Game #72-Arizona Diamondbacks (37-34) @ Washington Nationals (32-37). 06/15/19

[Ronin]

Kelly ground OT to short for the first out of the inning.

 

[Ronin]

Cron batting now

 

[Ronin]

Cron! Home run!

 

[Ronin]

Marte walks

 

[Ronin]

Vargas fouls one off his foot

 

[Ronin]

Base hit for Vargas. Runners on first and second. 1 out

 

[Ronin]

mcfarland warming up in the bull pen

 

[Ronin]

Bottom of the 8th coming up

 

[Ronin]

Lopez gets the 8th inning.

 

[Ronin]

First strikeout of the game for Lopez

 

[Ronin]

3 outs away

 

[Ronin]

Escobar walks

 

[Ronin]

Dyson walks.
No outs

 

[Ronin]

Bases are now loaded

 

[Ronin]

Sac fly for c.kelly
10-3 Dbacks lead

 

[Ronin]

Cron hits into the double play to end the inning

 

[Ronin]

T.J Macfarland gets the ninth

 

[Ronin]

McFarland give up a lead off single

 

[Ronin]

2 outs away

 

[Ronin]

1 out away

 

[Ronin]

Game

 

[Ronin]

Dbacks win 10-3

 

[BC867]

Lopez does his job and gets the out.

Steve said that Lopez has done the job since Archie declined. I hope that doesn't mean that,
if Archie comes back to some degree (as he has over his past two games), Lopez will be
dropped from our 7th or 8th inning relief.

Torey just announced that Godley will not start tomorrow (as Steve brought up). Good!

It will be Archie as the "opener" to see how far he can go. I could be wrong but I think
it is not going to help him . . . unless the idea is too keep him in middle inning relief
and see how far he can go in that role, by being the "opener" tomorrow.

I am glad that Torey did not use the word "starter" at this time referring to Archie.

 

[1Sun]

Good road trip, regardless of what happens tomorrow.

Very curious that Godley is not getting the start tomorrow. I thought he had earned the opportunity.

I have been saying for quite some time that Lopez has earned the set-up role. He has been our best reliever this year.

 

[BC867]

Very curious that Godley is not getting the start tomorrow. I thought he had earned the opportunity.

I don't know, of course, what goes on behind the scenes. From my perspective, Godley is anything but consistent.

I truly believe his ceiling is long relief, which is the only thing he's earned since being dropped from the rotation.

Remember that he is a lousy fielder who falls off the mound (from the degree of mediocre to horrible) and he can't
throw overhand to a base. So he can't hold runners on 1B and can only throw out a comebacker underhanded.

As a starter, as he proved, he is flawed! It is best for the D-backs to move on.