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Starting Rotation |
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| Player | Trend | Notes |
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| Patrick Corbin |
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Corbin earned the only win against the Reds, and he did it himself by pitching a complete game. He only gave up a 2-run home run late in the game. Job well done. |
| Wade Miley |
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Miley went eight innings against Pittsburgh on Sunday, allowing just two runs. He struck out eight Pirates. The team eventually won in the 16th inning. |
| Brandon McCarthy |
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It is frustrating to be a fan of McCarthy. The Diamondbacks need him to be effective, and he just can't get right. He gave up four runs in five and two-thirds innings in Friday night's loss, then just got blasted in Cincinnati, singled and doubled to death and out after seven runs in just two and a third innings. He says he's spotted a mechanical flaw that he can fix. |
| Randall Delgado |
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It was a struggle for Delgado to get through six innings on Monday night. He gave up seven hits and three walks in six innings, allowing five runs. At least the home run he allowed was a solo shot. |
| Trevor Cahill |
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Cahill returned from the disabled list for this afternoon's start in Cinci. He was wild (three wild pitches in one inning) and ineffective (four walks) and yet he managed to go seven innings and give up just one run. |
Bullpen |
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| Player | Trend | Notes |
| Heath Bell |
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A solid week for Bell, going 3.1 innings and giving up just one hit and one walk. He also struck out two, all in the same Pittsburgh game on Sunday. |
| Josh Collmenter |
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Collmenter pitched twice in the ever-necessary long relief role. First he pitched the middle-extra innings in Sunday's game, keeping the Pirates off the scoreboard for 2.1 innings. In relief of McCarthy yesterday, he pitched 1.2 innings, giving up a run on two hits. |
| Eury De La Rosa |
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Eury was used a lot this past week, which I guess isn't that surprising. The double he gave up on Friday would come around to score after he left the game. He gave up no runs the next 2.2 IP, but today, the "unearned" run he allowed was on his own error and had scored on his own wild pitch. |
| Will Harris |
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Except for a snafu in Saturday's blowout victory over the Pirates (two hits, two hit-by-pitches, one run in and the bases loaded when he left), Harris did well. Outside of those 0.2 IP, Harris struck out four in three and a third hitless, walkless innings. |
| J.J. Putz |
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The home run J.J. gave up to Jose Tabata on Friday night was the first run he allowed since July 1st. That's a long string of pretty good outings. In total this week, Putz pitched two and two-thirds innings, giving up the one run, two walks, and striking out five. He stranded the bases full of Reds yesterday evening. |
| Chaz Roe |
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Roe faced one batter in the Pittsburgh series and got the out, stranding two on base. He was optioned back to Reno before today's game for Trevor Cahill. |
| Joe Thatcher |
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'Twas a much better week for Thatcher, who gave up just two hits and no runs in 2.1 IP. He too left the bases loaded, with a strikeout Friday night. |
| Brad Ziegler |
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Ziegler pitched two extra innings Sunday afternoon and earned the win. But on Wednesday night in Cincinnati, he struggled. He came in in the Dreaded Eighth Inning and gave up four hits and a walk, turning a 1-run deficit into a 3-run deficit an leaving the bases loaded. (All three runners were stranded.) Interestingly, the two outs Ziegler did get were strikeouts. |
Starting Lineup |
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| Player | Trend | Notes |
| Gerardo Parra |
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Parra hit just below the Uecker line this week - a .194 average, and a similar BAbip, not helped by going 1-for-7 in the 16-inning game. His solo home run yesterday was a plus. |
| Adam Eaton |
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Meanwhile, Eaton's line this week looks better having gone 4-for-7 in the marathon with two key RBI. Outside of that game, Adam was only 4-for-18, including 2-for-3 this afternoon. |
| Martin Prado |
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Prado hit .415 in the 9-game hitting streak that ended with 0-for-3 this afternoon. He was 7-for-17 with a home run and four RBI against Pittsburgh, then 6-for-15 with another home run and another four RBI in the Reds series. |
| Paul Goldschmidt |
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Grand Slam Goldschmidt does it again, his third of the season which turned a 1-0 game into a 5-0 game. He actually hit two home runs for the week and three more RBI in Saturday afternoon's blowout win. Goldy was slugging .560 with an OBP of .433 for the week coming into today, in which he went 3-for-4. |
| Aaron Hill |
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Hill's own 13-game hitting streak was snapped yesterday, and that didn't last long, as he went 2-for-4 with an RBI this afternoon. This week, he hit an even .367 with two doubles and a home run. |
| Didi Gregorius |
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Didi hit very well in the two Pittsburgh wins, going 5-for-10 with two RBI and two walks. But against the Reds, Didi was 1-for-9 with one walk and two strikeouts. |
| A.J. Pollock |
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A.J. had at least one hit in each of his five starts this week, plus an 0-for-1 as 9th inning pinch hitter (in a very key situation). Pollock's line was .286 /.375/.286, a solid week. |
| Wil Nieves |
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Nieves hit for just a .179 average this week (5-for-28), though two of his five hits were doubles, and he drove in three. |
Bench |
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| Player | Trend | Notes |
| Tony Campana |
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ESPN's Diamondbacks transactions page doesn't even list Campana's return to the team last week, so that's weird. Yet he's still here, and he went 1-for-4 as a pinch hitter. |
| Matt Davidson |
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Davidson was 0-for-everything this week - 0-for-7 as a starter and 0-for-3 as a pinch hitter. He had four strikeouts. |
| Tuffy Gosewisch |
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Tuffy caught the first 11 innings of Sunday's marathon game, going 1-for-5 and grounding into two double-plays. |
| Jason Kubel |
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Kubel was looking pretty good going into today's game, having three hits (two as a pinch hitter) with four RBI for the week. Then today happened, where he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. |
| Cliff Pennington |
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Pennington was just 1-for-9 with two strikeouts, the one hit coming as a pinch hitter on Monday night. |
Disabled List |
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| Player | Trend | Notes |
| Willie Bloomquist |
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Willie will begin a rehab assignment with the Arizona rookie league. |
| Eric Chavez |
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No recent news on Chavez. |
| Daniel Hudson |
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Hudson is home and recovering from Tommy John surgery #2. |
| Miguel Montero |
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Miguel will begin a rehab assignment with the Arizona rookie league. |
| Matt Reynolds |
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No recent news on Reynolds. |
| Cody Ross |
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Ross is home and recovering from hip surgery. |
Stats run from 8/16 - 8/22.