SnakeBytes 5/19: Walk Off Edition

Ah, every day seems better after a rally and win like that, doesn't it?

Recaps:

• [DBacks.com] Upton lifts D-backs over Braves in 11th - "Justin Upton doesn't look for style points when it comes to game-winning RBIs." Good, because that wasn't a pretty gounder that brought in the winning run.

• [FS Arizona] D-backs do a lot of things right to beat Atlanta - This is what makes the team feel different than last year, I think- last season, it would have been us getting thrown out at third twice in an inning.

• [Talking Chop] Mistakes Cost Atlanta As Arizona Beats The Braves 5-4 In 11 Innings - A great win, yes, but I can't help but feel a twinge of sympathy for the Braves fans. Not a big one, though.

• [AZ Central] Kelly Johnson provides lift in comeback victory over Atlanta Braves - It was a pretty good game from Kelly Johnson, especially against his old team. It'd be great to see him turn around his season.

• [Sports Haze] Arizona Diamondbacks demote Armando Gallaraga, among other roster moves - Zephon gives his take on the Armando Galarraga being DFA.

• [FS Arizona] Sean Burroughs' long journey back - Sean Burroughs was a first round draft pick, but never lived up to the hype. He last officially appeared in the majors five years ago, and it's been a long trip back.

• [FanGraphs] Josh Collmenter and Simon Castro: NL Starting Pitchers - Somehow, I suspect this piece on Josh Collmenter was written Tuesday or earlier...

• [Baseball Nation] Accomplices To The Five Longest Home Runs Of 2011 MLB Season - You know what's great? None of these home runs were given up by DBacks pitchers. Even better? Two of them were hit by Justin Upton.

• [DBacks.com] Kirk Gibson will lead D-backs to his Detroit roots grounds during Interleague Play - The DBacks website gives us a look at the interleague trip ahead.

Around Baseball:

• [Baseball Nation] Livan Hernandez Attains Perfection, Retires - Well, not actually retires. But after today's game, he's got a 169-169 record, and a 97 ERA+. That's just about as average as you can get.

• [FanGraphs] Leyland: Interleague Play Unfair With No DH | FanGraphs Baseball - "We play with the DH rules. The American League gets penalized, even though the record’s been decent over the years." As I said in yesterday's GDT, boo hoo. It's not the NL's fault that AL teams are paying a guy millions for fifteen minutes of game time.

• [ESPN] Jamie McCourt asks judge to force Los Angeles Dodgers sale - Aw, but can't we drag this out longer and make Dodgers fans suffer even more?

• [Big League Stew] Brandon Phillips shocks Twitter follower by showing up at his game - That is awesome. Kudos to Brandon Phillips.