Scherzer Performs Superb in Close Victory
Max Scherzer pitched phenomenally Tuesday evening as the D-backs put a halt on the Padres' 10 game winning-streak. Scherzer would strike out 10 batters, drive in two runs and score once himself. However, the game was a closer one than the tale of the tape would tell.
Once Scherzer was removed from the game, the Arizona bullpen would continue to struggle, giving up enough runs to make the team's lead only one run strong. At this point we were panicking, biting our nails and calling the cardiologist for appointments. When Justin Upton would snag the final out from the warning track to secure the D-backs' win.
So we joked around about it and returned home to write some more after a close victory when we came across this on the blog:
Obviously all of the content about the collapsing D-backs bullpen has queued the ad networks to empathize. As the team continues to show improvement as a whole, the pitching relief continues to struggle for the team as they try to gain some ground in the National Leage West. Only one day prior, the relief would lose a commanding lead as the team lost to the Padres in extra innings.
Despite the pitching some of the signs of improvement include so additional run production by the team as they had come from behind twice to take a couple of games in their Inter-league Play against the Oakland Athletics. Being able to "hang" with the Padres on the hitting side of things is definitely an accomplishment for the team as they will be going head-to-head with another National League Powerhouse, the Atlanta Braves later this week.
I like to think that we have a pretty close eye on the team already but, will be paying extra attention to the pitching in the weeks to come. It is exciting to see the young team finally begin to surface from the rough beginning of the season. There is still plenty of baseball to be played and we are excited for the games to come.
Once Scherzer was removed from the game, the Arizona bullpen would continue to struggle, giving up enough runs to make the team's lead only one run strong. At this point we were panicking, biting our nails and calling the cardiologist for appointments. When Justin Upton would snag the final out from the warning track to secure the D-backs' win.
So we joked around about it and returned home to write some more after a close victory when we came across this on the blog:Obviously all of the content about the collapsing D-backs bullpen has queued the ad networks to empathize. As the team continues to show improvement as a whole, the pitching relief continues to struggle for the team as they try to gain some ground in the National Leage West. Only one day prior, the relief would lose a commanding lead as the team lost to the Padres in extra innings. Despite the pitching some of the signs of improvement include so additional run production by the team as they had come from behind twice to take a couple of games in their Inter-league Play against the Oakland Athletics. Being able to "hang" with the Padres on the hitting side of things is definitely an accomplishment for the team as they will be going head-to-head with another National League Powerhouse, the Atlanta Braves later this week.
I like to think that we have a pretty close eye on the team already but, will be paying extra attention to the pitching in the weeks to come. It is exciting to see the young team finally begin to surface from the rough beginning of the season. There is still plenty of baseball to be played and we are excited for the games to come.
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