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Justin Martinez picked up his third save despite allowing a run in the ninth Sunday against the Braves.
Martinez opened the inning with a hit by pitch and a walk. He induced a double-play ball afterwards, but he then allowed an RBI double and a second walk before getting fly to center to end the game. Often very wild in the minors, Martinez has been quite a bit better than expected in that area as a major leaguer, particularly in opening this season with an 11/2 K/BB in nine innings. Especially with A.J. Puk out, it’d be bad if his control started to wane now.
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ramos was one of the few hitters who had any offensive success against Merrill Kelly in a game where the GIants were held to just one run by Kelly and the D-Backs’ bullpen. The three knocks ups his average to .290, and he’s been on fire in the month of May with a .400/.472/,800 slash over his 30 at-bats in that timeframe.
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers to help the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the Giants on Monday.
Shelby Miller picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against the Giants on Monday.
Justin Verlander allowed just two runs over six innings but still took a loss Monday against the Diamondbacks.
Merrill Kelly struck out eight while working seven strong innings of one-run baseball to get a win over the Giants on Monday.
Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs Monday in a victory over the Mariners.