AZ Snake Pit - Game #100: Diamondbacks 3, Tigers 4An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2014-07-22T01:32:12-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/56889022014-07-22T01:32:12-04:002014-07-22T01:32:12-04:00D'Backs 3, Tigers 4: Do Dream, Win Streak Over
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<p>The Tigers were slightly better, and their much maligned bullpen came through to defeat the Diamondbacks</p> <p>As Jim mentioned in the preview, the 2014 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> have yet to have a win streak above three games, and as the first part of the title of this recap directly states, they still have yet to do that. <br><br><span>Vidal Nuno</span> against <span>Justin Verlander</span> does not, historically, sound like the most even pitching matchup, but Verlander has been struggling this season and could possibly be hittable. Of course, he no-hit the Diamondbacks through the first few innings so what the hell do I know. For his part, Nuno became a little homer happy with <span>Torii Hunter</span> hitting a two-run shot in the 2nd and <span>Austin Jackson</span> hitting a solo homer to put the Diamondbacks behind 3-0.<br><br>The Diamondbacks started to claw back (which is weird, because if any team was going to "claw" back, it would be the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a>, that just makes sense) in the 4th. <span>Aaron Hill</span> lead off the inning with a single, and <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> had a double to make it runners on second and third with nobody out. <span>Miguel Montero</span> hit a line shot that hit off of Verlander's glove and was fielded by Oro Valley's own <span>Ian Kinsler</span> to get the out at first, but Hill scored to make it 3-1. It became 3-2 when singles machine <span>Mark Trumbo</span> did just that to score Goldy. Despite a bases loaded situation, no other runs scored that inning.<br><br>Since I have a need to list events chronologically in recaps, in the 5th, Nuno was lifted for <span>Randall Delgado</span> after 4 and 2/3rds. Delgado was able to get out of a jam, so that's nice.<br><br>The game became tied when <span>Gerardo Parra</span> blasted an alone bomb in the 6th. It was his first dinger since May 21st, so exactly two months! <br><br>Delgado pitched into the seventh, which may not have been the best idea. Austin Jackson got a double to lead off the inning, and was brought home by possibly the farthest single this season from Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera, for some reason, thought that the ball hitting <i><b>under </b>the clearly marked yellow line </i>on one of the outfield overhangs meant a home run. As such he sort of moseyed out of the batter's box and got himself thrown out at second base on a good relay by Trumbo. This was confirmed after review, but hte run still scored and it was 4-3 Detroit.<br><br>There was a chance to tie it up in the 7th! <span>Ender Inciarte</span> got a pinch-hit single, now he just has to stay on base and.. oh no! The Catcher to First pickoff move actually worked! Maybe? From replays it seemed like there was a possibility that Ender got his foot on the bag before <span>Victor Martinez</span> tagged him, however the play was "Confirmed" which... Whatever, I guess.<br><br>This was a source of irritation, as <span>David Peralta</span> walked and Aaron Hill singled, a series of events which presumably would have scored Inciarte had he remained on base. As it happened, Paul Goldschmidt grounded out to third with two outs and the score remained 4-3.<br><br>Much has been made of the Detroit bullpen's struggles this year. The group's collective ERA is 4.40, good for 26th in MLB (The Diamondbacks are 17th, so ha ha Tigers.) <br><br>Of course, now that I mention this, they kept the Diamondbacks from doing anything else, including embattled closer Joe Nathan. The Diamondbacks have no win streak anymore, really makes you contemplative, eh?<br><br>....<br><br>HEY NOW HEY NOW DON'T DREEEEEEEEAM IT'S OVER</p>
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<p align="center"><b>Poppin' Ollies: </b>Parra, +12.5%<br><b>Poppin' Mollies (Drugs are bad, kids): </b>Nuno, -15.4%</p>
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<p><br><br>As one might expect, these two teams play tomorrow.... That's, uh, all I really have to say...<br><br>THEY COME THEY COME TO BUILD A WALL BETWEEN US... YOU KNOW THEY WON'T WIIIIIIN.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/7/22/5925463/diamondbacks-3-tigers-4-do-dream-win-streak-overCharlie Gebow2014-07-22T00:56:01-04:002014-07-22T00:56:01-04:00Tigers 4, Diamondbacks 3
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<p>Tigers take game 1. </p> <p>Torri Hunter got the scoring started with a two-run homer in the 2nd to make it 2-0. Austin Jackson followed that up with a solo shot in the 3rd to make it 3-0 and Vidal Nuno felt pretty homer happy.<br><br>The Diamondbacks came kinda back in the bottom of the 4th on a Miguel Montero RBI groundout, and a Mark Trumbo RBI Single off of Justin Verlander<br><br>It was tied by the Diamondbacks in bottom of the 6th on a Gerardo Parra solo home run. However, the Tigers took the lead for good in the 7th on an RBI single by Miguel Cabrera where he was thrown out at second base because he trotted out of the box because he thought that hitting a ball that was clearly below a yellow line was a home run. <br><br>The much maligned bullpen for Detroit shut everything down after that, with Joe Nathan recording a save, as he occasionally does.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/7/22/5925425/tigers-4-diamondbacks-3Charlie Gebow2014-07-21T20:48:41-04:002014-07-21T20:48:41-04:00Preview: The three-win wall
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<p>We go from playing a team propping up the division, to a team leading theirs, with the arrival of the Tigers in town. But can Justin Verlander handle a bat?</p> <p>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> Lineup</h4>
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<li> <span>David Peralta</span> - CF</li>
<li> <span>Aaron Hill</span> - 2B </li>
<li> <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> - 1B</li>
<li> <span>Miguel Montero</span> - C </li>
<li> <span>Mark Trumbo</span> - RF</li>
<li> <span>Gerardo Parra</span> - RF</li>
<li> <span>Martin Prado</span> - 3B </li>
<li> <span>Didi Gregorius</span> - SS</li>
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<p>A couple of years ago, this would have been a mismatch of almost epic proportions. But this is not your father's Verlander, who won the Cy Young and MVP in 2011 - it's not even your slightly older brother's Verlander, who went 17-8 with a 2.64 ERA the following season. As my fantasy team is <i>thoroughly</i> aware, this Verlander has been extremely mediocre, going 8-8 and probably lucky to be there, with a 4.84 ERA and leading the American League in earned runs allowed. This has to be of concern to Detroit, in particular considering that they are on the hook for $28 million to him next year. And the one after that. And the one after that. And all the way through 2019, in fact.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, we'll see what the newest Diamondback can do in his third outing. The first was excellent, but the second was spoiled by one swing of St. Buster's bat. Still, a lot of the peripheral numbers have been very close to what <span>Brandon McCarthy</span> has done for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a> to date. We'll also see if Mark Trumbo's luck is any better today: he seems to have been hitting it on the screws, only for the ball to find fielders' gloves, which is why he is still looking for his first extra-base hit since coming back off the DL on July 11. Having gone 3-for-18, his average is hanging dangerously near the Uecker Line too.</p>
<p>There have been 87 winning streaks this year of four or more games in the majors: the Diamondbacks have none of them. Indeed, it has been more than a year since they've done so, going back to their five victories in a row from July 3-7 last year. This is their <u>eighth</u> attempt to get past three consecutive wins since, having lost on each one of the previous seven occasions, so will tonight be any different?</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/7/21/5924763/diamondbacks-tigers-previewJim McLennan