Ray vs De La Rosa tonight

Ready to hear Bert endlessly ramble on about that stupid mascot the Rockies have?

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can't wait......

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sheesh, September 2nd has not been a kind date for the D Backs in their history

2-15 on this date.

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Robbie Ray against current Rockies players: .329/377/614 link

They gotta find a way to keep Blackmon off base. Either that or just hit him with the first pitch and then try to pick him off. (He's been picked off 4 times this year)

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Starting Lineups
2B Jean Segura (R)
CF A.J. Pollock (R)
1B P. Goldschmidt (R)
C W. Castillo (R)
RF Yasmany Tomas (R)
3B Jake Lamb (L)
LF Brandon Drury (R)
SS Chris Owings (R)
P Robbie Ray (L)

CF C. Blackmon (L)
2B DJ LeMahieu (R)
3B Nolan Arenado (R)
RF Carlos Gonzalez (L)
LF Ryan Raburn (R)
C Nick Hundley (R)
1B S. Cardullo (R)
SS C. Adames (S)
P J. De La Rosa (L)

We are in the bottom of the fourth, and with the Diamondbacks leading 5-0, and two outs, Cargo gets the Rockies their first hit of the night against Robbie Ray.

Raburn then grounds to short. Owings goes to Segura, 6-4, for the force to end the inning.

Through four innings, Diamondbacks 5, Rockies, 0

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On September 2, 1945, the Japanese signed the documents of surrender aboard the USS Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay, formally ending WWII.

Maybe there's a connection?

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Arendado fields a shot by Drury, and, without getting to his feet, makes the throw to first for the out.

The Diamondbacks sent nine to the plate while scoring four runs in the top of the fourth.
Wish I'd been here for that...

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Owings flies out to Cargo, F9. Two outs in the top of the fifth.

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Ray takes ball one.
Called strike one.
Strike two.
Called strike three.

We're off to the bottom of the fifth; 5-0 Diamondbacks.

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Hundley takes ball one; then ball two.
He hits the next one up the middle for a lead-off single.

Ray is at 50 pitches.

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Cardullo, drafted in the 24th round by the Diamondbacks, released after two seasons in the minors, bounced around for a while, and signed with the Rockies this January after 4 seasons of independent league play.

Called strike one.
Foul; strike two.
Fouled off; fouled off; single to left.

Two on, no outs.

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Adames is the batter; Murphy, the back-up catcher, in on deck to pinch-hit for de la Rosa.

Ball one.
Low; ball two.
He singles up the middle; Hundley scores.

5-1 Diamondbacks. Two on, no outs. Butcher visits the mound.

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The Diamondbacks bullpen is quiet.

Tom Murphy pinch-hits for de la Rosa. He is a September call-up.

Ball one.
Murphy singles to left; Cardullo is stopped at third.

Bases loaded; no outs.

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No lead is safe in this place

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Blackmon comes to the plate.

Inside, ball one.
The fans smell blood.
Blackmon singles up the middle. Two runs score. 5-3 Diamondbacks.

Two on (first and third); no outs. Five straight singles so far this inning alone.

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LeMahieu now at bat.

Throw to first.
Throw to first.
Swing, and it's fouled off; strike one.
Fouled off; 0-2
Fouled off; 0-2
Fouled off; 0-2
Fouled off; 0-2
Fouled off; 0-2
Ball one.
Throw to first. Diamondbacks bullpen still quiet; no one throwing, although some guys are warming up.
Throw to first.
Chopper to third, fielded by Lamb, who throws it home to get Murphy. One out; runners on first and second.

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smdh

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Arenado takes strike one.
Ball one.
Ball; 2-1
Arenado bloops it into short right. One run scores. The ball gets away from Goldschmidt when Tomas lobs it in (E-9); another run scores, and Arenado moves to second.

5-5; and still only one out.

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Zach Godley is now throwing for the Diamondbacks.

Cargo takes strike one.
Fouled off; 0-2
He hits it over Drury's head to the base of the wall in left, scoring Arenado, as the ball ricochets over Drury's head again. Cargo is at second, still only one out, the Rockies lead 6-5, and that's all for Robbie Ray.

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Yeah, it was pretty clear after FIVE STRAIGHT SINGLES that Ray wasn't foolin' anyone. So why did it take so long for Hale to get the bullpen going?

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