AZ Snake Pit - Game #41: Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 6An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2014-05-13T01:05:44-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/54758812014-05-13T01:05:44-04:002014-05-13T01:05:44-04:00D'Backs 5, Nats 6: I never learned how to Reed
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<p>The Diamondbacks fought hard this game, but a pair of solo home runs given up by Addison Reed proved to be the difference.</p> <p>So a subplot going into this game was "Hey Matt Williams manages the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Nationals</a> now! He used to be a coach and player for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>! Isn't that rad?" I'm sure it is, Jimmy (your name is Jimmy now)<br><br>However, we must first speak of <span>Josh Collmenter</span> vs. <span>Jordan Zimmermann</span>, the pitchers in tonight's game. Collmenter did not start this off very well. He was already down 1-0 two batters into the game thanks to a leadoff triple by <span>Denard Span</span> and a sac-fly by Anthony Rendon. He fell behind 2-0 in the second on a solo home run by <span>Tyler Moore</span>, which sort of shows how he will make it on his own.<br><br>The Diamondbacks would gain a lead in the third. Collmenter got a double, and he's a pitcher! <span>Martin Prado</span> hit a ground rule double to score him to make it 2-1. <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> doubled him home as well to tie the game, and <span>Miguel Montero</span> singled Goldy home to make it 3-2 D'Backs.</p>
<p>Now, if you're a believer in the "Shutdown inning" therom, it was not endorsed by Josh in the following inning, as he gave up a leadoff walk to <span>Wilson Ramos</span> and then <span>Ian Desmond</span> immediately whacked one for a two-run shot to make it 4-3 Nats. Collmenter, for his part, did not last beyond the fifth. Three of the relievers who pitched after him did an admirable job holding things down. We'll get to that last one in a bit.<br><br><span>A.J. Pollock</span> hit a two-run opposite-field blast to regain a 5-4 lead for the Diamondbacks in the sixth. <span>Evan Marshall</span> came in for the seventh, having not allowed a baserunner or run yet in his Major League career. He allowed the former, but barely escaped with the latter, thanks to a very fortunate ground rule double with Nate McClouth on first and running hard from Denard Span. He then got Rendon to ground out to <span>Chris Owings</span> to end the threat. I should mention though that Owings made a damn fine diving play, avoiding a broken bat and just getting enough on a bouncy throw to get Rendon out (and he was just, barely)<br><br>All these warm and fuzzy feelings dissipated in the ninth, when <span>Addison Reed</span>, shiny new closer toy, gave up a leadoff home run to <span>Danny Espinosa</span> to tie the game. Okay, fine, whatever, I mean just leave it for the bottom so the team can break the tie and... nope, <span>Kevin Frandsen</span>, of all people, hit a pinch-hit homer to break the tie. Proven Closer(TM) Reed now has a 5.03 ERA. Chew on that for a little bit.<br><br>The Diamondbacks threatened a little in the ninth, but it was more like someone in a dark alley trying to mug you with a plastic spoon. <span>Ender Inciarte</span> got a leadoff single against <span>Rafael Soriano</span>, but was erased by an <span>Eric Chavez</span> double play. <span>Gerardo Parra</span> got a double, but Martin Prado grounded out to end the game.<br><br>The Diamondbacks are 3-16 at home. That is bad. That is stone cold bad.</p>
<p align="center"><iframe src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=0&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2014-05-12&team=Diamondbacks&dh=0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid black;" frameborder="0" height="450" width="450"></iframe><br><span>Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2014-05-12&team=Diamondbacks&dh=0&season=2014">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p align="center"><b>Socrates: </b>Pollock (+33.3%)<br><b>Sartre: </b><span>Aaron Hill</span> (+14.5%)<br><b>Crazy Bum Yelling At Cars: </b>Reed (-65.9%)</p>
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<p><br>COTN? Here ya go</p>
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<h2 class="title collapse_toggle ">Bert asked Reed how his team ever lost in college with him and Strasburg on the same team</h2>
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<p>Apparently he never saw Reed pitch before interviewing him</p>
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<p>Cards/Bears/Suns/D-Backs/Yotes/Sun Devils</p>
<p>Carson Palmer, <a href="http://i.imgur.com/oMAjo7G.png">he goes long</a></p>
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<p>Tomorrow is <span>Bronson Arroyo</span> against <span>Stephen Strasburg</span>, if you're into that.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/5/13/5712414/diamondbacks-5-nationals-6-okay-reed-nice-and-easy-oh-god-why-are-you-eating-the-rosin-bagCharlie Gebow2014-05-13T00:34:59-04:002014-05-13T00:34:59-04:00Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 6
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<p>The Diamondbacks drop another home game thanks to Proven Closer(TM) meltdown.</p> <p>The Nationals got on the scoring ledger first in the initial frame when Anthony Rendon hit a sac-fly to score Denard Span to make it 1-0. Tyler Moore got a solo shot in the second to make it 2-0. <br><br>The Diamondbacks answered back in the third on RBI doubles by Martin Prado and Paul Goldschmidt, as well as a single by Miguel Montero to make it 3-2 Diamondbacks. That lead was not held for long, as Collmenter gave up a lead-off walk to Wilson Ramos and then a two-run homer to Ian Desmond in the next half-inning to make it 4-3.</p>
<p>That was all of the scoring until the bottom of the sixth when A.J. Pollock hit a two-run shot to make it 5-4. Various pieces of the bullpen that included Randall Delgado, Evan Marshall, and Brad Ziegler held this lead, however Addison Reed felt like being different, and gave up two solo home runs, one to Danny Espinosa and one to Kevin Frandsen to lose both a lead and a tie game.</p>
<p>Ender Inciarte got a hit to lead off the bottom of the ninth, but Eric Chavez hit into a double play. Gerardo Parra hit a double, but Martin Prado grounded out to end the game.<br><br>Still terrible at home.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/5/13/5712360/diamondbacks-5-nationals-6Charlie Gebow2014-05-12T21:00:10-04:002014-05-12T21:00:10-04:00Preview: Home invasion
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<p>Arizona returns to Chase Field, and will be hoping to do better here than they have to this point in the season.</p> <p>
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<li> <span>Gerardo Parra</span> - RF </li>
<li> <span>Martin Prado</span> - 3B <br> </li>
<li> <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> - 1B</li>
<li> <span>Miguel Montero</span> - C</li>
<li> <span>Aaron Hill</span> - 2B</li>
<li> <span>Chris Owings</span> - SS </li>
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<p>The Diamondbacks have been bad at home so far this. Very bad. "How bad, Jim?" you say. Why, I'm glad you asked that. No team since the 1932 New York <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a> has had fewer home wins in the first 40 games than this year's Arizona Diamondbacks. Those Giants played in the days when road-trips could last more than three weeks, so they had four fewer games in their own park than we have. Game for game, over their first 18 contests at home, they actually went 6-12, a record that's three games <i>better</i> than Arizona have managed. So, yeah: this falls into the category of historically wretched.</p>
<p>We can't even claim to have been that unlucky. We've been outscored by well over two runs per game at Chase (64-105), which works out to slightly less than 4.9 wins by our Pythagorean record. It's really all about our pitching. At home, Arizona has a team ERA of 5.36. No other team in the National League even owns a four ERA - the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> are next, at 3.95, and that is pitching all the time in Coors Field. So, if the team are to carry their success on the recent road-trip over to this home-stand, it's going to start, and probably end, with better pitching. We can't concede an average of close to six runs per game and hope to win.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/5/12/5711788/diamondbacks-nationals-previewJim McLennan