Weeks
little dribbler left side, near the line, Leake barehand and gets him. Nice play 1 out
Beef
Takes home run material for strike 1
then sends it deep left but no trouble for Holliday 2 out
Leake at 85 pitches
high bouncer, Adams knocks it down but can't make a play E-3
Owings aboard
Ahmed
Current BA .193
strikes out swinging on a breaker that didn't break
stretch
3-0 Cards

Chafin pitching the 7th
Holliday
grounds to Ahmed 1 out
Piscotty
long drive right center off the wall, no one can get there
slider supposed to go through the alley went right down main street
double
Yadi
over Weeks head, over the wall
5-0 St Louis (WTG Chaf )

As feeble as the offense is today, this one's probably over.

Weeks whiffs on another one.

Grichuk
lines to Drury in right for out 2
Big City
short fly left
pathetic dive by Weeks, can't come up with it
double
Gyorko
single down the right field line - Adams scores 6-0

This is what happens when you play infielders and a catcher in the outfield.

Thanks Chip!

Hazelbaker pinch hitting
strikes out swinging
6-0 Cards after 7

Hale can play guys any where he wants to, but for his own good, he needs to make sure they are COMPETENT at whatever position he wants them to play.
Weeks has shown today he's not reliable out there
reminiscent of Trumbo trying to play the outfield

Justin Kutcher and CJ Nitkowski are calling this game
OH is now pitching, Hazelbaker stays in to play center
Gosselin is hitting
called strike 3, 1 out
Segura
OH has a translator next to Matheny. Wonder if Americans get translators when they play in Japan
Nitkowski just answered my question - they do
fly to Piscotty, 2 out
Drury plays revolving door striking out miserably against the Leake breakers
going to last of 8
6-0 St.Louie

Doesn't matter
if we don't score today, the game was lost on the homer by Gyorko
the rest is just bird yummies
Curtis pitching the 8th
yet to give up an earned run
Carpenter
hard shot to Goldy, rights himself, and beats Carpenter to the bag 1 out
Diaz
high pop to Ahmed, clearly calling for it
here comes Weeks and they collide
Ahmed goes down but holds on.
Weeks didn't appear to make an effort to call him off
it actually was Weeks ball, but the way he is playing, Ahmed did right in making the play
2 out
Tejada
strike 2 is a foul right side and Drury goes kamikaze but can't get it - got to LOVE that hustle, tho
walks the .179 hitter
Piscotty
.405 vs. lefties
single to left, Tejada to third
and Weeks looked a little gun shy on that, but made the play
Butcher comes out
Yadi
grounds to Ahmed
and Curtis keeps a perfect 0 earned runs log
after 8
6-0 Cards and Trevor Rosenthal on his way in

Goldy
strike 3 called at the knees outside corner - perfect
1 out
Lamb
smash up the middle, single
Weeks
long drive left over the wall
6-2
RICKIE WEEKS!

Beef
hard grounder to Diaz, 2 out
Owings
up the middle - single
goes right over the rubber, but Rosenthal is falling off to the right side
makes a backhand stab but not close
Ahmed
Owings to second on indifference
single to center, right of second
Owings held at third, not sent home since we're too far behind
Herrmann, pinch hitter
Ahmed to second on indifference
Kevin Siegrist warming for STL
and Herrmann works a walk!
Liliquist to the mound
bases loaded, tying run in Segura coming up, w 2 out

Segura
0-4 today
and Rosenthal airmails Yadi but it bounces right back 1-1 major crossup there
2-1 and Rosenthal is sweating big time
breaker swing and a miss on 2-2 Segura looking fast ball
another breaker, another swing and a miss
Cards win 6-2

Rosenthal tried to pull an Evan Marshall

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Kevin Towers, not smarter than the so called experts

Another case of a closer being brought in to get some work and stay sharp, and he doesn't come in with the save mentality and almost blows the whole game. The idea is to come in and get guys out, but some of these modern hot-shots just don't get it
* * * * *
on May 21,2015 the Dbacks were 19-21 (2 under) and 5 games out of first.
Today the Dbacks are 20-25 (5 under). Ah, the evolution...
new uniforms
new players
and spinning their wheels.

More like a continuation of bad times, 7 walks with only 2 Ks in 4 games (14 PAs) over the last 14 days,

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There's no success like failure
And failure's no success at all

Zach Greinke vs. Jaime Garcia today in what should be a good one
These are the must win games when the Big Money Ace goes out there
DBACKS LINEUP
2B Jean Segura (R)
RF Michael Bourn (L)
1B P. Goldschmidt (R)
C W. Castillo (R)
LF Yasmany Tomas (R)
3B Brandon Drury (R)
CF Chris Owings (R)
P Zack Greinke (R)
SS Nick Ahmed (R)
* * * * * * * * * * * *
CARDINALS LINEUP
3B Matt Carpenter (L)
SS Aledmys Diaz (R)
RF S. Piscotty (R)
1B Big City Matt Adams (L)
C Yadier Molina (R)
LF Brandon Moss (L)
CF Randal Grichuk (R)
2B Kolten Wong (L)
P Jaime Garcia (L)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
ARI: Zack Greinke (R) (4-3, 5.08)
STL: Jaime Garcia (L) (3-3, 2.86)
Line: STL -126
O/U: 7 Runs

I like these early Sunday games

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Kevin Towers, not smarter than the so called experts

78* clear day, slight breeze
Ahmed up to .197 now, Goldy up to .243
Aledmys Diaz - got to come up with some good nicknames to get away from these wierd first names
Mark Wegner callin' em today
Sun issues possible on the left side today
Segura
Garcia making location mistakes right out of the gate runs it 3-1
and after a couple fouls, he works a walk
Bourn
squares to bunt and gets a low bridge. Carpenter in looking for it
fat puppy smashed into right for a single, Segura to third
Goldy
grounds to Carpenter to Wong to Big City DP 2 out, run scores, no RBI
1-0 AZ
Beef
shot down the left field line, one hop and into the stands for a GR double
Tomas
4 for his last 25
single to left
slow enough for Beef to score, throw was to the right of home anyway
2-0 AZ
Drury
Garcia 5-0 2.94ERA lifetime vs AZ
up the middle single, throw home comes up short
3-0 AZ
merry go, merry go, merry go round, toot, toot, toot, merry go, merry go, etc.
single to left, Drury to second - 4 straight 2 out hits
Lilliquist comes out
Greinke up
flies to Moss
3-0 AZ Cards coming up

Carpenter
Greinke comes out of the gate a world beater. 2 quality strikes
rolls it to Drury playing right of second 1 out
Diaz
Owings in the tough sun field in center. Flies to Bourn in right 2 out
Piscotty
Bourn already taking charge in the outfield. Good to see that
roller in the hole left, Drury dives, but can't throw - single
Big City
high foul right side, Bourn runs it down crashing into the barrier. Good speed
shutdown inning
3-0 AZ after 1