Peralta said the pitch hit him in the shoulder first and was fine after the game, but Hale wasn’t too thrilled that the 0-2 pitch ended up where it did. “This isn’t a one-man game so right now I owe it to the 24 other guys in the clubhouse (to give) 110 percent all day, every day, until they kick me out of the clubhouse”. Still, the Diamonbacks, perhaps operating on the La Russan principle that one should not pitch up and in unless one has absolute and unfailing command, soon after retaliated. That’s why we’re posting this clip from Wednesday night’s game between the 40-55 Marlins and 43-50 Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
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It was a scary scene in Arizona on Wednesday night.
Fernandez has looked good since returning from Tommy John surgery in May 2014, allowing five earned runs in 19 innings his first three starts.
Fernandez’s body language, along with the fact that it was an 0-2 pitch, showed that hitting Peralta wasn’t the desired outcome. From the smooth home run strokes to the devastating curveballs, the game is always full of excitement for me. “Won’t project a timetable yet, but it’s good to see that he is showing strength in his hand and thumb”, Jennings said…. D’backs hitting coach Turner Ward said something and home plate umpire Vic Carapazza ejected him.
“Nobody should be pitching the ball up by somebody’s head”, Hale said.
“It’s just not the place to go, you just can’t do that”.
Perceived retaliation and intent aside, the important thing is that Peralta is very lucky that the result of Fernandez’s fastball wasn’t much worse.
In fact, after the game, manager Dan Jennings didn’t even stand up for his own players, instead praising the Diamondbacks for “handling it the right way”.
Coming into this series, the D-backs were 4-0 against the Marlins, sweeping them in four games backs in May in Miami. “It’s part of baseball”. Ramos earned his 15th save. “I want to know what’s going on because I’ve got a 10-month-old and I’ve got a family to worry about”. Realmuto doubled with two outs in that inning, stole third without a throw, and scored on Hechavarria’s single up the middle for a 1-0 lead.Hellickson had retired 13 in a row after second baseman Martin Prado’s one-out single in the first inning before Realmuto grounded his double inside the bag at third. The next batter, Jake Lamb, hit an RBI triple. The left-handed hitting Yelich singled in the third run off left-hander Andrew Chafin in the eighth.
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Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley will make his major league debut against Milwaukee on Thursday.
