ST. LOUIS – The Arizona Diamondbacks were unable to come away with the victory on Friday night, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 4-3.
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May 23, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (4) is congratulated by third base coach Shaun Larkin (88) after hitting a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
It was a pitchers duel early on in Friday nights matchup on St. Louis. Miles Mikolas didn’t allow a hit through three innings until Ketel Marte smashed one to deep center field to give the D-Backs a 1-0 lead.
Ketel Marte is getting things going for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as Marte smashes a solo home run to center field 408 feet!
The @Dbacks take the lead over the @Cardinals by a score of 1-0!#Dbacks #ForTheLou #MLB https://t.co/yf4W0dkOif
— Burn City Sports (@BurnCitySports) May 24, 2025
Zac Gallen looked lethal on Friday night as he only allowed one hit through five innings. It was a welcome sight to see Gallen get his command, confidence, and charisma back as he was dealing on Friday.. until Gallen hit a brick wall after five innings pitched.
May 23, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen (23) pitches against St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson (41) during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
After a solid oputing, in the sixth inning Gallen looked shaky and gave up a single to Victor Scott II and walked Lars Nootbaar. Ketel Marte made an amazing defensive play at first covering for Josh Naylor, that might have saved a couple runs. After an intentional walk to Brendan Donovan, Gallen walked Ivan Herrera to tie the game up. Shortly after striking out Alec Burleson looking, Nolan Arenado hit one deep that a sliding Alek Thomas couldn’t manage to catch.
Nolan Arenado, who was moved down to the No. 6 spot in the order on Monday, comes through in the clutch with a triple into the left-center gap to clear the bases.
CF Alek Thomas nearly made a sliding catch, but the ball dropped and got kicked away. STL 4, ARIZ 1 pic.twitter.com/KVUTmtlclf
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) May 24, 2025
Arizona trusted Gallen, as they have his whole career. Head coach Torey Lovullo and company elected to not have anybody warming up in the bullpen, so the sixth inning was all Gallen’s, until help was needed. Juan Morillo and Scott McGough looked decent in their appearances, as neither of them gave up a hit. Gabriel Moreno had a clutch two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning that gave the Diamondbacks a chance, although the Snakes couldn’t end up capitalizing on Moreno’s moment. Arizona will look to get some payback in a day game at Busch Gardens tomorrow with first pitch being at 11:15 am PT.
May 23, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo (2) receives the trow as St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Victor Scott II (11) steals second base during the third inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
D-Backs ready to strike in St. Louis against Cardinals on Friday
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
