kelly walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Garcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Voit hit for Weaver. | 4 | 0 |
| Voit grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kelly out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bowman pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Bowman relieved Weaver. | 4 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Martinez flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Owings struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Carpenter singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Pham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Carpenter out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| DeJong walked, Pham to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Grichuk grounded into fielder's choice to second, DeJong out at second, Pham to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Bader struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Brebbia relieved Bowman. | 4 | 0 |
| Marte singled to left center. | 4 | 0 |
| Iannetta popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Godley sacrificed to first, Marte to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Peralta lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Wong grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Kelly popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Garcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Siegrist relieved Brebbia. | 4 | 0 |
| Pollock singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to second, Pollock to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Pollock caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left center. | 4 | 0 |
| Martinez lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Bradley relieved Godley. | 4 | 0 |
| J. Martínez hit for Siegrist. | 4 | 0 |
| J. Martínez grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | ARI | STL |
| Lyons relieved Siegrist. | 4 | 0 |
| Owings grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | STL |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 4 | 0 |
| DeJong reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Bader struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Wong struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Peralta LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .315 | .363 | .479 |
| Pollock CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .303 | .347 | .502 |
| Lamb 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .266 | .372 | .538 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .317 | .439 | .569 |
| Martinez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .250 | .318 | .850 |
| Owings 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .269 | .301 | .443 |
| Marte SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .222 | .283 | .444 |
| Iannetta C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .233 | .315 | .487 |
| Godley P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .074 | .138 | .074 |
Bradley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 146 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Pollock (19, Weaver) HR: Martinez (4, 4th inning off Weaver 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: Martinez 4 (11) S: Godley Diamondbacks RISP: 1-2 (Peralta 0-1, Martinez 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Pollock 2 (4, 2nd base by Weaver, 3rd base by Siegrist/Kelly) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Lamb-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 1 hour and 12 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 39,208 (86.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - D.J. Reyburn |
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