AZ Snake Pit - Game #65: 6/12, Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Miami Marlins 0An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2016-06-12T18:53:36-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/116781192016-06-12T18:53:36-04:002016-06-12T18:53:36-04:00Diamondbacks 6, Marlins 0
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<p>Robbie Ray got back to form, and Peter O'Brien got into one, keying the win as the D-backs took a rare home series, finishing off the Marlins at Chase Field.</p> <p>Three hits and a walk were all the Marlins managed against Robbie Ray this afternoon - with the aid of a couple of double-plays, he faced only two batters over the minimum. He pitched into the eighth inning, striking out the two batters he faced there, but was at 116 pitches, so there was no point pushing the envelope, especially with the D-backs holding a six-run advantage to that point. Randall Delgado, who has been delivering solid work out of the bullpen recently - one earned run over the last 13.2 innings, getting his season ERA virtually down to four - came in and got the final out there, and @@@ worked the ninth.</p>
<p>The D-backs wasted no time, loading the bases with one out in the first, on a single, walk and a catcher's interference call to Paul Goldschmidt. David Peralta got Arizona on the board with a sacrifice fly, and Peter O'Brien got his first hit of the 2016 season, depositing a pitch 420 feet into the left-field bleachers, for a three-run homer. That would turn out to be more than plenty offense for the home team, but a Welington Castillo RBI single in the second inning brought tacos, and Goldschmidt drove in the sixth run of the game for the Diamondbacks in the fourth. Both those men had two hits, as did Jean Segura and (for the second start in a row) Ray, who is now batting .261 on the year.</p>
<p>JoeyLewis is on the guest recap,. so we'll hopefully have that up later.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2016/6/12/11915856/diamondbacks-marlins-scoreJim McLennan2016-06-12T15:00:03-04:002016-06-12T15:00:03-04:00Game Preview, #65: Ziegler saves the day (again)
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<p>It may be an imperfect stat, but it's still impressive. </p> <div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix">
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<span>Adam Conley</span><br>LHP, 3-3, 3.76<br>
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<span>Robbie Ray</span><br>LHP, 2-5, 5.14</h5>
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<span>J.T. Realmuto</span> - C</td>
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<span>Jean Segura</span> - 2B</td>
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<span>Martin Prado</span> - 3B</td>
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<span>Brandon Drury</span> - 3B</td>
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<span>Christian Yelich</span> - LF</td>
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<span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> - 1B</td>
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<span>Marcell Ozuna</span> - CF</td>
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<span>Welington Castillo</span> - C</td>
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<span>Giancarlo Stanton</span> - RF</td>
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<span>David Peralta</span> - RF</td>
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<span>Chris Johnson</span> - 1B</td>
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<span>Peter O'Brien</span> - LF</td>
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<span>Derek Dietrich</span> - 2B</td>
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<span>Nick Ahmed</span> - SS</td>
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<span>Miguel Rojas</span> - SS</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Robbie Ray - LHP</td>
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<span>Adam Conley</span> - LHP</td>
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<span>Michael Bourn</span> - CF</td>
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<p><span>Brad Ziegler</span> notched his 40th consecutive save last night. That's pretty elevated territory for any closer, and the streak is now tied for tenth-longest in baseball history - with a guy who went to the Hall of Fame, Dennis Eckersley, who got his forty saves in a row in 1991 and 1992. If Ziegler gets one today, that will leap him up several notches on the ladder, to be tied for seventh, alongside <span>Heath Bell</span> (2010-11), <span>Trevor Hoffman</span> (1997-98) and Rod Beck (1993-95). Here's the full list of the top 10: Interesting that there are four players who were, at one time or another, Diamondbacks pitchers on the list, with Valverde and Gordon present, too.</p>
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<th title="Sort ascending" role="columnheader button" tabindex="0" class="headerSort">Player</th> <th title="Sort ascending" role="columnheader button" tabindex="0" class="headerSort">Saves</th> <th title="Sort ascending" role="columnheader button" tabindex="0" class="headerSort">Team(s)</th> <th title="Sort ascending" role="columnheader button" tabindex="0" class="headerSort">Years</th>
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<td>Éric Gagné</td>
<td>84</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></td>
<td>2002–2004</td>
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<td><span>Tom Gordon</span></td>
<td>54</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Boston Red Sox</a></td>
<td>1998–1999</td>
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<td>José Valverde</td>
<td>51</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Detroit Tigers</a></td>
<td>2010–2011</td>
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<td><span>John Axford</span></td>
<td>49</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a></td>
<td>2011–2012</td>
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<td><span>Brad Lidge</span></td>
<td>47</td>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Houston Astros</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Philadelphia Phillies</a>
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<td>2007–2009</td>
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<td><span>Grant Balfour</span></td>
<td>44</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a></td>
<td>2012–2013</td>
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<td>Rod Beck</td>
<td>41</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">San Francisco Giants</a></td>
<td>1993–1995</td>
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<td>Trevor Hoffman</td>
<td>41</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">San Diego Padres</a></td>
<td>1997–1998</td>
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<td>Heath Bell</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>San Diego Padres</td>
<td>2010–2011</td>
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<td>Dennis Eckersley</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>Oakland Athletics</td>
<td>1991–1992</td>
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<td>Brad Ziegler</td>
<td>40</td>
<td><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Arizona Diamondbacks</a></td>
<td>2015--2016</td>
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<p>This year, Ziegler has been particularly good in save situations, less so otherwise - his Save ERA is 0.75, having allowed just one run over 12 innings. Non-saves? 5.14, with eight earned runs in 14 frames of work. Is this just the random fluctuation of small sample sizes? The numbers for his career are much closer together, with a Save ERA of 2.38 and a non-Save ERA of 2.57. What's also impressive is how consistent he has been, in an area known for volatility. He's on pace for his <u>ninth</u> consecutive season throwing 50 innings and with an ERA+ better than 105. The only reliever who can match that is <span>Jonathan Papelbon</span>, and with a 2016 ERA+ of 98, he needs to step up his game.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2016/6/12/11913564/arizona-diamondbacks-game-preview-miami-marlinsJim McLennan