Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals

Tyler Locklear wasn’t even supposed to be in this spot. Inserted into Arizona’s lineup as a last-minute replacement for Ketel Marte, who was scratched due to back stiffness, Locklear blasted a go-head two-run homer into Busch Stadium’s left-field corner on Thursday afternoon to boost the Diamondbacks to a 10-6 victory over the Cardinals in a makeup game that was rained out on June 25. “Not easy to do what he did,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “He comes to the ballpark, he’s always preparing to play. I know that. But the lineup goes out the night before, and there’s a couple things he’s probably going to come here and work on. And all of the sudden transitions an hour before the ballgame starts and he’s going to be starting at first base. I think he’s got the right mindset. He’s always ready.” The homer was Locklear’s first of the season and first since Sept. 1, 2025. He also logged a double in the second inning and an RBI single in the eighth, which helped fuel a five-run rally that broke it open. “Me and \[catcher James McCann\