AZ Snake Pit - Game #104: 8/3, Diamondbacks 4, Guardians 7An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2022-08-03T16:20:07-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/230538632022-08-03T16:20:07-04:002022-08-03T16:20:07-04:00Game #104: Diamondbacks 4 @ Guardians 7
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<p>Tommy Time!</p> <p id="2rPME0">It’s a prospect debut day! I very seriously considered going to this game in person when I found out. I’m only two hours away and it would be really cool. But since I went up and back last night, it was not really possible.</p>
<p id="UB7NBZ">Either way, this is a rubber game of a pretty close series thus far. If you’d told me two days ago that game one would’ve been the nail-biter and last night wasn’t a pitcher’s duel, I would’ve raised my eyebrows. </p>
<p id="uLUjrF">Today we have a getaway game and get to see if Tommy Henry is ready for MLB hitters. It’s going to take some offense to get the series win, but Bieber is more hittable this year than previously. </p>
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<h3>Today's Lineups</h3>
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<th align="left">DIAMONDBACKS</th>
<th align="left">GUARDIANS</th>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Josh Rojas - 2B</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Steven Kwan - LF</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Alek Thomas - CF</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Amed Rosario - SS</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Ketel Marte - DH</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Jose Ramirez - DH</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Christian Walker - 1B</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Owen Miller - 1B</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Daulton Varsho - RF</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Oscar Gonzalez - RF</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Emmanuel Rivera - 3B</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Andres Gimenez - 2B</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Jake McCarthy - LF</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Tyler Freeman - 3B</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Geraldo Perdomo - SS</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Austin Hedges - C</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Jose Herrera - C</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Myles Straw - CF</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Tommy Henry - LHP</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Shane Bieber - RHP</td>
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<h3 id="6DPjDo">First</h3>
<h4 id="DDY8Fc">Top</h4>
<p id="Q8n8hi">Rojas flew out to deep right. Thomas struck out. Marte also struck out. But they did see nearly 20 pitches combined. Not as great a start as yesterday, but good signs at least. </p>
<h4 id="OTu6Xy">Bottom</h4>
<p id="SSWz7c">Henry got Kwan to fly out to left. Then Rosario grounded out to new D’Back Rivera. Henry did walk Ramirez. Miller then blooped a single into right, advancing Ramirez to third. Henry successfully got Gonzalez (who’s walk up song is the SpongeBob theme and the whole stadium sings along!) to fly out to right, ending the inning. No real damage done! <strong>0-0 TIE</strong></p>
<h3 id="EJvrYd">Second</h3>
<h4 id="V1nBuF">Top</h4>
<p id="4ZILuL">Walker grounded out to pitcher... Varsho struck out looking and Rivera grounded out to short. It was a depressingly quick inning. </p>
<h4 id="S2NCP3">Bottom</h4>
<p id="uPdYGm">Henry hit Gimenez on the hand in a scarily loud play. Just the hand guard though, as Gimenez took the base. Tyler Freeman is the next batter, also making his MLB debut! He’s been impressive at the Columbus Clippers games I’ve seen. Gimenez advanced on a wild pitch. Freeman earned a walk. Hedges then singled to center. Nobody scored, expecting a clean field by Thomas, who actually bobbled the ball a bit but no extra damage done. Bases still loaded with no outs though. Straw hit a sac fly to right field, Gimenez scored, Freeman took third. Henry got Kwan to ground into an inning ending double play! <strong>1-0 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="VUyeb5">Third</h3>
<h4 id="fecxoa">Top </h4>
<p id="116u4J">McCarthy quickly grounded out to first. Perdomo followed suit with a quick grounder to second. Herrera ending the inning by striking out swinging. The early patience and grinding is gone. </p>
<h4 id="iq0ODA">Bottom</h4>
<p id="eflx19">Henry stuck out Rosario for his first MLB K! Ramirez popped out to right. Miller then grounded out to third. A good, quick inning! <strong>1-0 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="vUiFbm">Fourth</h3>
<h4 id="qsxIFb">Top</h4>
<p id="6diu1o">Rojas grounded out to third. But Thomas smoked a stand up double to right center. Marte then struck out swinging... It was NOT pretty. A wild pick off got Thomas to third. Walker can’t capitalize though, popping out to short left. </p>
<h4 id="3PubJG">Bottom</h4>
<p id="mxVrYP">Gonzalez flew out to center which got caught in the wind/sun but Thomas snagged it regardless. Gimenez then popped out to second. Freeman grounded out to third. <strong>1-0 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="nkRV4X">Fifth</h3>
<h4 id="AWHyLN">Top</h4>
<p id="bu7zZG">Varsho had a long at bat, but struck out swinging. Rivera lined a ball to pitcher and was thrown out at first. But McCarthy singled past a diving second baseman. After a long at bat, Perdomo struck out swinging. </p>
<h4 id="yYtyOK">Bottom</h4>
<p id="eeTwSI">Hedges led off the fifth with a walk. But Straw flew out to center. Kwan singled to left as well. Rosario then blasted a home run to dead center. Ramirez strikes out swinging on a lovely curveball. Miller also struck out swinging to end the inning. But damage done. <strong>4-0 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="FhkNfX">Sixth</h3>
<h4 id="2LPOTw">Top</h4>
<p id="3i9hpY">Herrera lined a single to center but was retired by a Rojas grounder. Luckily not a double play. ALEK THOMAS WITH A HOME RUN TO RIGHT! Marte then laced a ball to left but Kwan has speed and caught it. Walker struck out swinging...</p>
<h4 id="OnsoqD">Bottom</h4>
<p id="ZnMVt7">Ginkel in to pitch. Gonzalez welcomed him with a line drive home run to left center. Gimenez then struck out swinging. Freeman Freeman laced one down the first base line, but stayed at first after a big turn toward second. Hedges flew out to center. Straw ended the inning with a ground out to second. <strong>5-2 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="ykbMjw">Seventh</h3>
<h4 id="FgIF51">Top</h4>
<p id="Uffb7B">Karinchak onto pitch. Vasrsho grounded through the shift for a single. Rivera struck out swinging. Varsho stole second during McCarth’s at bat and took third when McCarthy flew out to deep center. Perdomo struck out swinging. </p>
<h4 id="q3JYRb">Bottom</h4>
<p id="6KHOnv">Holton pitching now. Kwan flew out to right. Rosario doubled to deep left field. Ramirez got a ball past Rojas, scoring Rosario and when the outfield had some issues picking it up, Ramirez took second. Noe Ramirez replaced Holton. Gonzalez welcomed him with a run scoring double. but Gimenez did ground out. <strong>7-2 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="4r5m14">Eighth</h3>
<h4 id="sQQRqg">Top</h4>
<p id="XsmbwK">Stehan pitching now. Herrera greeted him with a single to right. Rojas followed that with his own single to right. Thomas tried to be the hero again and struck out swinging on three pitches. Marte struck out swinging as well. And Walker struck out swinging too. </p>
<h4 id="qr1SAC">Bottom</h4>
<p id="xagcrx">Freeman flew out to deep center. Hedges grounded out to third. Straw then struck out looking. A nice inning, if a little too late. <strong>7-2 CLEVELAND</strong></p>
<h3 id="wX1mmI">Ninth</h3>
<h4 id="85mmRG">Top</h4>
<p id="4S24qG">Morgan in to finish the game for Cleveland. Varsho singled to deep right. Rivera struck out looking. Varsho “stole” second on defensive indifference. McCarthy flew out to left. Perdomo then had a fight of an at bat, ENDING IN A HOME RUN! Beer pinch hit for Herrera. Who stayed true to his brand and struck out, although he did have a surprisingly competitive at bat this time. Still...Game over. <strong>7-4 CLEVELAND FINAL</strong></p>
<h4 id="nqawoM">Bottom</h4>
<p id="bQt9qK">Unnecessary</p>
<h3 id="Iloabp">Conclusion</h3>
<p id="LYTjOH">Unfortunately the team couldn’t put together a victory for Henry’s first start. He pitched far better than the line suggests. He had some issues with locating his pitches, which hopefully is just nerves. And he made a big mistake to Rosario. The youth on the team did their best to claw the team back, with Varsho, Thomas, Perdomo, McCarthy and Herrera being nuisances, but the vets couldn’t convert any of that to runs. Better luck next time Henry!</p>
<h3 id="MbBCO5"><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2022-08-03&team=Guardians&dh=0&season=2022">Fangraphs</a></h3>
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<h3 id="ICMWg8"><a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/8/3/23289824/gameday-thread-104-8-3-guardians">Comment of the Day</a></h3>
<p id="QARwk7">130 comments in the thread today at time of writing, but none Sedona Red. </p>
<h3 id="3Bn9nM"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/schedule/2022-08?mlbkw=ds-b-p41728953154&=&msclkid=62d089aa6b2a161fcc8ceb40c5b9edde&gclid=62d089aa6b2a161fcc8ceb40c5b9edde&gclsrc=3p.ds">Up Next</a></h3>
<p id="emHf1v">A day off on Thursday before heading to Phoenix for a weekend series at home. Colorado will join us. Tentatively Madison Bumgarner is starting game one for us with TBD for the mountains. Gametime is 6:40pm Arizona time and it’ll be televised normally (no AppleTV+). </p>
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https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/8/3/23290700/game-104-diamondbacks-4-guardians-7SpencerO'Gara2022-08-03T13:00:00-04:002022-08-03T13:00:00-04:00Gameday Thread, #104: 8/3 @ Guardians
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<p>On this day in 1946: Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/8/3/23289824/gameday-thread-104-8-3-guardiansJim McLennan2022-08-03T12:00:00-04:002022-08-03T12:00:00-04:00Diamondbacks Game Preview #104: 8/3 @ Guardians
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<p>The Tommy Henry era begins. Finally.</p> <div id="9rCFGb">
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<th align="left">DIAMONDBACKS</th>
<th align="left">GUARDIANS</th>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Josh Rojas - 2B</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Steven Kwan - LF</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Alek Thomas - CF</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Amed Rosario - SS</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Ketel Marte - DH</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Jose Ramirez - DH</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Christian Walker - 1B</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Owen Miller - 1B</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Daulton Varsho - RF</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Oscar Gonzalez - RF</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Emmanuel Rivera - 3B</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Andres Gimenez - 2B</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Jake McCarthy - LF</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Tyler Freeman - 3B</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Geraldo Perdomo - SS</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Austin Hedges - C</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Jose Herrera - C</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Myles Straw - CF</td>
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<td class="td-last td-name">Tommy Henry - LHP</td>
<td class="td-first td-name">Shane Bieber - RHP</td>
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<p id="eCnwcv">It has been a little more than three years since we have seen any player make their major-league debut as a starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks. The last to do so was Alex Young, back om June 27, 2019. I think we’d happily settle for a repeat, as Young allowed one run over five innings against the Giants in San Francisco <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN201906270.shtml">that day</a>, as the D-backs won 5-1. Indeed, Arizona has done pretty well of late when they have had a debutant on the mount. Over the <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/wq7yM">last 13 such games</a>, going back to Jarrod Parker’s first appearance, at the end of the 2011 season, they are 11-2. The only two losses over that time belong to Anthony Banda and Braden Shipley. </p>
<p id="rYXUug">Henry was originally a second-round pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2019 draft, being chosen with the 74th overall pick. I think he will become the twenty-fourth player from that class to make an appearance in the major leagues, with #11 pick Alex Manoah of the Blue Jays having been the best so far. When picked, James and Michael were both concerned about whether he might need to move to the bullpen, but <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/2019/6/4/18650213/arizona-diamondbacks-select-michigan-lhp-tommy-henry-with-the-74th-pick">James wrote</a>, “With three solid-average pitches and a propensity for throwing strikes from the left side, he’ll have every opportunity to advance so long as he continues to get every last ounce of potential out of his pitches.”</p>
<p id="87ucUv">The year after he was drafted, Henry was ranked the #22 prospect in the Diamondbacks farm system by MLB.com, though had moved up to #12 in their <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/dbacks/tommy-henry-674072">most recent ranking</a>. His stuff seems to have improved since being selected, with them saying, “His fading changeup has grown more than any of his other offerings over the past two seasons and his low-80s slider serves as his out pitch. Henry has also developed a curveball, and although it needs refinement, it shows promise... A consistent performer, Henry has the chance to move quickly through the system and develop into a mid-rotation starter.”</p>
<p id="KUeE3D">This year, Henry has really blossomed, despite pitching in the well-known offensive thunderdome of the Pacific Coast League. Over 20 starts for the Reno Aces, he has posted a 3.83 ERA, with a K:BB of 100:44 over 108 innings. For comparison, the team ERA for Reno is 5.42 this year, basically identical to the PCL ERA as a whole (5.43). His numbers have been attracting good attention there for a while, and over the last couple of months, his name as come into the frame as a potential replacement. A month ago, <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/7/4/23191968/left-handed-pitcher-tommy-henry-has-earned-a-chance-to-pitch-in-the-diamondbacks-rotation">Michael concluded</a>, “Now is a good time to give a pitcher performing well in Reno a chance to stick in the MLB rotation.” It took a little longer, but Henry has his opportunity today. Let’s see how he does. </p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/8/3/23289836/diamondbacks-game-preview-104-8-3-guardiansJim McLennan