Arizona Diamondbacks fall to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 after star outfielder Ketel Marte does not use Major League Baseball’s Automated Ball/Strike (ABS) challenge on a late umpire call. In the Friday game, Marte faces umpire Bill Miller and is called out on strikes for what proves to be the final out. Coverage of the at-bat indicates the pitch—described as a 100 mph sinker from Cardinals pitcher Riley O’Brien—was high and outside the strike zone based on television replays.
ABS is used to allow players to challenge pitches that they believe were called incorrectly. The reports agree that Marte fails to initiate an ABS review opportunity in that moment, and the called third strike stands. With Arizona unable to overturn the call, the game ends with the Cardinals holding a 5-4 lead.
Both sources frame the outcome as tied to the missed ABS challenge and the late-game call, rather than any broader dispute or alternative explanation for the final result.
