The offense has felt like it’s been overly reliant on the long ball for much of the season, but tonight, the Diamondbacks only had 2 extra base hits, neither of them home runs, and still were able to plate 7 runs.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks opened a critical series against the St. Louis Cardinals without All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte.

The Arizona Diamondbacks started their second half on a positive note Friday night, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 7-3. Brandon Pfaadt was excellent, and the offense strung together 11 hits off the Cardinals' pitching staff. The Diamondbacks improve to 48-50, and St. Louis falls to 51-47.

Cardinals starter Andre Pallante had his Friday outing in Arizona snowball when he fell behind in counts and had his fastball leak over the middle of the plate in a

Adrian Del Castillo had three singles in his first day back in the majors, Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven shutout innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 in a series matching National League wild card contenders.

The All-Star break is over and play resumes this weekend for the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-50) and St. Louis Cardinals (51-46). Both teams are chasing the third