Here are the D-backs' Top 10 moments in 2019
1. D-backs go back-to-back-to-back to open the game June 10 at Phillies First Jarrod Dyson went deep. Then Ketel Marte. And finally, David Peralta. Three batters into the game at Citizens Bank Park, the D-backs were up 3-0. It was just the second time in Major League history that a
1. D-backs go back-to-back-to-back to open the game
June 10 at Phillies
First
2. Greinke hits two home runs
April 2 at Padres
3. Marte goes deep twice
April 5 vs. Red Sox
The D-backs' home opener was highlighted by Marte, who smacked a pair of home runs against the Red Sox. Marte started his day with a solo shot in the fourth against Rick Porcello, and he capped it with a grand slam in the sixth as the D-backs slugged their way to a 15-8 win.
4. Dyson robs Pederson
June 26 vs. Dodgers
Dyson can be a difference-maker on defense, and he showed how when he robbed Joc Pederson of a home run in the seventh inning of Arizona’s 8-2 win over the Dodgers at Chase Field.
5. Dyson walks off Rangers
April 9 vs. Rangers
With the D-backs trailing 4-2 in the ninth, they put two runners on with one out, and manager Torey Lovullo sent Dyson up to pinch-hit for
6. Greinke takes Kershaw deep
June 24 vs. Dodgers
It wasn’t what you would expect from a Greinke-Clayton Kershaw matchup, with each pitcher giving up three runs in the first inning. But the duel would be remembered more for what happened in the second inning when Greinke hit a solo homer to left off his former teammate. It was just the second time the pair had squared off against each other, and both left without a decision in an 8-5 Arizona win.
7. Marte provides the offense
Sept. 4 vs. Padres
D-backs starter
8. Marte walks it off
May 9 vs. Braves
It certainly wasn’t one of the hardest balls that Marte hit in 2019 and it didn’t travel very far, but it got the job done. Marte fought off an inside pitch from A.J. Minter and blooped it just beyond the reach of second baseman Ozzie Albies as the D-backs walked off the Braves, 3-2.
9. Kelly's go-ahead homer
Aug. 19 vs. Rockies
10. Ahmed keys six-run rally
July 27 at Marlins
As the Trade Deadline neared with rumors of the team possibly trading away key pieces, the D-backs dropped three of four games to the last-place Marlins. The one game they did win was in large part due to the hitting of
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