Brandon McCarthy and Ivan Nova had a "Who can throw the most pitches!" contest tonight, and Nova came out somewhat better. Robinson Cano hit a three run homer in the fourth inning to give the Yankees the edge.
It was a day for saying hello to Ol' Beady Eyes and goodbye to Joe, Sr. We'll get to the game--a great pitcher's duel with an exciting finish--but the real headliner today was the retirement of Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Garagiola.
The Dodgers beat up on Ian Kennedy, and a late rally fell short for the Diamondbacks as they dropped the second of three to the Dodgers.
Young Arizona pitcher Patrick Corbin went toe-to-toe with the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw this evening and came out with the victory. The Diamondbacks scored three runs off of Kershaw, handing him his first loss of the year.
Looking to win one game out of the series, the Arizona offense woke up, hammering Pirates for ten runs early on behind a stellar day from A.J. Pollock.
The Diamondbacks rallied from behind Brandon McCarthy's first-inning run, but his five-run fourth inning was too much this evening.
Cahill's second outing was similar to his first, interspersing streaks of dominance with spells of wildness. He gave the Pirates a three-run start early on, though the D-backs did fight back to tie it, but our bats gave up from the fourth inning on.
This game had its ugly moments: the offense wasted a bases-loaded no-out opportunity and Putz blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning. But the end result is the D'backs beat the Brewers behind Gallardo for the first time ever, capping a series sweep.
"I gotta fever, and the only prescription is more Kubel..."
Wade Miley was excellent, and the Diamondbacks caught a good break to score the winning runs against the Brewers to open the three game set with a win.
