ST. LOUIS, Apr. 18 \u2014 A wild evening at Busch Stadium, one that included a two-run Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> double on a pitch that bounced, culminated in an 8\u20137 victory for the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> over the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> Tuesday night. In the process, they overcame a two-homer game by Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Diamondbacks missed a golden opportunity to take the lead in the top of the first against Cardinals left-hander Jordan Montgomery<\/a><\/strong>. Second baseman Ketel Marte<\/a><\/strong> smashed a triple off the wall in right-center, the second straight night a Diamondbacks leadoff hitter opened the game with an extra-base hit. After designated hitter Josh Rojas<\/a><\/strong> grounded to short against a drawn-in infield, forcing Marte to stay at third, left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.<\/a><\/strong> smacked a comebacker. Marte ran on contact, so when Montgomery grabbed it, Marte was a dead duck. During the run-down (1\u20135\u20132), Gurriel advanced to second. That brought up first baseman Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong>, whose strikeout left Gurriel stranded. The missed chance hurt the Diamondbacks even more in the bottom half when Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt<\/a><\/strong> belted a one-out solo homer off Diamondbacks right-hander Drey Jameson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n After the Diamondbacks went down in order in the top of the second, Jameson ran into trouble. It started with a one-out double to left-center by left fielder Tyler O\u2019Neill<\/a><\/strong>. Walks to center fielder Dylan Carlson<\/a><\/strong> and third baseman Taylor Motter<\/a><\/strong> loaded the bases for Tommy Edman<\/a><\/strong>, who flied to third. Right fielder Lars Nootbaar<\/a><\/strong> hit a grounder deep in the hole on the left side. Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> backhanded it on the run and whipped the ball to second. Marte caught the ball almost at the same time that Motter, who didn\u2019t slide, arrived at the bag. Motter overran the bag and made contact with Marte, albeit with no force. After the two came together \u2014 and after O\u2019Neill crossed the plate \u2014 Marte reached bag behind him and tagged Motter on the thigh.<\/p>\n Initially, second base umpire Adrian Johnson called Motter out on the force. The Cardinals challenged. The replay showed that Motter beat the throw, so the umpires ruled Motter safe. Since he had initially been called out, the ball was immediately dead by rule. Therefore, any action after the out call had to be ignored, also by rule. However, had he initially been called safe, he would have been out on the tag. The run would have counted either way, but with Motter being rule safe after replay review, the run not only counted but the inning also continued. Goldschmidt struck out looking, rendering the inning extension moot as the inning ended with the Cardinals leading, 2\u20130.<\/p>\nIf He Was Safe, He Would Have Been Out\u2026but He Was Out, So He Was Safe?!?<\/h3>\n
Diamondbacks Rally Past Cardinals with Big Inning<\/h3>\n