Geraldo Perdomo discusses Diamondbacks’ 9-8 loss to Twins during race
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo explains what it was like to lose the 9-8 thriller to the Minnesota Twins late on Friday, Sept. 12.
Update: The Diamondbacks have posted their lineup and Marte is starting. He is playing second base and batting second.
MINNEAPOLIS — Tests on Ketel Marte’s sore foot came back negative, manager Torey Lovullo said, and the Diamondbacks’ second baseman was planning to go through a workout during batting practice to gauge his availability for the game.
Waiting to determine whether Marte could play, the Diamondbacks had not submitted a lineup for their Saturday, Sept. 13, game against the Minnesota Twins as of about an hour and a half before first pitch.
Marte underwent both an MRI and a CT scan earlier in the day, Lovullo said.
“He’s got a contusion – it’s a nasty contusion and he’s trying to work through that right now,” Lovullo said. “We’ll see where he’s at through the course of the pregame workout.”
Marte fouled a ball off the inside of his right foot in the first inning of the club’s game on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in San Francisco. He was penciled into the opening game of the Twins series but was scratched before first pitch.
Diamondbacks at Twins, 4:10 p.m., Cox, Ch. 34
Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (7-3, 3.48) vs. Twins RHP Joe Ryan (13-8, 3.32).
At Target Field: Nelson pitched well against the Red Sox last weekend at Chase Field but took a no-decision. He gave up one run in six innings in a game the Diamondbacks lost, 7-4. He threw a season-high 105 pitches. … Nelson has logged at least six innings in five consecutive starts, a stretch in which he has a 3.56 ERA. … Nelson has faced the Twins twice – once in 2023, once in 2024 — and was hammered both times, allowing a combined 12 runs in 6 2/3 innings. … Ryan is enjoying another strong season in the Twins’ rotation, where he has been a linchpin since 2022. … He has been struggling lately, however, giving up 16 runs in 18 innings over his past four starts. … He has faced the Diamondbacks only once, in 2024, allowing four runs in six innings in a start at Chase Field.
Coming up
Sept. 14: At Minnesota, 11:10 a.m., Diamondbacks RHP Nabil Crismatt (2-0, 3.24) vs. Twins RHP Bailey Ober (5-7, 5.08).
Sept. 15: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (11-14, 4.84) vs. Giants LHP Carson Whisenhunt (2-1, 5.01).
Sept. 15: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (8-8, 4.98) vs. Giants RHP Carson Seymour (1-3, 5.23).
(This story has been updated to add new information.)