Nolan Arenado just launched a solo home run and the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team that was a dismal 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position last night, absolutely exploded for 10 runs to beat Atlanta 10-3 on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Talk about a total turnaround! This squad, sitting at a depressing 29th in the majors in OPS against right-handed pitching, just showed everyone what they can do when they decide to wake up.
Early Holes and Bleak Outlooks
Man, it looked grim in the early going. The Braves’ right-hander, Harrison Grant Holmes, came out dealing in the top of the first. He caught leadoff man Lars Nootbaar looking, got Corbin Carroll to pop out on the infield, and then made Geraldo Perdomo strike out swinging on three pitches. Just like that, the D-backs’ top of the lineup was back in the dugout.
Then it was the D-backs’ pitcher, Eduardo Rodriguez, on the mound for the bottom of the frame, and things got worse. He gave up hits to the first three batters he faced. Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed a home run straightaway to center field, followed by a double to Drake Baldwin. Then came a maddening bloop single that fell just behind shortstop, advancing Baldwin to third. Rodriguez finally got his first out with an Ozzie Albies pop fly, but Baldwin crossed the plate on a grounder to second. Two runs for Atlanta, and Rodriguez had already thrown 24 pitches. Down 2-0, especially after last night’s abysmal 0-for-14 with RISP, it felt like a super deep hole for the Snakes.
The Lineup Says “Not Today”
But listen, the bottom two-thirds of that lineup, maybe shamed by yesterday’s performance, said “not today” to another bad outing. Gabriel Moreno got things started with a five-pitch walk, getting himself on base. Max Kepler, not missing a beat, then ripped a double into the alley in right-center that rolled all the way to the wall, pushing Moreno to third.
Nolan Arenado, stepping up big time, grounded out slowly to third, but that was all Moreno needed. He scored! And just like that, the D-backs were on the board. But they weren’t done. Tim Tawa stepped in and grounded a single to left, driving in Kepler and tying the game. From a dismal 0-for-14 the night before and an early 2-0 deficit, this D-backs team found a way to flip the script entirely, putting up 10 runs by the time the dust settled and taking home a huge 10-3 victory. This isn’t just another win; for a team struggling against righties and after that rough night with RISP, this kind of rally and outburst of offense shows some serious fight. It makes you wonder if this is the spark for a lineup that desperately needs to prove it can consistently produce runs.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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