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Diamondbacks Place Ketel Marte on Restricted List

8/18/2026

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Ketel Marte Restricted

Arizona placed second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list after missing Monday’s game at Fenway.
Manager Torey Lovullo said Marte was fine but dealing with an issue.
Boston beat Arizona 11–1, scoring in six consecutive innings as Ceddanne Rafaela hit three doubles.
Marte, on a six-year, $105 million contract through 2030 and batting .249, sees the Diamondbacks at 66-60, one game behind the Padres for the NL wild-card.

Summary

Red Sox No-K

Boston recorded zero strikeouts in a nine-inning game, the first such occurrence since April 23, 2010.
All nine Red Sox starters logged at least one RBI, only the fourth time since 2000.
Rookie reliever Wyatt Olds debuted and struck out his first batter in the ninth inning.
Mickey Gasper hit his first Red Sox home run, a solo shot that cleared Pesky’s Pole in the seventh.

History

Historical Context

On April 23, 2010 the Boston Red Sox completed a nine-inning game with zero strikeouts, a rarity akin to the few hitless contests in baseball history. The club’s 18 no-hitters—from Cy Young’s 1904 perfect game to Jon Lester’s 2008 effort—show a pattern of occasional offensive anomalies, echoed by the 1917 double-no-hit duel between the Cubs and Reds and reflected in the roughly 327 no-hitters recorded in MLB.

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Ketel Marte Restricted

Arizona placed second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list after missing Monday’s game at Fenway.
Manager Torey Lovullo said Marte was fine but dealing with an issue.
Boston beat Arizona 11–1, scoring in six consecutive innings as Ceddanne Rafaela hit three doubles.
Marte, on a six-year, $105 million contract through 2030 and batting .249, sees the Diamondbacks at 66-60, one game behind the Padres for the NL wild-card.

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