The Diamondbacks are coming.
Arizona, the defending NL pennant winner, is playing its best baseball of the season and looks like a legitimate contender to represent the National League in the 2024 World Series.
It continued its hot streak on Monday in a 7-6 extra-innings win over the Guardians (67-45), which have the best record in baseball.
With the win, the Diamondbacks (61-52) moved into a tie with the Padres (61-52) and Braves (60-51) atop the NL’s wild-card standings.
Since July 3, Arizona has the best record in baseball (20-8). It’s rebounded from a quiet start by fielding the league’s most devastating offense.Â
During that span, the Diamondbacks have scored 183 runs in 28 games (6.5 runs per game), 19 more than the Red Sox (164), which have scored the second-most runs. (h/t FanGraphs)
The Diamondbacks have 49 home runs over their last 28 games, with 21 coming from second baseman Ketel Marte (11) and third baseman Eugenio Suarez (10).
Suarez was the hero in extras against the Guardians, recording a sacrifice fly in the 10th while being robbed of a base hit with a phenomenal play in right field by Guardians right fielder Lane Thomas.