AZ Snake Pit - Game #62: 6/14, Arizona Diamondbacks 4, San Francisco Giants 0 An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2015-06-14T18:59:21-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/85428582015-06-14T18:59:21-04:002015-06-14T18:59:21-04:00Diamondbacks 4, Giants 0
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<p>So, tell me more about the "major defects" of our young pitchers...</p> <p>It has been a very long time since we've had such a well-pitched series of starts from our rotation. After first <span>Chase Anderson</span>, then <span>Allen Webster</span>, flirted with no-hitters in the earlier games, Rubby De La Rosa may have lost his no-hitter early, but he took his shutout deeper than either of them. De La Rosa kept San Francisco off the board until the ninth, when he was lifted with men on the corners and no outs. He had thrown 97 pitches, scattering eight hits, two walks and getting six strikeouts. Daniel Hudson walked a batter to bring the tying run to the plate, but St. Buster hit into a twin killing, to preserve the shutout and the win.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> took advantage of some sloppy <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a>' play - San Francisco committed three errors leading to a pair of unearned runs - and also had their infield working smoothly, turning five double-plays. <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> reached base four times on two hits and two walks, raising his on-base percentage to a staggering .478, <span>Jake Lamb</span> had a pair of hits and a walk, and <span>Chris Owings</span> drove in two with a double off the outfield wall. The win is the first sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since July 25-27, 2008, when our starters were <span>Dan Haren</span>, <span>Brandon Webb</span> and <span>Randy Johnson</span>.</p>
<p>preston.salisbury will be along in a bit with the full recap!</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2015/6/14/8779259/diamondbacks-giants-scoreJim McLennan2015-06-14T15:00:40-04:002015-06-14T15:00:40-04:00Game #62 Preview: 6/14, Diamondbacks @ Giants
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<p>A shot at a sweep in San Francisco? I'll take it. Might not be easy - but we said that about the first two games as well...</p>
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<h5>Rubby De La Rosa<br>RHP, 4-3, 5.84</h5>
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<span>Chris Heston</span><br>RHP, 6-4, 3,77</h5>
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<span>Ender Inciarte</span> - RF</td>
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<span>Norichika Aoki</span> - LF</td>
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<span>A.J. Pollock</span> - CF</td>
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<span>Joe Panik</span> - 2B</td>
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<span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> - 1B</td>
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<span>Brandon Belt</span> - 1B</td>
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<span>David Peralta</span> - LF</td>
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<span>Brandon Crawford</span> - SS</td>
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<span>Jake Lamb</span> - 3B</td>
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<span>Jarrett Parker</span> - RF</td>
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<span>Cliff Pennington</span> - SS</td>
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<span>Andrew Susac</span> - C</td>
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<p>This should be interesting. The D-backs' starters have no-hit the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a>' offense through the first five innings of both previous games this series, while Heston tthrew a complete no-hitter, last time out against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a>. It won't be the first time we've seen Heston. He has already faced us twice this year, and has allowed only one earned run over 13.2 innings, leading to the predictable complaints from some quarters about "Why can't we ever beat scrubs?". But, as Heston showed in his last outing, completing blanking the National League East leaders, and before that with a complete-game two-hitter over the AL West leading <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a>, he's not that.</p>
<p>It does seem likely that runs will be at a premium for the Arizona offense this afternoon, but having taken both games already while scoring a total of five times, that isn't <i>necessarily</i> a problem [much though delivering tacos makes it easier!]. It would, however, required De La Rosa to be a sight better than he has been over this last few outings. He hasn't had a quality start since the complete game in Miami, and over the four outings since, he has allowed 24 earned runs in only 21 innings. The good news is, playing at AT&T should help keep the ball in the park, which has been an issue of late, particularly of the "three run homer" kind!</p>
<p>Back to a more traditional line-up for the D-backs, with Inciarte at the top: I went into the reasons yesterday why I don't think this is the best of ideas, but in the scheme of things, line-up construction doesn't make very much difference, providing you put your best nine players out there. Your mileage may vary as to whether a middle infield of Pennington and Owings count as that, and whether Tomas should be left on the bench in the outfield.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2015/6/14/8778413/arizona-diamondbacks-san-francisco-giants-previewJim McLennan