Game #39 Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants. 09/04/20

[Ronin]

First pitch is set to at 6:45 p.m. Arizona time

 

[Ronin]

Taylor Clarke will start here and is 1-0 with a 2.22 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. In his career, Clarke is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA and 15 strikeouts against San Francisco.

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[Ronin]

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To score one run?

 

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To score one run?

"Uni" has a new ongoing meaning for the D-backs, in addition to uniform. Uni comes from the Latin word meaning "one".

Maybe the players arrived at the stadium on unicycles. Unilaterally. Unified in frustration. Uni-scorers? How unique!

Where? Here in the United States, of course. No crooked numbers, as Steve and BB have referred to it.

Seriously, since August 19th, the D-backs have scored 1 or 2 runs in a game ten times. And, of course, have lost each
of those games.

Overall, since August 19th, our record is 1-13. Hey, Torey. What have you done for us lately? Sad, but true! A winning
percentage of .071. Even Jake Lamb's batting average, which is sitting at an even .100, is higher than Torey's %.

And, of course, we lost against the Dodgers lefty superstar, Kershaw, by starting four lefties in the lineup. Including some
young guys. Helluva strategy! In his six innings, Kershaw flirted with a no-hitter and gave up one hit. Child's play!

There is something very wrong with Lovullo. He needs a check-up from the neck up.

 

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The lefty hitting rookie Varsho starting at Catcher against the Giants lefty pitcher ?????

And, yes, Ketel is back in Center Field. Torey must have an orgasm while making out the lineup card.

 

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Ketel with a solo HR in the top of the 1st. His second HR of the season. 1-0 D-backs.

He was definitely trying for a HR, following a long foul 'HR',

 

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Giants with a 2-out double to drive in a run . 1-1.

Followed by two walks to load the bases.

Taylor with 29 pitches in the 1st inning.

That is a major problem with D-backs starters.

 

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Young strands a D-back at 3B in the top of the 2nd.

Escobar bobbles a ground ball to start the bottom
of the inning, followed by a DP.

Clarke with 42 pitches in the first two innings.

Marte doubles in Varsho in the 3rd to make it 2-1.

Ahmed bobbles a grounder in the bottom of the
innings and it's tied 2-2.

Clarke leaves two Giants on base and is now up to
68 pitches in 3 innings.

So now our fielding is just as incompetent as the
hitting and some of the pitching. Put that on your
resume, Torey.

Oh, he's shouting at the Giants pitcher now.
False bravado!

 

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Two singles put D-backs on 2B & 3B (following a bad
throw by the Giants that hit the runner). No outs.

'Not a pitchers battle tonight so far.

Young whiffs for the 1st out of the 4th inning.

And Varsho, with his second hit of the night, drives in 2.

4-2 D-backs with one out. And Locastro with a high pop up.
Then, runner stranded.

BTW, the Giants rookie Catcher's last name is Bart . . .

Bay Area Rapid Transit, in case you aren't familiar.

 

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Bergen, the long relief new guy lefty, is up in the D-backs bullpen.

Clarke gives up an RBI double and leaves with no outs in the 4th.

4-3 D-backs. And a walk puts runners on 1st & 2nd.

Double play, runner on 3B. Bergen whiffs Longoria. Runner stranded.

New pitcher comes in for the Giants. He has a 100+ MPH fast ball.

 

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Escobar with a double sends Walker to 3B. No outs.
Sac Fly makes it 5-3 and sends Escobar to 3B.

Ahmed with his third hit (a blooper) makes it 6-3.
And another Giants pitching change.

It hasn't happen a lot (except at Coors Field), but it's
fun watching the D-backs with their rare hitting game.

 

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López in to pitch gives up a run in the 5th and the score is 6-4.

Varsho just misses a HR (a leaping catch) to lead off the 6th.

Ketel with an opposite field double for his 3rd extra base hit.
Tonight he has stopped swinging like a leadoff or #2 hitter.

Walker strands him, with a good play by the second baseman.

Guerra in to pitch.

 

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The red-hot Barndon Belt with a solo HR off Rondón to lead off the bottom of the 7th.

6-5 D-backs. Followed by a long fly out to LF. His ERA is somewhere around 9.0. Yup,
a run an inning.

Not having to play catch-up all game, can the D-backs hold the lead?

Crichton in to pitch the bottom of the 8th. Two bloop singles with the top of the
Giants batting order coming up. A HBP loads the bases with no one out.

A fly ball to RF. The runner on 3B returned to the base and the runner on 2B went
too far and was picked off for a double play. Then Longoria hit a grounder hugging
the line at 3B and didn't even run.

The Giants handed it to the D-backs. They need to hold the lead.

 

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Oh no, Ginkel is in the bullpen as the closer again, with an ERA of 7.43.
He gave up a HR to the Dodgers Mookie Betts in his last closing appearance.

Marte on at 1B with his 4th hit as Longoria's throw pulls Belt off the bag
with one out.

A single by Walker. Runners on 1B and 2B. Escobar pops up. Calhoun
strikes out and strands two runners. No insurance run for the D-backs.

 

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Ginkel gets Belt to pop up. Wilmer Flores, who hit a HR off Ginkel
last week, walks as the tying run. Fly out for the second out.

And Ginkel and the D-backs hold on for the 6-5 win, stranding
the tying run on 1B.

 

[1Sun]

Even a blind squirrel...

 

[thirty-two]

I’m happy for Varsho, he had some hits this game. And his first RBIs.