Unfortunate game last night. 8 solid innings for the Red Viper, but our offense wasn't able to help him out. Alas.
Recaps:
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[dbacks.com] Enright's strong effort for naught in quiet night - "I talked about getting back to who I was. That's using the fastball and slider a little more and making them beat me on my best stuff, instead of getting beat with my third or fourth-best pitches." A good reaction to hear from a 24 year-old pitcher.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] Diamondbacks late rally falls short against Dodgers - Gibson on Enright's outing: "Great stuff. Very sneaky. He was throwing hard but even harder to pick up. Nothing to hang your head about there."
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks drop series opener to Los Angeles Dodgers despite Barry Enright's strong start - "[I]n the world of that which really matters to the Diamondbacks at this point, Friday should be remembered as the night Barry Enright got back on track." Probably true.
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[latimes.com] Clayton Kershaw's performance in Dodgers' 3-1 win provides a beam of hope Kershaw wins his 13th game, giving up one run on four hits in eight-plus innings while striking out nine and walking none. - "In a season replete with disappointment, the Dodgers are looking for bright spots wherever the can[.]" It's Low Expectations Weekend at the ballpark! (Also, I don't think the LA Times sports section quite grasps the intent behind a headline.)
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[dbacks.com] D-backs giving young talent looks in final days - "I want to put people in situations that they're not used to. They deserve to prove what they can do." Pretty much what we need to do in these last weeks. We play the Dodgers in six of our last nine games, which means they're pretty much meaningless, so let's see what Allen, Abreu, and Hester can show us.
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[azcentral.com] Diamondbacks' Ian Kennedy OK with early exit vs. Rockies - "It's totally OK. I'm good with it. And he was right, too. I was struggling a little bit out there."
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[diarydiehard.com] All-Star Buzz Begins at Chase Field - I don't know how I missed this earlier. But some cool pictures of what they've got up around the stadium.
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[espn.com] Hudson continues to impress in desert - Since August 1st, Daniel Hudson has the third lowest ERA in baseball.
Around Baseball:
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[si.com] Selig open to exploring expansion of postseason - "We have less teams than any other sport. Eight teams make the playoffs. One wild card in each league. We certainly haven't abused anything." Fewer, Bud. Fewer. And I'm glad testing has helped with that abuse proble- wait, that wasn't what you meant?
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[yahoo.com] Giants' Tim Lincecum objects to 'juiced' baseball against Rockies - The Giants-Rockies humidor controversy continues- apparently, Timmeh felt one of the baseballs he got last night was juiced. Interesting, I'd be curious to hear more about this.
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[torontosun.com] Jays interviewing for new manager - Earlier this week, they talked to Bob Melvin about the job.
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[suntimes.com] Brenly withdraws from Cubs managerial search - Meanwhile, Bob Brenly has decided he will pull his name out of the race for the Cubs manager spot.
- [cincinnati.com] Aroldis Chapman hits 105- The fastest pitch ever recorded was thrown last night during the Padres/Reds contest. Why isn't this kid getting more hype?
Okay, we face off against the Dodgers again tonight- Hudson takes the mound for us, and hopefully we'll see a solid outing for him in his last home start this season. Go DBacks!