Patrick Corbin had the Atlanta Braves’ number before missing last season because of Tommy John elbow surgery and nothing has changed since.The Arizona left-hander allowed just three hits and struck out eight over 6 2/3 scoreless innings in the eighth start of his comeback season as the Diamondbacks defeated the Braves 8-4 on Saturday night. He went 6.0 innings, allowing three runs, striking out three and walking one.
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“I knew they’ve been doing really good, ” Teheran said. It was the eighth start of his comeback.
Robbie Ray needs to command his fastball well to have a good chance to win. He has thrown 86 pitches.
Even with the tremendous run support, De La Rosa has pitched well in his 10 victories, posting a 2.71 ERA and allowing only six homers in 66 1/3 innings.
Peralta had two hits, including a fourth-inning homer off Foltynewicz (4-4). Andrelton Simmons got a one out single and was moved over to second base on a bunt by Teheran. David Hernandez struck out pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich to end the inning.
Maybin opened with the 10th with a drive over the left-field wall on a 1-2 pitch off Hernandez (0-3). Consecutive singles by Ender Inciarte, Pollock and Goldschmidt loaded the bases. 389 with runners in scoring position. In six starts since the All-Star break, Ray is 0-4 with a 5.06 ERA.
Arizona had averaged hit. Taking an early lead with another first inning run probably helped, so thank you Peralta. The Diamondbacks have lost 13 of their past 16 games in Atlanta dating back to 2010.2.
Losing two of three to the weak-hitting Atlanta Braves was devastating to Arizona’s fading wild-card hopes.
RHP Edwin Jackson, signed earlier in the day for the remainder of the season, is the 27th reliever on Atlanta’s roster this year.
“He’s been great”, Gonzalez said. Hale said his trainers were anxious about Tomas running full speed. The middle innings boosted the lead, with Corbin’s fine performance to admire and then, just when we were being lulled into a sense of complacency, and the Gameday Thread had gone quite (TOO quiet?), the bullpen provided a jolt of caffeine to our synapses before the natural order of things was restored with Brad Ziegler converting his 19th consecutive save opportunity. “That’s a big ol’ calf muscle”. Braves 1B Freddie Freeman (oblique) began a rehab assignment with the team’s Florida Gulf Coast League affiliate on Thursday.2. He is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. This game will feature De La Rosa (RHP) on the mound against the Braves, who have a 44-51 record when they take on a right-handed starter. The Diamondbacks are 5-17 in the last 22 meetings in Atlanta.
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According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Miller is the only pitcher since 1920 to have a winless streak that long with an ERA as low.
