Scherzer tough, but no support costs D-backs

Max Scherzer will have to wait quite a while now to get his first major league win. He threw well enough in five innings to get a win, but not on a night when D-backs hitters decided to take the night off. Scherzer ended up throwing 102 pitches and only surrendered three hits and two runs, neither of them earned. Sounds like a decent night, but Detroit's Armando Galarraga ended up out dueling him by going six innings and giving up two runs as well and only one stinking hit. Scherzer seemed to be running deep counts on almost every hitter, resulting in his high pitch count and early departure. He's got such explosive and electric stuff, that command could be an issue at times, but really hasn't been until last night when he gave up four walks along with his 5 K's. With Doug Davis coming back to the big club after his last minor league start Sunday, it's back to the pen for Scherzer.

The Tigers only managed six hits, but Arizona could only muster three hits....three hits...now Galarraga is a good, young pitcher to be sure...but, they simply could not capitalize on the five walks that he gave up. Just one of those nights I guess...

Surprisingly, Eric Byrnes was not in the lineup. Nick Piecoro from the Arizona Republic reported that he was a late scratch due to his recurring bout with tight hamstrings. Of course Byrnes was frustrated not being in there after his breakout game on Friday.

“That’s why I definitely even more so wanted to be in there, to have that day yesterday,” he said. “I had a feeling yesterday that I believe I can repeat and I definitely took a lot better at-bats. I’m looking forward to building off of that either tomorrow or later in tonight’s game.”

Indications are that he should be in the lineup in Sunday's game.

Hopefully the D-backs can turn it around today with Randy Johnson on the bump. He'll be taking on Nate Robertson (1-4, 6.04) today at 1:10 PM. Hopefully it will be rake time today against Robertson. Don't really like those Saturday black unis...so back to the red for Sunday and back to winning. The Dodgers won yesterday, so the D-backs lead is now trimmed to 4 1/2.