AZ Snake Pit - Game #99: July 24, Diamondbacks 10, Braves 2An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2017-07-25T00:47:22-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/157872912017-07-25T00:47:22-04:002017-07-25T00:47:22-04:00Diamondbacks 10 , Braves 2: While writing this recap title the Braves threw another wild pitch
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<p>The Diamondbacks jumped on R.A. Dickey and relievers, J.D. Martinez got his first hit as a D-Back with a long homer, and the Diamondbacks won!</p> <p id="gkflFG">After being throughly flummoxed, bamboozled, and a third word that means the same thing by <span>R.A. Dickey</span> and the <a href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Braves</a> in North-of-Atlanta-ish after the All-Star break, the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> returned home for some possible revenge.</p>
<p id="9BnmVB">In the Bottom of the 2nd, two had reached against Dickey, and <span>Zack Greinke</span> came to bat, fouled off a couple of pitches, and then drove one to Left Field for an RBI double to make it 1-0 Diamondbacks. Talk about helping your own cause. That’s what we’re talking about. Anyway. Two batters later, <span>A.J. Pollock</span> came up and also doubled, bringing in two more runs to make it 3-0.</p>
<p id="d8D0Pq">A <span>Jeff Mathis</span> single, sac bunt, wild pitch, and <span>David Peralta</span> single increased the Diamondback lead to 4-0. DIckey only lasted 3.2 Innings after allowing about 56 walks and 32 wild pitches (or so). With the bases loaded with two outs in the 4th, <span>J.D. Martinez</span> came up to bat in a real good situation to really make his mark on his new team. He struck out on three pitches, cause that’s how life is sometimes.</p>
<p id="xoXJYY">The Braves got on board in the 5th when <span>Sean Rodriguez</span>, pinch hitting, golfed a two-run bomb off of Greinke on a low slider. It happens. It happened.</p>
<p id="V47lG5">With two on in the 6th, <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> got off the mini-schnid with an RBI double off of Braves reliever <span>Matt Wisler</span>. In the following AB J.D. Martinez got his first hit as a Diamondback and it went very far. Veeeeeerrrrry far. 427 feet to deep center. Would probably have been more if not for the physical wall in the way. </p>
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<p id="A9B2eI">That made the score 8-2. A.J. Pollock continued where everything was left off in the 7th with a two-run dinger himself to make it 10-2.</p>
<p id="qSr6Tr">Greinke went 8 Innings, allowed two runs on the homer, struck out 6, and didn’t walk any. <span>T.J. McFarland</span> came in for the 9th and got the last three outs for a win!</p>
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<p id="ivJPbF">Awesome: Greinke (+19.9%)</p>
<p id="nnpJ1s">Less So: Owings (-7.7%)</p>
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<p id="ySBbWY">Same teams tomorrow. <span>Taijuan Walker</span> makes his first start since returning from the paternity list. Be there if you want.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/7/25/16023694/diamondbacks-10-braves-2-while-writing-this-recap-title-the-braves-threw-another-wild-pitchCharlie Gebow2017-07-24T21:01:19-04:002017-07-24T21:01:19-04:00Preview #99: Diamondbacks vs. Braves
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<p>Hopefully, it will go a little better than the series in Atlanta!</p> <div id="ykEaeZ">
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<td class="td-last td-name">Danny Santana - CF</td>
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<p id="Af0AZO"><span>J.D. Martinez</span> makes his first start at Chase Field this evening, and let’s hope that it goes a bit better than his first start anywhere else. If he could get through the entire game, with his count of functioning limbs in excess of three, that would be nice. He is still also looking for his first hit as a Diamondback, being 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts (and a walk). But at least we’re not going to have to do without our ace pitcher for 4-6 weeks, like certain NL West teams we could mention. I’m hoping it ends up being a little more than six, meaning we won’t see him the rest of the regular season, our final game against the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> being September 6.</p>
<p id="RBk2ze">It will be interesting to see what adjustments the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> have made since their last outing against knuckleballer <span>R.A. Dickey</span>. He was very effective against them in Atlanta, holding them to one run over six innings of work. He faced the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> in his last start, and perhaps we can learn from them, as they tagged him with the loss, scoring four runs in seven innings. But it’s worth noting that Dickey’s ERA is more than two runs higher on the road than in Atlanta. Perhaps the humidity there is helpful in terms of movement on his pitches? He has only one win in eight attempts on the road, so hopefully that’s a trend which will persist. </p>
<p id="Mss3o1">Grienke didn’t see the <a href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Braves</a> in the previous series, seeing Cincinnati on both sides of the All-Star break. The last outing was a bit of a slog, Zack requiring 107 pitches to get through five innings. He allowed eight hits, but did get away with a no-decision. Like Dickey, Greinke has been much better at home than on the road, with an ERA in Chase of 2.41 (his road ERA is 3.75), and he has yet to lose a decision in 11 games here, being 9-0. He has a K:BB ratio of 89:13 in 71 innings. The only issue is the home-run: ten of those, responsible for 12 of the 19 runs Greinke has allowed in Chase this year. </p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/7/24/16023256/preview-arizona-diamondbacks-atlanta-bravesJim McLennan