First pitch of today’s Arizona Diamondbacks game is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET later this evening. However, they’ll be forced to deal with the absence of their leadoff bat as Ketel Marte has now been scratched from the D-Backs’ lineup.
The star second baseman was scratched roughly an hour and a half prior to first pitch vs. the New York Mets. The reason has not yet been announced. However, he was scratched pre-game earlier this season due to a back issue, so it could potentially be a similar reason here tonight.
It’s been a very rough start to the season for Marte, who’s slashing just .209/.262/.353 in what’s clearly a career-worst year so far. He’s hit just five home runs as well, likely as a result of just a 55th-percentile barrel rate.
The Diamondbacks are 17-19 on the year and just 3-7 over their last 10 games. As things stand, they’re in third in the division at 5.5 games shy of the Los Angeles Dodgers for first.
Stay tuned to DK Network for more updates as they become available.
