Diamondbacks lose 5-4 to Cardinals after Marte skips challenge on final strike

Replays showed the 100 mph sinker from Cardinals pitcher Riley O'Brien was high and outside the strike zone. The Diamondbacks still had both of their automated ball-strike challenges available at the time. Marte said through an interpreter that he was expecting a breaking ball and was surprised by the two-seamer.

Manager's comments Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he had not yet spoken with Marte about the missed challenge and planned to address it Saturday. Lovullo noted that Marte also committed an error in the first inning that allowed two unearned runs.

He said the team would review multiple mistakes from the game rather than focus on one play. "We're not perfect, it's frustrating of course, but there are 15 other things that happened in this game that are still eating at me right now and we'll address them one by one," Lovullo said.

A pinch runner was also picked off in the ninth inning after a leadoff walk, contributing to the end of the Diamondbacks' four-game winning streak.