SnakeBytes 6/3: BABIP Edition

Man, how many more games do we have to watch Jayson Werth?

Recaps:

• [DBacks.com] Offense silenced in series opener - Only 6 Ks for the Diamondbacks on the night, but they just couldn't string together the hits to score more runs.

• [FS Arizona] Duke, Diamondbacks roughed up by Nationals - It was another rough first inning that got to the Diamondbacks, but they couldn't put together a run to recover.

• [AZ Central] Diamondbacks sluggish in series-opening loss to Nationals - Even with the loss, the Dbacks are 16-4 over their past 20 games. It's still a good run.

• [Federal Baseball] Washington Nationals Win 6-1 Over Arizona Diamondbacks. Jordan Zimmermann Sharp, Michael Morse Crushes Pitches - In the first four innings, the DBacks hit into two fielder's choices and a double play. Hard to score runs like that.

• [DBacks.com] Putz named Major's top reliever for May - 13 scoreless innings and batters only hitting .114 off of Putz makes for a pretty good month.

• [FS Arizona] D-backs ready for the next test: maintenance - A hot win streak can put a team in first, but baseball is a long season. It's going to take some work to stay in contention and, Jack Magruder puts it, to keep lulls to a minimum.

• [AZ Central] Draft thoughts; David Wright? Pass; Rendon leftovers; & farm report - Who are the Diamondbacks picking at #3? Nick Piecoro says the selection is still up in the air.

• [The D-blog] Q&A with D-backs Infielder Kelly Johnson - Kelly is starting to heat up on the season, and he took time to answer some questions for D-backs Insider.

• [Dbacks.com] D-backs president connects with fans - In which Derrick Hall fends off questions such as, "Why isn't Nady getting more playing time? He's certainly earned it." I'm not making that up. I wish I were...

Around Baseball:

• [latimes.com] Nine of 30 teams reportedly in violation of MLB debt service rules - "The Dodgers and New York Mets might rank as the biggest financial headaches for Major League Baseball , but they are not the only ones." Fortunately, the D-backs are not on the list, despite the best efforts of Jerry Colangelo to ensure otherwise in perpetuity...

• [The Platoon Advantage] The All-Star Game: Three Simple Fixes - Some good suggestions.

• [Baseball Nation] Explaining The Surprising Seattle Mariners - The Diamondbacks aren't the only surprising team in baseball right now- the Mariners are somehow just out of first place, thanks to good starting pitching, a solid bullpen, and the influence of a new manager. Hmm, sounds familiar.

• [MLB Daily Dish] Is Albert Pujols Injured? - Pujols has seen his power drop this year- is a hamstring bothering him?