AZ Snake Pit - Game #113: 8/12, Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2015-08-12T21:43:31-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/89073882015-08-12T21:43:31-04:002015-08-12T21:43:31-04:00Phillies top D-backs in slugfest
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<p>The D-backs bats showed up in the finale, but someone forgot to tell the pitchers in a 7-6 loss.</p> <p>With a chance to start a long 9-game road trip above .500 for the first time since April 22nd, the D-backs pitching never figured it out in this one. <span>Chase Anderson</span> pitched beautifully in his first appearance, all but making us forget about <span>Zack Godley</span>, but threw a stinker in this one as the <a href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Phillies</a> could do no wrong at the plate.</p>
<p>The offense however kept up its recent uptick in performance, getting 2 quick runs in the 1st inning to give Chase a 2-0. <span>Ender Inciarte</span> led things off with a single to left, A.J Pollock followed suit with one of his own and <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> continued to shake off the slump with an RBI single to right field to score Inciarte. Jake Lamb grounded out short, and with Goldy avoiding the double play by advancing on a passed ball, scored Pollock from 3rd to give the D-backs a quick and easy 2-0 lead right from the get-go.</p>
<p>It was downhill from there for Chase Anderson, as he would allow a single run in 3 consecutive innings, all in varying ways. In the 2nd inning, a leadoff single followed by a double gave the Phillies runners on 2nd and 3rd with 0 outs. Chase got a much needed strikeout for 1 out but allowed a deep sac fly ball to center to score the Phillies first run. In the 3rd, Anderson fell victim to the long ball, allowing a <span>Andres Blanco</span> homer to even things at 2 a piece. The 4th inning started like the 2nd, with a double and single to put runners on 1st and 3rd with 0 outs. A double play allowed the Phillies 3rd run to score but would erase a potential big inning.</p>
<p>Chase would settle down in the 5th, retiring the Phillies in order to give the top of the order a chance to reclaim the lead and they wouldn't let the opportunity pass them by. Inciarte again led things off with a single and Pollock moved Inciarte to 2nd with a ground out. Goldschmidt hit a ball down the right field line that just stayed fair and rolled all the way to the wall after <span>Jeff Francoeur</span> misplayed it for a triple to tie things up at 3-3. Lamb would single to left to make get the lead back at 4-3.</p>
<p>As quick as they took the lead back, they'd give it right back. Anderson would allow a double to <span>Ryan Howard</span> and a single to Francoeur before giving way to the newest member of the bullpen, <span>Keith Hessler</span>. He got the first out easy enough, but <span>Freddy Galvis</span> singled, scoring Howard and <span>Cameron Rupp</span> homered to blow the game open for the Phillies 7-4.</p>
<p>The D-backs responded in the 7th, manufacturing a run after a Goldschmidt double and would threaten to retake the lead in the 8th. Romak singled, moved to 2nd after a ground out and scored after a double from the suddenly hot <span>Chris Owings</span>. Inciarte singled deep into the hole at 1st, beating the pitcher to the bag for a single and took 2nd on a wild pitch. But that would do it for the offense today, as Pollock ground out and Owings came home and was called out on a very close play at the plate. Goldy would then strike out on a filthy slider from Phillies closer <span>Ken Giles</span> to end the inning.</p>
<p>The 9th was quiet for both sides until a <span>David Peralta</span> single with 2 outs, but Romak struck out on a 98 mph fastball up in the zone to finish things off for the Phillies 7-6. The team showed great fight, coming back and threatening multiple times, but couldn't get the clutch hit when it mattered. Oh well, such is life in the MLB.</p>
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<h5>The Natural - Paul Goldschmidt (+25.2%), Chris Owings (+21.7)</h5>
<h5><i>The Abnormal - <span>Keith Hessler</span> (-36.8%), Chase Anderson (-22.6%)</i></h5>
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<p>Ah love the wednesday turnouts. Thanks for coming out everyone. No comment of the thread because we can do better than making fun of <span>Mark Trumbo</span>. ;)</p>
<p>No game tomorrow for the Diamondbacks but they are headed to Atlanta for their first stop on a 9-game road trip. Come on by tomorrow for some cool articles and stuff.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2015/8/12/9146069/phillies-7-top-dbacks-6-in-slugfest-recapSteven Burt2015-08-12T19:17:18-04:002015-08-12T19:17:18-04:00Dbacks 6, Phillies 7
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<p>After a string of solid performances, the pitching staff struggled and the offense couldn't pick up the slack, denying the team a sweep of the Phillies.</p> <p>Looking for the series sweep before embarking on a long road trip, the Dbacks pitching staff struggled starting with <span>Chase Anderson</span>, making just his second start off the disabled list. While he struck out 5 batters, he allowed 9 hits and 5 runs in his 5 innings of work. <span>Keith Hessler</span> struggled in relief, allowing an RBI single and 2-run home run to put the Dbacks in a 7-4 hole that they would not come back from.</p>
<p>The Dbacks offense had their opportunities however, getting 2 runners on in the 6th with 0 outs but scored no runs. In the 8th, they had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out but <span>A.J. Pollock</span> and <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> couldn't capitalize, with a ground out and a strikeout respectfully. In the 9th, Peralta had a 2-out single before <span>Ken Giles</span> struck out Romak for the final out.</p>
<p>There were plenty of contributors on offense however, with the team combining for 15 hits. <span>Ender Inciarte</span> and Paul Goldschmidt had 3 hits with Pollock, Hill, Romak and Owings each tallying 2 hits.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2015/8/12/9145535/dbacks-6-phillies-7-quick-recapSteven Burt2015-08-12T13:35:36-04:002015-08-12T13:35:36-04:00Game #113 Preview: 8/12, Diamondbacks vs. Phillies
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<p>The last time we ascended Mt. 500... well, it didn't go too well. But, now, we have the power of Oscar, who appears to be the totem animal for St. Penelope of the Cross...</p> <div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix">
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<p>With the series already in the bag, after a pair of startling blowouts by the combined margin of 26-4, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> will go for the sweep this afternoon, both at and behind Chase. Anderson's first start after coming back from the DL was excellent, as he tossed seven shutout innings against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Reds</a>, but if the Diamondbacks offense is even half s good as it has been over the past couple of says, he should have a good chunk of wiggle-room for his performance. The last occasion on which our record was even, Arizona then lost six straight, but if we can finish off the sweep, we'll be above .500 for the first time since April 22.</p>
<p>No Franco in the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> line-up. I'm pleased to report X-rays on his wrist proved negative, so he is officially day-to-day with a contusion. Philadelphia, like Arizona, has the day off tomorrow as well, so hopefully he'll be back in the line-up soon. Goldschmidt was apparently hit in retaliation by the Reds later in the game, after which both benches were warned, but that should be that. I'm not expecting any significant carry over from either team, though I guess I somehow overlooked certain ESPN pundit's articles denouncing the Phillies for their action. Or "business as usual," if you prefer, since it continues to appear only newsworthy if we hit somebody maybe-on-purpose.</p>
<p>Interesting line-up today, with both <span>David Peralta</span> and <span>Yasmany Tomas</span> sitting this one out, and Jamie Romak making his first start as a Diamondback. Hopefully the offense will continue to roll: remember how, a little while ago, they had scored fewer runs than any team in the National League since the All-Star break? Now, they have scored MORE runs than any team in the National League since the All-Star break, having overhauled the Phillies as a result of last night's blow-out. Another fun fact: with 50 games left to play, we need to win just nine times to have a better record than in 2014. Be nice if that figure was eight by the end of the afternoon.</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2015/8/12/9143017/arizona-diamondbacks-philadelphia-phillies-previewJim McLennan