Micah Owings did a masterful job of pitching when it really counted last night against the Rockies. Getting out of jam after jam and not surrendering a single run over his six innings of work as the D-backs nipped the Rox 4-3. Melvin after the game:
"Typical Micah, has to make a pitch and he does," D-backs manager Bob Melvin said.He gave up five hits and also had five K's and a couple of walks to round out the outing.
The D-backs were leading 4-0 after six when Melvin went with his seventh inning guy Chad Qualls. He quickly gave up a couple of hits and a run, but ended up striking out the side. However, Tony Pena and Brandon Lyon then made it really interesting the last two innings. Pena gave up two runs in the eighth on a two-out single from Scott Podsednik. Then with a 4-3 lead going to the ninth, Lyon had the heart of the Rockies lineup staring at him. He quickly got the first two, but then gave up a couple of hits and had first and second with Brad Hawpe at the plate. Hawpe popped out to Mark Reynolds and that was all she wrote.
For the second time in two nights, Orlando Hudson had very productive plate appearances. He went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs in the fourth with a double off of Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa. Stephen Drew also still looking good in the two hole as he went 2-for-4 as well.
As for our guy Eric Byrnes....still hitting in the sixth spot, and again another 0-for-4 collar with five guys left on base. I did notice of couple of things while watching him last night. He is definitely down on himself, and is carrying himself that way. No smile. Looking like his dog just died. And at the plate, he is swinging out of his shoes. Slow down my man...One suggestion...change your intro song coming up to the plate. It's all mental, and sometimes changing something as simple as that can change your outlook and frame of mind. Come on Byrnesie...let's go!
D-backs go to 25-15 on the season (7-1 against the Rockies), the best record in all of baseball, and still lead the NL West by 4.5 games.
Huge game tonight with Brandon Webb going for win number nine against the Rockies' almost equally as good Aaron Cook (6-1).
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"Slow down my man...One suggestion...change your intro song coming up to the plate."
YES!! YES!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! My husband and I have been saying that for weeks now. That song doesn't pump anyone up, and I am beginning to truly despise the tune. It's such a bummer to see Byrnes looking so down, and I hope he snaps out of it.
Well, with Byrnes out of the lineup tonight, hopefully he spent some time between innings with the D-backs sound guy looking for some new into material :-)
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