Snake Bytes 7/20: The Offense Breaks Through

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Milwaukee 7, Arizona 10

Not surprisingly, things did not go well for Taylor Clarke. Coming off the IL to make the start, the right-hander only lasted 3 ²⁄₃ innings, surrendering four runs on seven hits and two walks with no strikeouts. Fortunately for the Diamondbacks, things were even rougher for his Milwaukee counterpart, Jhoulys Chacin. Chacin only last 2 ¹⁄₃ innings in allowing seven runs. The Diamondbacks tacked on some more runs in the fourth and fifth innings. This proved key as Matt Andriese did his best impression of a BP machine in the seventh inning, allowing three runs while recording only one out. Yoan López came in and redeemed his poor outing from the night before, setting up Greg Holland to secure the save.

Diamondbacks Remain in WC Hunt with Victory

With the Brewers standing as one of the teams in front of Arizona in the standings, each game against the Brewers is doubly important.

Offense Rolls at Home Versus Brewers

The outburst did come against Jhoulys Chacin, so there is certainly room for all sorts of caveats. However, it sure was nice to see the Diamondbacks find a way to score in bunches without having to go on the road to do so.

Nightengale: Look for Arizona to Sell at Deadline

Despite currently engaging in two more games against one of the two teams ahead of them and currently sitting only one game out in the wild card standings, Bob Nightengale believes Arizona will eventually be sellers at the trade deadline, with Robbie Ray being the most likely asset to be moved.

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Mike Leake Flirts with Perfection

Mike Leake, the Seattle Mariner’s righty and one-time Arizona trade target, tossed eight innings of perfect baseball against the Angels on Friday night. The perfecto was broken-up by a leadoff single in the ninth by Luis Renfigo. He still managed to secure a complete game shutout, punctuating the affair by striking out Mike Trout for the final out of the game.

Like Father, Like Son - The Vlads and Unhittable Pitches

Vladimir Guerrero was known for rarely seeing a pitch he was unwilling to try and hit. Often as not, it seemed he could put even the ugliest of pitches into play with positive results. On Friday, Vladimir Guerrero picked up where his father left off, hitting a pitch far down and away out of the zone and dropping it into let field with a butt-throwing swing very reminiscent of his father’s.