Apparently, the Arizona Diamondbacks were not in sync with my post from yesterday about how now is the time for them to shine. They laid a serious egg last night in their pathetic loss to the Dodgers 7-0.
Derek Lowe looked like Cy Young out there. Granted he is a good pitcher, and an even better pitcher when he's at Dodger Stadium, but all the D-back hitters could manage was two freaking hits in this game?? On the other side, Andre Ethier was on white-hot fire last night, going 5-for-5, and nearly hitting for the cycle. He thought about stretching his second double into a triple in his fourth AB, but was caught between second and third and was tagged out sliding back to second. Once again, this is a case of a guy who has historically hit extremely well against the D-backs, and the D-backs not making the necessary adjustments to try to neutralize him. Just don't understand it - these are big league players and coaches, they absolutely must make the changes necessary to keep these type of guys down.
But even more troubling was seeing Dan Haren struggle once again. This is becoming a serious concern for this team. Another early departure for Haren, as he only managed four innings and gave up five earned runs in that short span. I'm thinking it's dead arm time right now for Haren, much like Webb had earlier in the season. I know that Bob Melvin has offically gone on a strict four days rest recipe for his top three starters, but I think Haren needs some rest. Skipping a day here and there before the end of the season seems to definitely be in order here.
Now down to a 1/2 game lead in the West. Let's hope Webby can get it back together this afternoon, as he has struggled of late as well. This is a game where he needs to put the team on his back, and put up a fat zero up there. And let's hope the offense can pull something out of the bat rack that is conducive to hitting, otherwise Arizona will fall into second place for the first time in what....forever....
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