Arizona Diamondbacks @ SF Giants Aug 27 - Aug 29, 2018

[Ronin]

3 game series
Today- Corbin Vs Stratton
Tuesday- Buchholz Vs Bumgarner
Wednesday- Godley Vs Rodriguez

 

[Ronin]

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[Dback Jon]

Gotta win minimum of two

 

[Willie D]

^-- +1 on that. DB's are 7-9 vs. S.F., and have a -11 run differential. DBs have gotten some late-inning run support the last few games--an uplifting sign.

Meanwhile, Colorado is in Anaheim and then San Diego for a total of 6 games.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[GatorAZ]

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Watch out for poop!

 

[BC867]

No 1st inning scoring for the D-backs tonight. Even though they own this pitcher.

Two quick hits ... two runners left on base.

 

[BC867]

I see that they are not showing the electronic strike zone box on TV tonight in San Francisco.

I wonder what that's about. Have the umpires had enough of fans seeing how inconsistent they are?

 

[BC867]

Giants with a 2-run HR in the 2nd. Corbin had gone 11 consecutive starts without giving up a HR.

Are the D-backs going to make us wait until the 8th or 9th innings to score a run?

 

[82CardsGrad]

Offense doing what it does best.... ensuring the other team stays in the game. I just can’t believe how consistently HORRENDOUS this team is with runners in scoring position. I mean, they basically suck with men not in scoring position as well, but seriously, with runners on base and in particular second or third, it’s automatic outs...
Meanwhile the Rockies cough up their lead and now trail the Angels 4-2.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Stratton hasn’t won a game since June 17th! But you know how that goes... Hey pitcher, you slumpin? We got the fix for ya... The Dbacks can help any opposing pitcher out of his slump!

 

[BC867]

Stratton hasn’t won a game since June 17th! But you know how that goes... Hey pitcher, you slumpin? We got the fix for ya... The Dbacks can help any opposing pitcher out of his slump!

Especially since they chased him in the second inning the last time he pitched against us. The D-backs are making him look like Cy Young.

Ahmed cut down a runner at the plate last inning -- the 6th. So It is still 2-0 Giants.

BTW, the electronic strike zone indicator, which has not been used this game, did show a couple of times when they showed a pitch-by-pitch recap of an at-bat. So evidently it is working, but just not being used.

 

[82CardsGrad]

And to boot - Duggar has a whopping 2 homeruns this season... Guess which team has coughed up BOTH of them?? [emoji15]

 

[Shaggy]

This team makes no sense. Hot one game and cold the next, more cold then hot. The pitchers they are batting against aren't aces and yet they make them look it. Is it all mental? How can you go from hot then cold so quickly?

 

[BC867]

This team makes no sense. Hot one game and cold the next, more cold then hot. The pitchers they are batting against aren't aces and yet they make them look it. Is it all mental? How can you go from hot then cold so quickly?

I maintain that it is Lovullo's mystery lineups from one game to the next, all season long. Despite him saying that he would go with a set lineup Aug/Sep, but not adhering to it.

Here is my point. How can he expect our hitters to be consistent when he is not consistent? He is playing potluck and has developed the bad habit of fibbing to the Press and fans.

Whatever anyone's opinion might be, Lovullo's approach is just not working. He's lucky that the rest of our Division sucks and we cling to 1st place. It is a false security. I am sure that all of us would bet that we will not be in 1st place at the end of the regular season.

Even if he continues to luck out, we'd still expect early elimination from the playoffs.

 

[BC867]

I posted as the 1st inning ended that the D-backs would wait until the 8th or 9th inning to score a run.

They teased us. Ahmed stranded two runners who walked in the 9th and we lose 2-0.

It was a frustrating game to watch.

 

[Shaggy]

Amazing how inconsistent this offense is.

 

[TJ]

Diamondbacks don't want to win the division, apparently.

 

[AZ Native]

Rockies down 5-3 with bases loaded no outs top of the 8th.

 

[AZ Native]

LaMahieu hits a grand slam Rockies up 7-5

 

[82CardsGrad]

LaMahieu with the Grand Salami and COL takes the lead 7-5.
That’s clutch hitting right there...

 

[AZCB34]

LaMahieu with the Grand Salami and COL takes the lead 7-5.
That’s clutch hitting right there...

Clutch hitting? I am unfamiliar with that term.

 

[TJ]

Seasons over

 

[TJ]

Diamondbacks don't want to win the division, apparently.

Neither do the Rockies