De La Rosa over Kelly
First pitch at 7:10 PM MST

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“Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.”
― Joe Garagiola

The Padres lead the series 9-7, so to take it we need to sweep them. Let's do it.

And looking ahead to next weekend, we play the Astros. That has the real chance to be a meaningful series for the Astros, so we could play spoiler and eliminate them (like the Orioles did to the Red Sox 5 or 6 years ago).

As much as I would like the Astros and AJ to make the playoffs....

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Per Mare, Per Terras
KC

With Casey Kelly and Robbie Erlin going in this series for the Padres, I see that they are at the "seasons over, who gives a shit" part of their rotation.

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Kevin Towers, not smarter than the so called experts

Cubs-Pirates under way. Cubs clinch with a win today. 71* at Wrigley, 87* here.

I was at game 1 of our NLDS against the Cubs. Only playoff game I have been to. It was awesome.

(Webb, Tony Clark and Snyder)

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Per Mare, Per Terras
KC

Same here; with our D-backs crazy daughter. Only playoff game we've ever attended; and yes, it was awesome.

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Meet the new FO... Same as the old FO. The bag may be permanent.

TONIGHT'S LINEUPS
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ARIZONA
RF Ender Inciarte (L)
2B Phil Gosselin (R)
CF A.J. Pollock (R)
1B P. Goldschmidt (R)
LF David Peralta (L)
C W. Castillo (R)
3B Jake Lamb (L)
SS Brandon Drury (R)
P R. De La Rosa (R)
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SANDY EGGO
1B Wil Myers (R)
3B C. Spangenberg (L)
RF Matt Kemp (R)
LF Justin Upton (R)
2B Jedd Gyorko (R)
C Derek Norris (R)
SS Alexi Amarista (L)
P Casey Kelly (R)
CF T. Jankowski (L)
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ARI: Rubby De La Rosa (R) (13-8, 4.60)
SD: Casey Kelly (R) (0-0, 4.50)
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Those of you who have seen past Dbacks playoff games should treasure the memory because I greatly fear it will be a long, long time before we see another Dbacks post-season game. In the NL, it now takes a winning PCT of .582 just to qualify for the wild card! How many seasons have the Dbacks played .582 or better? Once. 1999.
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They brought in players with the idea of beating the Dodgers this year, but when the books were closed after yesterday's games, I think the Dodgers cleaned up on us handily. In the years ahead, I don' t think the Dodgers are going to stand pat. They should win the division for the next god-knows-how-many years.
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So bring in more players for 2016. It's been suggested we sign Mike Leake. In 4 games at CHASE, Leake has pitched 23.2 innings, given up 30 hits, 18 runs, 17 earned for an ERA of 6.59. Just what we need, huh? Give him a gazillion dollars and watch him lead us to a division title, right?

Fiesta Night at PETCO tonight
Gonna put up with the Padscasters tonight so I don't have to listen to Todd Walsh
talking about having his back rubbed.
He'll be feeding his face somewhere in the park I'm sure and may find some girls
to chase.
Dick Enberg and Mark Sweeney on the call tonight

Casey Kelly to the mound for his first start since 2012
five guys batting 300 or better in our lineup tonight AND WE STILL HAVE A &*_)&@$(|_LOSING RECORD!!
EI leads off
strike 1 called @91
slow bouncer to Amarista, out at first by a step
1 out

Gosselin
strike @92 - so 2-2 on first pitch strikes
breaker misses outside 1-1
foul back
HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT AT PETCO - Thus the Fiesta
fly left center
falls for a double
neither Upton or Jankowski can get to it
Jankowski too far right

Pollock
strike called 0-1 3-3 first pitch strikes
low 1-1
foul left 1-2
single to center
scoring Gosselin
throw in, Myers tries to cut it off, can't hold it
Pollock to second
1-0 AZ

Goldy, strike on the inside 4-4 first pitch strikes
takes it to the right field corner
Kemp can't get it
double
2-0 AZ

Peralta
ball 1
strike called 1-1
inside 2-1
outside and close 3-1
foul weakly right 3-2
outside ball 4

Ballsy, the pitching coach comes out
Castillo
high and tight 1-0
inside 2-0
liner to Jankowski
chance to double off Goldy and overthrows second
2 out

Lamb
takes low ball 1
comebacker to Kelly
Dbacks come up with 2
Pads coming up

Myers leads off for SD
grounds to Lamb on the first pitch
1 out

Spangenberg
low ball 1
swing and a miss 1-1
high and away 2-1
Andy Fletcher callin em tonight
slicing foul left 2-2
hit deep center, Pollock has it at the edge of the track
2 out

Kemp
swing and a miss 0-1
swing and a miss 0-2
outside 1-2
low and in 2-2
swing and a miss
2-0 AZ after 1

Drury
gets hit on the belt buckle

RDLR
outside bunting 1-0
bunts at the plate
Norris picks it up and gets the force at second with a great save by Amarista
Amarista made the tag after Drury came off the base
1 out
why can't this team slide and stay on the damn base?