AZ Snake Pit - Game #20: 4/28, Diamondbacks 3 @ Cardinals 8An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2022-04-28T23:18:14-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/228074682022-04-28T23:18:14-04:002022-04-28T23:18:14-04:00Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 8 - Not how you plan it
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<p>The bats continue to struggle as Dakota Hudson had his way with D-backs hitters en route to the series-opening loss.</p> <p id="ASMXrI">Fresh off taking two of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers, the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> headed on a weeklong adventure with a 4-game series with the Cardinals and a 3-game set with the Marlins. Humberto Castellanos faced off against Dakota Hudson in the opener looking to keep his solid start after replacing Caleb Smith in the rotation. He’s struggled with length, going 4 and 5 innings in his first two appearances but overall has been another bright spot in the rotation to begin the year.</p>
<p id="Df7Syv">The D-backs bats’ struggled from the get-go against Hudson, with a 2-out walk all the team could muster in the first. The Cardinals were the exact opposite. Tommy Edman led things off with a 5 pitch walk, as Castellanos couldn’t find the zone early on, and Paul Goldschmidt singled to put runners on the corners. A sac fly followed, scoring the Cardinals first run, and after another single by Arenado, Dickerson hit a sac fly to center to give the home team a <strong>2-0 lead.</strong></p>
<p id="4MTEvN">After another 1-2-3 inning in the 2nd, the Cardinals kept piling on runs. Harrison Bader singled to start and moved to 3rd after a bobble from Perdomo on the groundout by Molina. DeJong was hit by a pitch before Edman and Goldschmidt combined for back to back RBI singles and a Tyler O’Neill sac fly made it <strong>5-0</strong> all before the D-backs even realized they were playing a game today.</p>
<p id="B9wvnt">The offense continued to struggle through Hudson’s day, as he pushed a no-hitter into the 6th inning. Perdomo grounded out to start the 6th, but Varsho lined a single to break it up. Another walk followed but that was it, as Peralta flew out and Walker grounded out to end the threat and inning for the D-backs.</p>
<p id="WcMNXE">In relief of Castellanos was Corbin Martin, who was great in his first 3 innings but was kept out a little too long as the Cardinals solved him their 2nd time thru against Martin. Bader and Molina singled, and after a strike out, Edman singled to center scoring Bader, with both runners moving up on the throwing error. After a pitching change to Widener, Goldschmidt singled, scoring two and giving the Cardinals an <strong>8-0</strong> lead, all but securing a victory this year against this team who’ve scored 5 or more runs only once.</p>
<p id="hx5sUc">Widener pitched a scoreless 7th, and newly recalled Tyler Holton pitched a scoreless 8th, grabbing his first career MLB strikeout in the process. Congrats to him!</p>
<p id="3P0tcM">The offense <em>finally</em> showed up late in this one, scoring 3 runs in the final two frames to make it somewhat respectable. A single from Ahmed and homer from Pavin Smith scored two to make it <strong>8-2</strong>.</p>
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<p id="gicGJE">And in the 9th, the team actually loaded the bases after a Kelly singled scored Walker, who doubled, but Varsho struck out looking for a merciful end to this one. <strong>8-3 final.</strong></p>
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<p id="E4ERme">There wasn’t much to cheer about in this one WPA-wise, as Geraldo Perdomo was the only hitter with a positive +.011 on the night. Corbin Martin actually had a +.007 in his 3.1IP of work but all in all a bad night that not many saw with the Phoenix Suns gobbling up eyeballs. Join us tomorrow for the 2nd game of this series as the old guys face off in Bumgarner and Wainwright. Stop on by!</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/4/28/23047761/diamondbacks-cardinals-game-recap-april-28thSteven Burt2022-04-28T19:30:00-04:002022-04-28T19:30:00-04:00Gameday Thread, #20: 4/28 @ Cardinals
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<p>On this day in 1930, the Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of organized baseball in Independence, Kansas.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/4/28/23043584/gameday-thread-20-4-28-cardinalsJim McLennan2022-04-28T19:11:02-04:002022-04-28T19:11:02-04:00D-backs Game Preview #20: Diamondbacks @ Cardinals
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<p>Is Goldy getting dialed in for this series ?</p> <p id="sg0mOr">The 8-11 <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> visit St. Louis to take on the 10-7 Cardinals. Tonights game starts at 7:45 EDT, so 4:45 P.M. Arizona Time</p>
<p id="frQzK0"><strong>Starting Pitchers </strong></p>
<p id="vAKBf0">Arizona Diamondbacks: Humberto Castellanos, 1-0, 3.00 ERA </p>
<p id="joQO8B"><a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> : Dakota Hudson, 1-1, 3.95 ERA</p>
<p id="EvONNn"><strong>Lineups:</strong></p>
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<p id="8s9WJb">Notable: With the slumping Ketel Marte still down the order at 6th, Pavin Smith is batting 2nd. The Cardinals have a pretty good fella batting 2nd themselves. Goldy was batting .146 with a .466 OPS on April 21st. Since then he’s gone 12 for 26 with two doubles, boosting his line to .269/.347/.328 . He still hasn’t homered this year, but is clearly heating up. </p>
<p id="vIxxNi"><strong>Roster Moves:</strong></p>
<p id="MseJJI">Recalled RHP <strong>Luis Frias </strong>from Triple-A Reno.</p>
<p id="PVnOKn">Selected LHP <strong>Tyler Holton</strong> from Triple-A Reno. <a href="https://www.milb.com/player/tyler-holton-663947">MiLB Bio</a></p>
<p id="WjqoyI">• Will wear No. 67.</p>
<p id="cLsHUi">• First stint in the Major Leagues…first outing will be his Major League debut.</p>
<p id="70wBEa">• Was the D-backs’ ninth-round pick in the 2018 draft out of <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> University.</p>
<p id="bJZgr0"> Placed RHP <strong>J.B. Wendelken </strong>on the injured list. (no word as of this writing the nature of the injury) </p>
<p id="3RT8Pe"> Optioned LHP <strong>Tyler Gilbert</strong> to Triple-A Reno following yesterday’s game.</p>
<p id="2CGwKW"> Released LHP <strong>Oliver Pérez</strong> from the roster.</p>
<p id="ZwDjDK"> The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.</p>
<p id="HkjNRr">Presumably swapping out Gilbert and Holton is about having a fresh usable arm. Holton has had a rough go of it in Reno since 2021, posting a 6.72 ERA in 64 IP last year and a 6.75 ERA in 8 IP this year. He gives up a lot of hits, 94 in his 72 IP in the PCL. But he doesn’t walk too many, just 24, and has 88 K’s. Reno is a tough place to pitch, so maybe he will surprise, but MLB is tough as well. </p>
<p id="DLT2dn">Frias was up with the big club briefly last year, getting into 3 games. He had trouble with control, walking 5 Batters in 3.1 IP. He’s got good stuff, featuring a high 90’s fastball, and a slider. So far in Reno , working as a starter he had 13.1 IP, 5 walks and 20 strikeouts. Those are encouraging numbers. As Jim wrote about, the D-backs lack velocity out of the pen and if Frias is learning how to throw strikes he could really provide a boost. </p>
<p id="bqF8QT">The Oliver Perez release was expected when he was DFA’d. This may be the end of the line, but he put together an admirable career. 20 years in the major leagues, over 700 games and nearly 1500 innings. His career earnings are $65 Million. </p>
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https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/4/28/23047427/d-backs-game-preview-20-diamondbacks-cardinalsJack Sommers