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Matt Koch faced off against his third consecutive Cy Young Award winner on Friday night and held his own, only allowing three runs through a full eight innings of work. Despite his strong outing, Scherzer was even better against Arizona. David Peralta’s third inning solo-shot was the only scoring Arizona managed.
Goldy Sums Up Struggles After Loss
“There’s not too many different ways to say it. I just haven’t performed.”
Ever the consummate teammate, Goldschmidt is more concerned about the way his struggles are affecting those around him than what the troubles mean for him personally.
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Roster Moves to Bolster Bullpen
Jake Barrett was a member of the 25-man roster on Friday, coming up in place of Silvino Bracho. He wound up entering the game and pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
Miller Pitches Three Scoreless Innings in Rehab Game
Throwing in a game for the first time since having Tommy John surgery last May 10th, Shelby Miller threw three scoreless innings against the Oakland A’s in extended spring training at Salt River Fields.
Bradley: McFarland is MVP of Pitching Staff
Arizona reliever, T.J. McFarland has been eating up plenty of important innings for the Diamondbacks this season and his teammates are noticing.
“I mean — look, the starters have been doing great. Guys like Corby (Patrick Corbin) doing his thing and (Zack) Greinke being the one, but you look at the outings this guy has pieced together ... you know what happens after those games, if he goes in there and can’t get through four innings like he’s done.”
Peralta Makes Unsung Hero List
David Peralta’s performance out of the leadoff spot in the lineup is finally starting to garner some attention.
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Arizona’s offensive woes have Manny Machado as a prime target for the Diamondbacks.
Pace Change Rules Making Little Impact
Unsurprisingly, the pace improvement rules that have been instituted which do not address any of the real contributors to the game’s slowing pace have done little to help improve the pace of play.
The Houston Astros and the Ultra-Extreme Shift
The Astros really have Joey Gallo pegged.