AZ Snake Pit - Game #48: 5/25, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 5An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2016-05-25T23:37:56-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/115396652016-05-25T23:37:56-04:002016-05-25T23:37:56-04:00Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 5: Pitching again disappoints
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<p>Oh look, another awful starter burying a chance at victory.</p> <p>After last night's disaster performance from <span>Shelby Miller</span>, Rubby de la Rosa looked to change the fortunes of this team in Pittsburgh. It didn't work. Rubby fought through trouble all night but finally succumbed to the pressure in the 5th and by that point the game was over.</p>
<p>As was mentioned, Rubby faced trouble right from the get go. Back-to-back singles from <span>Andrew McCutchen</span> and <span>Gregory Polanco</span> coupled with a <span>Jake Lamb</span> fielding error loaded the bases for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a> in the 1st. But Rubby settled down and escape with no damage, getting a strike out and line out to escape things.</p>
<p>The D-backs offense had other plans however, with a 2-out rally to take the early lead. Lamb walked with 2 outs and <span>Chris Owings</span> drilled a grounder down the line for a double, scoring Lamb from first. <span>Yasmany Tomas</span> followed it up with a deep fly ball down the left field line, and it hugged the inside of the foul pole for a home run, putting the <strong>D-backs on top 3-0.</strong></p>
<p>Rubby did well skirting around trouble in the 2nd and 3rd, as the Pirates threatened with a runner in scoring position, but the 4th saw <span>Sean Rodriguez</span> driving a ball deep into the left field bleachers to cut the lead to <strong>3-1.</strong></p>
<p>Rickie Weeks Jr. took it upon himself to respond, homering off the foul pole in left to increase the lead to <strong>4-1</strong>.</p>
<p>It all unraveled in the bottom of the 5th for Rubby. John Jaso singled to lead things off, with McCutchen repeating that with a single of his own. Polanco doubled to right, and with Weeks making his first start out there, he let it fall in front of him scoring Jaso from second. Marte grounded out to Lamb, which scored McCutchen. The final dagger was a homer from Freese, driving in Polanco to make it <strong>5-4 Pirates</strong> and end Rubby's night after 4 2/3rds innings. <span>Jake Barrett</span> relieved Rubby to end the inning.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for the D-backs, that was all the scoring the offense would provide on this night. Chris Owings made things interesting in the 9th with a 2-out drive to right field but it fell feet short of a home run. Tomas popped out to right to end the game.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=0&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2016-05-25&team=Pirates&dh=0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="450" width="450" style="border:1px solid black;"></iframe><br><span>Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2016-05-25&team=Pirates&dh=0&season=2016">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p><b><i>Good Rubby - Chris Owings (14.0%)</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>Bad Rubby - Rubby de la Rosa (-44.9%)</i></b></p>
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<p>The gamethread was pretty lame, so no comment of the thread.</p>
<p>Tune in tomorrow bright and early as the D-backs try to not be swept again on the road.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2016/5/25/11778148/diamondbacks-pirates-game-recap-may-25-rubby-de-la-rosaSteven Burt2016-05-25T19:00:02-04:002016-05-25T19:00:02-04:00Gameday Thread, #48: 5/25 @ Pirates
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<p>Live look-in to tonight's game in Pittsburgh...</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2016/5/25/11777596/gameday-thread-48-5-25-piratesJim McLennan2016-05-25T17:00:03-04:002016-05-25T17:00:03-04:00Diamondbacks Game Preview, #48: On retaliation
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<p>Will there be any carry forward from the multiple hit batters in yesterday's game?</p> <div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix">
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<h5>Rubby De La Rosa<br>RHP, 4-4, 3.53</h5>
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<span>Jeff Locke</span><br>LHP, 2-3, 5.00</h5>
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<p>After last night's series of unfortunate events, this evening's contest in Pittsburgh takes on an additional dramatic component. If things had ended last night, following the (maybe, maybe not retaliatory) jersey-grazing of <span>David Freese</span>, I doubt anyone much would notice. But after that, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a>' <span class="ingame_substitution"><span class="subst">Arquimedes Caminero</span></span> then went and hit a second <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>' batter in the head, taking Nick Ahmed out of the game, after already having done the same to Jean Segura. Since we had no bench players left, we ended up having to use <span>Patrick Corbin</span> as a pinch-runner. Segura ended up being taken to hospital but there has been no roster move, so hopefully, he's OK.</p>
<p>Let's be clear: I don't think either was intentional. But it's idiotic to claim that absolves Pittsburgh of responsibility: "I didn't mean to do it!" stops working as an excuse at age 9, and certainly does not work as a "Get Out of Jail Free" card for potentially lethal behavior. The Pirates have, as we've seen, a long pattern of "pitching inside", which has kept them at or near the very top of the league in hitting opposing batters for the past three seasons. It's like a habitual drunk who insists on driving home every night, and while the commissioner's office ignores the issue, I've absolutely no problem if teams remind Pittsburgh, that their dangerous actions have consequences.</p>
<p>There's evidence to suggest this may already be happening. I noticed that the Pirates have also been at or near the top of the league for hit batters at the plate, as well as on the mound. Is there a correlation between the number of times a team hits the opposition, and the number of times they themselves are hit? To see if that's the case, I looked at five full seasons (2011-2015) of data; below, you'll see a chart plotting HBP for and against every team in the majors each year.</p>
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<p>There is a weak correlation between the numbers, around 0.15. The formula for the trend line in red somewhat reflects a connection too: the number of times a team will be hit is 41.9 + (0.198 x the number of batters they hit). Put another way, about every five batters a team hits will result in one of their own being plunked. Which makes sense: the great majority of hit batters are not deliberate or seen as worthy of retaliation. But will that hold true this evening in Pittsburgh? We can only wait and see.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2016/5/25/11770438/arizona-diamondbacks-game-preview-pittsburgh-piratesJim McLennan