First pitch is set for 6:45 p.m. Arizona time.
https://sports.yahoo.com/d-backs-leake-giants-samardzija-set-rematch-074436359--mlb.htmlD-backs' Leake, Giants' Samardzija set for rematch
Two pitchers with the experience of having been traded into playoff races go head-to-head Tuesday night when the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks meet the San Francisco Giants in a game with National League postseason ramifications.
As both teams fight an uphill battle in pursuit of an NL wild-card spot, the visiting Diamondbacks (66-66) moved a half-game ahead of the Giants (65-66) with a 6-4 win in the series opener Monday.
The win allowed Arizona to tie the season series 9-9, with the final head-to-head meeting on Tuesday.
My uneducated key to the game is to hit Samardzija early, and Mike Leake finding the strike zone.
The problem with Leake finding the strike zone is, whenever he does find the zone, his pitches get smashed!
What's funny about that is most of us predicted less than 81 wins expecting less than mediocrity.LOL... well, we have won 2 in a row and back to even .500... Which means we are due for a loss, right?
Heard one of the most damning stats today about this team. The Dbacks broke a MLB record that dates back to the 1890's yesterday!! Yesterday marked the 58th straight day that this team has been within 2 games of either side of .500! I mean, if that isn't the Monet of Mediocrity, I don't know what is...
What's funny about that is most of us predicted less than 81 wins expecting less than mediocrity.
Leakes ERA by game since joining the DBacks: 3.38, 8.71. 7.71, 8.02.They both have records of 9-10.
It will be interesting to see who prevails.
Really? I have seen no indication of that. Looks like are destined for about .500.Yea... but, there are still 30 games left to play. The odds are clearly in favor of this team continuing to win at a .500 clip. However, it really wouldn't be much of a surprise if they were to go 10 & 20 the rest of the way...
When I foresaw a decline coming, you reacted strongly and tried to get personal.Yea... but, there are still 30 games left to play. The odds are clearly in favor of this team continuing to win at a .500 clip. However, it really wouldn't be much of a surprise if they were to go 10 & 20 the rest of the way...
When I foresaw a decline coming, you reacted strongly and tried to get personal.
I am sure you felt your beliefs . . . as did I. And now you are coming around.
Whether you look at the D-backs recent trend or their pitching weaknesses,
they don't look like a team that will maintain a .500 pace.
Losing Peralta will not make a difference. Sadly, we have either not had him
or, when we did, he was not the clutch player he had been.
Your accusation is untrue and uncalled for. I have watched the D-backs just aboutIt's like you are hoping this team falls on their face and only wins the 68 games you predicted instead of giving credit to Torey keeping this team on pace for 81 wins. I don't get the hate for a manger who is getting more wins out of this team than we predicted. SMH