Arizona Diamondbacks @ KC Royals series thread. 07/22/24-07/24/24

[Ronin]

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[RON_IN_OC]

Still a great thing Sewald was held out on Sunday, to finally be used in a non-save situation tonight.

 

[Lefty]

They can't blow a 4-run lead in the 9th, right?

 

[Lefty]

I'm not nervous. They only need one more out.

 

[Lefty]

Holy crap, 8-6 and the tying run is up at the plate.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Hahahahaha

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Torrey is such trash. His absolute mismanagement of the pitching staff probably costs the team 5-6 wins. Just awful.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

And I realize they haven't lost yet tonight.

 

[Lefty]

That was close. Diamondbacks win.

 

[ProdigalSun]

probably need to add a legit closer before the trade deadline. Sewald aint it

 

[krazy2k]

Earth to Lovullo! Earth to Lovullo! Sewald is NOT A CLOSER. I repeat, Sewald is NOT A CLOSER. Go out and get one at the deadline, Torey Lovullo Hazen!

 

[ProdigalSun]

Good win though. This team is starting to figure it out

 

[Dback Jon]

Great series win against a good team

But Sewage…

 

[outcent13]

Yall should watch other teams and their closers. Like the royals closer tonight? Stuff happens.

I’ve been hard on Torrey in the past but dude brought us to the World Series last year with that roster and is like 13-1-2 in the last 16 series. He’s always gonna lean on resting and protecting players and that is frustrating at times but gets him some serious credo with his players. Let’s Cut the dude some slack

 

[Sparky16]

probably need to add a legit closer before the trade deadline. Sewald aint it

Dude has been giving up warning track balls all year, now they are starting to carry. AZ very well might be defending WS champs if not for his horrific game 1 - flipped the whole series

 

[Ronin]

Diamondbacks ride big ninth inning to defeat the Royals in 8-6

The Diamondbacks were three outs away from dropping the series finale against the Kansas City Royals but scored five runs in the top of the ninth to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in an 8-6 win at Kauffman Stadium.

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[RON_IN_OC]

Yall should watch other teams and their closers. Like the royals closer tonight? Stuff happens.

I’ve been hard on Torrey in the past but dude brought us to the World Series last year with that roster and is like 13-1-2 in the last 16 series. He’s always gonna lean on resting and protecting players and that is frustrating at times but gets him some serious credo with his players. Let’s Cut the dude some slack

No slack. All you have to do is look back at last year and see they made the playoffs by 1 game. His mismanagement of the pitching staff could easily cost the team that 1 game this year. They went 4-2 the last 6 ad if he hadn't rested Sewald, for another dude who had also pitched the previous 2 games with marginal success, they could have been 5-1. That 1 game could cost them. It's that close.

 

[Ronin]

Arizona Diamondbacks | Stats & Info

@DbacksStatsInfo

The have signed 21-year-old OF Steven Medina to a minor league deal.Medina was not drafted out of HS ('21 grad), and opted to train at a baseball academy in the D.R. to prep for a professional career.

 

[Ronin]

Arizona Diamondbacks | Stats & Info
@DbacksStatsInfo
The #Dbacks are 53-50, they've won 14 of their last 20.

They're within 2.5 games of the 1st WC spot.

They have a +22 run differential and are 1 of 4 NL teams to have a winning record at home and on the road.

Pittsburgh visits
@ChaseField
tomorrow evening for a 3-game set.

 

[outcent13]

No slack. All you have to do is look back at last year and see they made the playoffs by 1 game. His mismanagement of the pitching staff could easily cost the team that 1 game this year. They went 4-2 the last 6 ad if he hadn't rested Sewald, for another dude who had also pitched the previous 2 games with marginal success, they could have been 5-1. That 1 game could cost them. It's that close.

Fair enough. I’m just not gonna give him crap for not pitching Martinez and resting Sewald. Not long ago people were hoping to see Martinez in that role and Sewald just came back from injury so pushing him three days in a row doesn’t make a ton of sense.

A trip to the World Series and having his team in contention this year despite all the injuries combined with some key guys underperforming, buys some respect from me though. Not sure another team in the league has had as many injuries to key players as the Dbacks and they are still right there.