Game #26- Arizona Diamondbacks @ Pittsburgh Pirates. 4/25/19

[Ronin]

Arizona Diamondbacks‏Verified account @Dbacks 2m2 minutes ago
This morning's #Dbacks lineup going for another sweep. #RattleOn

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[AZCrazy]

Dismantling some first and second place teams on this road trip so far. Pleasant surprises. (At least they were first and second place before we got to them).

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Dismantling some first and second place teams on this road trip so far. Pleasant surprises. (At least they were first and second place before we got to them).

The Pirates starting pitching was nails before they faced us. nice.

 

[BC867]

No Peralta or Jones in the lineup. That's two of their three big bats.

It is a day game following night games, but are they both injured?

Greinke the hitter is going to have to help Greinke the pitcher.

If weather permits playing the game.

Steve & BB said yesterday that, if they could start the game,
but expect it to not continue due to rain, they might not
start Greinke to pitch a couple of innings and waste a start.

 

[Ronin]

Jake Crouse‏ @JakeCrouseMLB 11m11 minutes ago
Adam Jones is out of the lineup again today. He came off the bench yesterday after Torey Lovullo said he was a little "banged up" from Tuesday. He's available today, but Lovullo thought one more day of rest "would be very helpful."

He's told Jones to be ready for the weekend.

 

[Ronin]

FOX Sports Arizona‏Verified account @FOXSPORTSAZ 2m2 minutes ago
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[Ronin]

Jody Jackson says it is a steady drizzle but they will try to play this game.

 

[Ronin]

98.7 Arizona Sports‏Verified account @AZSports 40s40 seconds ago
Good morning! The D-backs are going for the sweep in 15 minutes.

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[Ronin]

Jody Jackson reporting that the tarp is still on the field.

 

[Lefty]

If rain is in the forecast all day, they should postpone the game. It's a travel day and would not be fair if they got home late.

 

[Ronin]

Arizona Diamondbacks‏Verified account @Dbacks 23s24 seconds ago
Today's #Dbacks-Pirates game will be delayed until 10:05 AM.

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[AZCrazy]

That is how the stadium has looked during the games so far this series as well. Kind of surprising for a team contending thus far in its division.

 

[Dback Jon]

If rain is in the forecast all day, they should postpone the game. It's a travel day and would not be fair if they got home late.

Agreed.

 

[Dback Jon]

And we are playing!

 

[Dback Jon]

Walker doubles in a run, another run scores on a ground out.

2-0 Dbacks

 

[Lefty]

Nice start.

 

[Dback Jon]

Walker leads off with a double, Marte singles him to third. Swihart grounds out to second, scoring Walker. Unfortunately Murphy and Ahmed couldn't get Marte home from third

 

[Dback Jon]

Dbacks open the 5th with back to back Triples by Greinke and Dyson

 

[Dback Jon]

That was Greinke's first ever Triple!

 

[Dback Jon]

Escobar hits sac fly to score Dyson.

5-0 Dbacks after 4.5 innings

 

[sdscard4]

All that Greinke talk of being washed up by posters after the LA game is crazy. I've been saying he's going to be Greinke and go on a huge run and boy has he. Very lucky he's still our ace glad to have him. He's a freaking machine

 

[BC867]

All that Greinke talk of being washed up by posters after the LA game is crazy. I've been saying he's going to be Greinke and go on a huge run and boy has he. Very lucky he's still our ace glad to have him. He's a freaking machine

I was one of those. Not washed up, but not an ace. 'Happy to say that I was wrong.
Especially with Robbie not pitching like an ace yet.

I expected Greinke would be one of the hitters today, but a triple. And the D-backs
hitters roll along. A 5-run lead.

Greinke is at 94 pitches and is up to lead off the top of the 7th. Of course there is
no need to pinch hit for him. But will he be out to pitch the bottom of the 7th?

 

[Dback Jon]

So he pitched the 7th. At 105 pitches. Will they try to stretch him another inning?

 

[BC867]

So he pitched the 7th. At 105 pitches. Will they try to stretch him another inning?

Steve said it looked like Torey told him he'd bat if his turn came around, but
he wouldn't be out to pitch the bottom of the inning, despite pitching a two
hit shutout.

He also mentioned that both of Christian Walker's doubles have been to the
opposite field. That is part of his success. Just like Goldy's.