The Arizona Diamondbacks are 8-0 against the San Francisco Giants this season. That alone is a weird stat. But Tuesday night at Chase Field, Ketel Marte made sure that number got overshadowed by something personal.
Marte homered for the fourth straight game. That’s not just a nice little hot streak. That’s a career first for a 32-year-old who has been in the majors since 2015. The solo shot came in the sixth inning off Giants reliever Adrian Houser, and it traveled 431 feet. It was his 17th homer of the year, and it means he’s now got the longest home run streak of his life.
The Diamondbacks won 8-2. But the real story was Marte’s place in franchise history.
A New Spot in the Record Books
Earlier in the game, Marte singled home two runs. That gave him hit No. 1,183 for his career with Arizona. That moved him past Paul Goldschmidt for second place on the franchise’s all-time hits list. Only Luis Gonzalez (1,337) is ahead of him now.
Goldschmidt spent eight years in Arizona and won an MVP there. Marte has been a Diamondback his whole career, and he just keeps climbing. He’s a three-time All-Star who plays multiple positions, and right now he’s playing at a level that’s pushing him into the conversation for one of the best seasons ever put together by a D-backs position player.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale posted on X after the homer. He wrote that Marte set a career-high with the fourth straight game going deep. MLB’s official account also posted the moment, calling it a first in his career.
Nobody’s arguing with that.
The Giants Just Can’t Solve Them
San Francisco started Landen Roupp, and he didn’t make it out of the third inning. Roupp gave up six runs in 2.2 innings. That’s not going to cut it against any team, let alone a Diamondbacks lineup that seems to have the Giants’ number this year.
Eight wins, zero losses. That’s the season series so far. There’s still a lot of baseball left, but that kind of dominance early on is rare. The Giants have to be sick of seeing Arizona’s red uniforms at this point.
Marte’s homer was just the exclamation point on another rough night. He’s now homered in four straight games for the first time ever. He’s hitting for power, for average, and he’s doing it as a switch-hitter. That doesn’t grow on trees.
The Diamondbacks are rolling, and Marte is the engine. If he keeps this up, that hits record might not be safe for long either.
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