AZ Snake Pit - Game #145: Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 1An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2013-09-12T03:59:27-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/44852732013-09-12T03:59:27-04:002013-09-12T03:59:27-04:00Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 1: Escape From LA
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<p>For once, it seemed like the Diamondbacks couldn't wait to get a game over with, striking early and holding off the Dodgers on their way out of town.</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Record: 73-72 On pace: 82-80 Change: +2<br>WC Elimination #: 8 Division #: 6</h4>
<p>Wednesday's game started off with something we haven't seen a whole lot of lately- <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Diamondbacks</a> offense. Specifically, it began with <span>A.J. Pollock</span> singling off <span>Hyun-Jin Ryu</span> to lead off the top of the game. <span>Willie Bloomquist</span> followed that with a single to give us our first runner in scoring position of the game, and <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> singled to right to bring in Pollock for the first run of the game. <span>Martin Prado</span> grounded into a double play that scored Bloomquist- not the greatest outcome- but after <span>Aaron Hill</span> grounded out, it was 2-0 Diamondbacks going into the bottom of the first.</p>
<p>The Diamondbacks added on to the lead in the top of the second. <span>Gerardo Parra</span> doubled to start the inning and took third as <span>Scott Van Slyke</span> struggled to field the ball in left field. After Chris Owings grounded out, <span>Tuffy Gosewisch</span> hit his first double in the majors to score Parra. Gosewisch took third on a ground out by Corbin to threaten to add on, but he was stranded, leaving the DBacks lead at 3-0.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dodgers</a> were trying to score, but Corbin just wasn't having any of it. A leadoff single by <span>Yasiel Puig</span> in the first turned into a double play. A walk, a ground rule double, and another walk loaded the bases in the second with two outs, but Ryu grounded out to end it. The put runners at first and second with one out in the third inning, but Corbin got a strike out and a fielder's choice. Two runners in the bottom of the fourth were stranded on a Puig ground out, a one out double by <span>Hanley Ramirez</span> in the fith was wasted.... <span>Patrick Corbin</span> was walking a tight wire, but he kept his footing all night.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for the Diamondbacks, Ryu settled in after the second. A 1-2-3 third settled him, and he worked around two singles in the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks had leadoff singles in the fifth and sixth innings, but double play balls erased both of them. Ryu was done after the sixth inning, having given up 3 runs and facing a loss.</p>
<p>Brandon League came in for the Dodgers in the seventh inning, and Tuffy Gosewisch turned the at-bat into his second double of the night (and his career). After Patrick Corbin fouled out trying to put down a bunt, A.J. Pollock drew a walk, and Willie Bloomquist singled to load the bases. That ended <span>Brandon League's</span> night, and <span>Brian Wilson</span>, everyone's favorite ex-Giant (non-<span>Barry Bonds</span> category) came in from the bullpen. He gave up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, scoring Gosewsich. Wilson got Martin Prado to ground into his 823rd double play of the season to end the inning, and Arizona took a 4-0 lead into the seventh inning stretch.</p>
<p>That shutout didn't last much longer, though. Corbin went out to start the seventh, and gave up a one-out solo home run to Puig. That was enough for Corbin, who ended the night at 6.1 innings and only one run allowed. Between this and his previous outing in San Francisco, this does seem to settle a few nerves that Corbin might need to be shut down for the rest of the season. <span>Chaz Roe</span> came in to finish the seventh, getting two quick outs from the only two batters he faced.</p>
<p>The Dodgers C-level bullpen parade continued, with <span>Carlos Marmol</span> coming in to pitch the eighth. He gave up one hit, but the Diamondbacks couldn't take advantage of it. David Hernandez took the eighth for Arizona, striking out <span>Adrian Gonzalez</span> on his way through a 1-2-3 inning. The top of the ninth was eventful, if not good- <span>Onelki Garcia</span> came in to start the inning for the Dodgers and walked the only batter he faced before <span>Peter Moylan</span> replaced him, Adam Eaton was caught stealing, Bloomquist and Goldschmidt singled to give Arizona a runner in scoring position again, but Martin Prado hit into his third double play of the night to end it. <span>Brad Ziegler</span> came in for the bottom of the inning and did what he does best, getting three consecutive batters to ground out and end the game, keeping Arizona from being swept.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-09-11&team=Dodgers&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a><br><b><b>Deep Space Nine: Patrick Corbin (+22.7%)</b></b>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Next Generation: Paul Goldschmidt (+16.1%), Tuffy Gosewisch (+5.6%)<br><i><i>The opening them to Enterprise: Martin Prado (-8.2%)</i></i>
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<p>(Yeah, that's right. That's my rankings of the Star Trek series. Fight me about it, nerds.)</p>
<p>DbacksSkins led the commenting, with Clefo just a few behind, and we also heard from 4 Corners Fan, AJV19, Dbacks4eva10101, Diamondhacks, FatBoysEatMeat, GuruB, Jim McLennan, Rockkstarr12, The so-called Beautiful, Zavada's Moustache, azshadowwalker, cheese1213, coldblueAZ, ford.williams.10, hotclaws, imstillhungry95, kishi, onedotfive, porty99, preston.salisbury, shoewizard, and soco. Zavada's Mustache wins CotD honors by going green with this agenda:</p>
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<p>Seems legit, though the lack of beach ball time was pointed out.</p>
<p>So our Diamondbacks manage to scrape together a little dignity on their way out of town, though we pretty much guarantee a Dodgers victory dance during their visit to Arizona next week. Unless we're planning to sweep that. Did we have that planned? Is that what we're going for? Hey, whatever works.</p>
<p>Day off tomorrow, and then the DBacks are back in town to face the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> for the weekend.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2013/9/12/4722086/diamondbacks-4-dodgers-1-patrick-corbin-paul-goldschmidt-aaron-hill-star-trekDevin Jessup2013-09-12T01:22:49-04:002013-09-12T01:22:49-04:00Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 1
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<p>Arizona came into tonight's game looking to hold off the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dodgers</a> attempt at a sweep tonight. The offense came out swinging, leading off the game with three consecutive singles, bringing in the first run of the game before <span>Hyun-Jin Ryu</span> had even notched an out in the game. The top of the order was particularly effective, with <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> racking up four hits and two RBIs. Tuffy Gosewisch had two doubles on the night as well.</p>
<p>Patrick Corbin's outing was not a smooth one, with the Dodgers putting runners in scoring position in each of the second through fifth innings. But he kept them from scoring in any of those situations, and the only run he allowed came from the last batter he faced, giving up a solo home run to <span>Yasiel Puig</span> with one out in the seventh inning. The bullpen came in and gave 2.2 hitless innings, finishing with a 1-2-3 inning from Brad Ziegler to close out the game for the save.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2013/9/12/4721964/diamondbacks-4-dodgers-1Devin Jessup2013-09-11T21:00:04-04:002013-09-11T21:00:04-04:00Preview: Offensive indifference
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<p>Arizona sits at .500, having gone 4-9 over the past couple of week. Can they keep their heads above water and avoid the sweep in Los Angeles?</p> <p>
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<p>Elimination number: eight<br>Division elimination number: six</p>
<p>We've been here before, but not for a while. Indeed, the last time the D-backs were at .500, was after the second game of the season, after we had split those with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>. We've been close since: indeed, seven times between then and last night, we had dipped to with one game above .500, but on all those occasions (most recently, winning the finale of the series against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/">Blue Jays</a>), we had taken the next contest, to provide a bit more breathing room. There was no such escape last night, as we lost our fifth consecutive game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>, ending the streak of consecutive games above .500 at 141.</p>
<p>Speaking of streaks, it was also the 13th consecutive game for the Diamondbacks where the offense has been held to four runs or less. That's the worst such streak since 2008, and trails a pair of 15-game streaks, one in May 2007, and the other in July/August 2003. What's particularly striking is that we've had only four home-runs in those 13 games: there are sixteen individual <i>players</i> with as many over the same period of time. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Nationals</a> alone have three (<span>Wilson Ramos</span>, <span>Ryan Zimmerman</span> and Jason Werth). The Diamondbacks collectively are <u>slugging</u> below .300 over the last two weeks. Not sure this evening's line-up promises to do much better.</p>
<p>One wonders if things may be changing this winter, per these Tweets from Nick Piecoro.</p>
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<p>Dbacks GM Kevin Towers thinks his lineup could use another "prototypical, corner bat."</p>
— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickpiecoro/statuses/377955439175925760">September 12, 2013</a>
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<p>One possibility, Towers said, is to deal one of their center fielders -- Pollock, Eaton, Parra -- for a more offensive corner guy.</p>
— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickpiecoro/statuses/377955778318979072">September 12, 2013</a>
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<p>Hmm. Could certainly be interesting, though remembering how well the last Towers' "prototypical corner bat" i.e. Kubel, Jason, did in Arizona, I'm not exactly enthused by this prospect, unless he's a good deal younger and more productive. <span>Giancarlo Stanton</span> it is, then... On a happier note, this evening will also be the 2,500th game broadcast by the Guvnor, Greg Schulte. While numerous TV commentators have come, gone and been swept under the carpet, Schulte has kept plugging away on radio, quietly and efficiently. If he goes for another 2,500 games, I doubt you'd hear many complaints.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2013/9/11/4721078/diamondbacks-dodgers-previewJim McLennan