Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros Series Thread. 09/04/26-09/06/26

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Dbacks are a road dog in the first game against a Houston SP with a 6.45 ERA. Speaks volumes to the Dbacks' poor road record as well as the recent offensive struggles. Let's hope they can win 1 of 3 against an Astros team that is also slightly above .500.
 
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The #Dbacks will play in Houston for the first time since Sept. of '24.

Arizona is just 2-8 overall in their last 10 versus the Astros, and 8-15 at (fmka) Enron Field since the 2014 season.

Former D'backs Christian Walker and Daulton Varsho makeup the AL West division leaders.
 

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In total, he has stepped to the plate 254 times in his big league career with a 6.3% walk rate, 26% strikeout rate, .180/.241/.302 line and 49 wRC+. Blech
 

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Dbacks are a road dog in the first game against a Houston SP with a 6.45 ERA. Speaks volumes to the Dbacks' poor road record as well as the recent offensive struggles. Let's hope they can win 1 of 3 against an Astros team that is also slightly above .500.

Kelly, Pfaadt and E-Rod this weekend. 2 of 3 should be the bare minimum. Offense absolutely needs to wake up.
 

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Dbacks are a road dog in the first game against a Houston SP with a 6.45 ERA. Speaks volumes to the Dbacks' poor road record as well as the recent offensive struggles. Let's hope they can win 1 of 3 against an Astros team that is also slightly above .500.
3 games under .500 on the road is hard to characterize as "poor." The goal is always to play .500 on the road and much better at home. They're .570 at home with the same # of home W's as the Dodgers, Padres and Cubs, and more than the Phillies.
 
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I got Carroll hiit and a run, Gabby a hit and a RBI, Waldy a hit, and Alvarez with a hit and a RBI. pays $271 with the boost on $10. Will cash out if I get half
 
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Tommy Troy will be considered an Infielder/outfielder with emphasis on infield first. That's why they DFA'd Jorge Barrosa, they needed an infielder
 
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#Dbacks RHP Merrill Kelly will start tonight; He was spectacular in his last outing (7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K); This will be just Kelly's second career start in Houston.

If he pitches 5.1+ IP tonight, Kelly will become just the 3rd pitcher in club history to complete 1,100 IP.
 

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Picking up where we left off. Bats are MIA….again
 

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3 games under .500 on the road is hard to characterize as "poor." The goal is always to play .500 on the road and much better at home. They're .570 at home with the same # of home W's as the Dodgers, Padres and Cubs, and more than the Phillies.
Under .500 on the road is "poor" by definition. To help you a bit, under .500 means you have lost more games than you've won. True contenders balance a "great" home record with a "good" road record or better. A "good" record is .500 or better. A "great" record is 10+ games over .500.
 

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Under .500 on the road is "poor" by definition. To help you a bit, under .500 means you have lost more games than you've won. True contenders balance a "great" home record with a "good" road record or better. A "good" record is .500 or better. A "great" record is 10+ games over .500.
The White Sox, who have a 2.5 game lead in the AL Central, are 8 games below .500 on the road. Are they not a “true contender?”

And for the record and as I’ve stated a hundred times now, it’s a miracle the Dbacks are in the position they’re in… Does their position in the standings make them a “true contender?” Seems that is a very subjective term…
 

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Carroll is trending toward very dangerous territory. His swing is simply far too long. Yea, he might time one up every now and then, but for comparison - watch the swing of Alvarez and you’ll see how a consistent hitter and slugger swing the bat, as opposed to Carroll…
 

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Bases loaded and one out. Guess how many runs we got in that inning?
 

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Carroll is trending toward very dangerous territory. His swing is simply far too long. Yea, he might time one up every now and then, but for comparison - watch the swing of Alvarez and you’ll see how a consistent hitter and slugger swing the bat, as opposed to Carroll…

He’s also chasing a ton of crap pitches outside of the zone. He has no plate discipline right now
 

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It sure looked like Arrenado was dogging it down the line on that inning ender
 

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He’s also chasing a ton of crap pitches outside of the zone. He has no plate discipline right now
He’s desperate and lost… never a good thing when you step to the plate and are clueless as to get the barrel of the bat on the ball.
 

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4 games in a row we score one run, and only 2 the game before that. Not going anywhere good scoring like that.
 

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