But both of those, more or less, . had the A-lineup in operation. Arizona last accomplished that feat in 2013.
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The Reds had runners on second and third base with one out after reliever Enrique Burgos balked. DeSclafani beat Arizona, 13-0, on Saturday. Lamb took second on a wild pitch, then scored on a Brandon Drury single. But replay showed catcher Ramon Cabrera had actually dropped the ball, so play continued with Arizona up 4-0. Thank heavens for instant replay. This will be Bradley’s second career game against the Reds. He is pitching 88 to 91 (mph) mostly, trying to create movement, throwing more two-seam fastballs, doesn’t really have the teeth on the slider. “I prepared to play every single day and I think that’s how your mindset has to be”.
Joey Votto and Schebler homered during a four-run first inning and Schebler homered again during a five-run second, all against Godley (4-3). Particularly key: he walked none. In four starts since his return, he’s 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA. He actually talked to me – spoke very good English – and said he was ready, his back felt fine and why wasn’t he in the lineup. Gosselin started at first base in place of Paul Goldschmidt.Bourn scored on Castillo’s groundout before Jake Lamb and Brandon Drury singled to score two more. Another productive Castillo at-bat in the fifth drove in Michael Bourn with a single, and the game was blown open in the sixth.
Yasmany Tomas homered, Welington Castillo drove in four runs and right-hander Archie Bradley won his first home start in nearly three months in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 11-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field on Sunday.Chris Owings, Michael Bourn and A.J. Pollock had three hits apiece as Arizona tied a season-high with 18 hits. Being on the field gave him an opportunity to reflect and appreciate being back out there. Anyone predict he’d be leading the team at the end of August? Tomas has 14 homers since July 24, the most in the majors. Per Stats Inc, he’s the first NL player to hit ten homers in a month at home since (probably inevitably) Troy Tulowitzki did it in September 2010. He walked in the first inning Saturday but was removed after two innings. He was superb against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his last turn, when he struck out eight and gave up just one hit in seven scoreless innings.
Corbin hit because he worked the final two innings – with a seven-run lead at that point, Chip Hale didn’t need to burn another relief pitcher. “A lot of good offense”. Weeks was the only starting position player without a hit.
“We all know that this team can hit like that, so it’s just about time”, Castillo said. Bradley has given up 21 earned runs and 36 hits in 23 innings in his five August starts. So, yeah: turnabout IS fair play.
RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SURNAME TO DESCLAFANI FROM DESCIAFANI – Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Phoenix.
I’ve been doing nothing but fading the Diamondbacks, and it continues to pay off as their rotation gets blasted nightly.
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That’s pretty much how Diamondbacks hitters had to feel against DeSclafani.
