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Diamondbacks News
Madison Bumgarner surrendered a pair of two run homers while Pittsburgh’s J.T. Brubaker fired five shutout innings. The Diamondbacks’ offense squandered numerous scoring opportunities early, which made their two-run “rally” in the eight insufficient to salvage the game.
Diamondbacks Show Effort, Not Results
David Peralta made a wall-crashing catch in left. Daulton Varsho made a great throw to catch Reynolds trying to stretch a hit into a double. The bullpen fired three scoreless innings. Ketel Marte dug deep and found some of his missing power with a pinch-hit home run in the eighth. In the end, it still equated to another Diamondbacks loss to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, further pushing Arizona “ahead” of the Pirates for the worst record in baseball.
Arizona Offense Continues Struggles
While Arizona scored five runs on Monday, those runs all came in the early stages of the game against the Pirates. From the fifth inning on Monday through the eighth inning on Tuesday, the Diamondbacks’ offense simply could not push across a run, despite numerous golden scoring opportunities. This lack of productive at-bats in key moments sunk the team on Tuesday.
Other Baseball News
Have Games Been Less Competitive Since the Trade Deadline?
The short answer is yes, but probably not by nearly as much as you would think or expect.
Yadier Molina Returning in 2022 for Final Season
St. Louis has inked their franchise player to a one-year extension. 2022 will mark Molina’s 19th season in the league, all of them with the Cardinals. Molina has an outside chance to end his career in second place all-time for games started in a Cardinals uniform.
Even Aroldis Chapman struggling mightily was not enough to derail the juggernaut Yankees from making their run at the postseason. The Yankees fielded their basketball front court of an outfield and have now put together the longest winning streak in franchise history since 1985.
What MLB Players Would Change About Their Sport
ESPN polled 20 MLB players about common questions regarding the state of the game, changes that have been made, and proposed changes for the future. Here is how things shook out.
MLB Pipeline Releases System Rankings
The Diamondbacks dropped from 6th in the 2020 preseason rankings to 9th by mid-season. They still rank 9th. Interestingly, the pipeline touts Arizona’s position players as being the strength of the system, not their pitching.