Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 8: Blue Monday

Record: 13-17. Pace: 70-92. Change on 2023: -3.

Well, I suppose this was “aggressive” for… a whole 4 innings? Though chunk of even that was Tommy Henry wobbling his method via a stream of Dodgers’ base-runners, teetering on the sting of catastrophe. The first inning was a 19-pitch zero for Henry. It’s in all probability greatest if that is the entirety of what I say in regards to the prime of the body. The D-backs then took the lead. Blaze Alexander, beginning at lead-off for the primary time, drew a four-pitch walk, went to 3rd on a Ketel Marte double, and gave Arizona a 1-0 lead on Christian Walker’s sacrifice fly. The Diamondbacks have outscored their opponents 29-12 over the primary innings they’ve performed this 12 months, so have averaged almost a run per sport.

It did not final. Henry rapidly gave up two runs, and loaded the bases on a pair of walks with one out for Shohei Ohtani. But Henry was in a position to get the God of Gamblers to hit into an inning ending double-play, which stored the rating 2-1 to the guests. Arizona was then in a position to load the bases themselves, Gabriel Moreno sliding into first and Corbin Carroll blooping one to centre, earlier than Alexander drew one other walk. That introduced Lourdes Gurriel up, however everybody, together with Steve Berthiaume and our Gameday Thread, knew Gurriel could be hacking on the first pitch. It went in addition to his numbers under would recommend.

Both starters then settled down, no person on both aspect getting previous first base via the tip of the fourth. At that time, Torey Lovullo opted to carry Henry, regardless that his pitch-count via 4 was at a reasonably manageable 72 pitches. I think they did not need him to face the Dodgers for a 3rd time via the order. Which I can see, besides it requires you to have higher choices within the bullpen. Tonight, the choices used within the fifth had been Andrew Saalfrank and Scott McGough. It didn’t go nicely, the 2 relievers combining for 2 hits and FIVE walks within the inning. Los Angeles scored 4 occasions. They had been all charged to Saalfrank, changing into the primary common season earned runs allowed by the pitcher.

But McGough was definitely a part of the issue, permitting each inherited runners to attain. In his profession with Arizona he has a 3-10 document to go along with an ERA of 5.08. At $3 million, it isn’t as if he’s costly, but it surely does not really feel as if McGough has been price even that. I can definitely see the staff declining their aspect of the $4 million mutual possibility for subsequent 12 months. The bullpen implosion is all of the extra galling as a result of Arizona lastly bought to James Paxton of their half of the fifth inning. They loaded the bases with one out, and had been in a position to plate all of them on a Randal Grichuk single, wild pitch and Walker sacrifice fly. That narrowed the hole, making the rating 6-4 to Los Angeles.

Logan Allen took over in reduction and was what you’d count on. He did save the bullpen by working three and a 3rd innings, however allowed two runs of insurance coverage to the Dodgers on three hits and a walk. Considering Henry went 4 innings, permitting two runs on 5 hits and two walks, Allen was in all probability the best pitcher for the D-backs tonight. Justin Martinez took over for the ultimate two outs, however couldn’t keep away from a little bit of an undesirable document. For solely the third time in franchise historical past, D-backs pitchers went your complete sport with out putting out a batter. The final time was August 14, 2015 in Atlanta, and that was solely eight innings. The final such nine-inning sport was August twenty ninth, 2005 in San Diego.

Even worse, Arizona allowed 9 free passes to Los Angeles, on eight walks and a success batter. There has not been a 0 Ok/8+ BB efficiency within the majors since 2012 – weirdly, the Toronto Blue Jays had two of them that season. The major-league document is 0 Ok/14 BB, achieved twice, most just lately by Boston on May 11, 1950. But on the whole, you possibly can’t afford handy out that many presents to the opposing staff, particularly one with such a potent line-up because the Dodgers. After that transient surge within the fifth, the D-backs offense resumed their customary late-inning slumber, notching one hit and one walk within the last 4 innings in opposition to the LA bullpen. Nice to see Daniel Hudson once more via.

Marte had a pair of hits, Walker drew two walks, and Alexander would possibly get to see extra time on the prime of the line-up. For he did precisely what you’d need out of your lead-off hitter, getting on base thrice, courtesy of a trio of walks. However, the clutch offense was almost non-existent, Grichuk’s hit being the one one in six at-bats with runners in scoring position. The D-backs haven’t gained the opening sport of a sequence because the first set of 2024 in opposition to the Rockies, and my fifth Monday recap proved no extra profitable than the earlier 4. Despite a winless April, I guarantee that they gained’t lose subsequent Monday. That’s as a result of the staff shall be touring to Cincinnati as a substitute.

Not a lot in the way in which of Sedona Red feedback that haven’t already been coated, e.g. first pitch hacking and the questionable tactic of getting the bullpen walk 5 batters in an inning. Sending Todd Walsh to Utah together with the Coyotes appeared pretty well-liked. Oh, nicely: by no means thoughts. We’ll hope for higher tomorrow, when Jordan Montgomery will get to make his Chase Field debut as a Diamondback [side-bar: seems that Zac Gallen came through his bullpen session without issue, and should be able to pitch his scheduled start on Wednesday. So that’s god news!] First pitch for that shall be at 6:40 pm as soon as once more. I could also be ending off Breaking Bad personally. We’ll see.