Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 31, 2007
Salvaging the Series

When I went to bed last night, I thought the story line for the Diamondbacks-Padres series would be how the teams won backwards. San Diego took three close games, and it looked like Arizona would win the blow out. But San Deigo stormed back to score seven runs over the last three innings. That was enough to earn Arizona its thirtieth one-run victory 8-7. At 30-16, they've now passed the Mets for best winning percentage in that category.

The game was backwards for Arizona, however. Usually, the bullpen does a great job of preventing runs late. Maybe without the game on the line, the pen didn't feel they needed to be perfect. In 2 1/3 innings, they allowed seven hits and four runs.

However, a win is a win, and despite losing three of four, the Diamondbacks still lead the NL West. It was a good week of 1-2 contests, with a little of everything. The Angels and Cubs put themselves in excellent positions to win their divisions. Chicago no longer plays Milwaukee, and the Angels get the Mariners at home. The Yankees and Phillies swept the division winner to keep their first place hopes alive. And San Diego pulled the NL West closer, as the Dodgers also gained ground with four straight wins.

Chris Young returned last night after missing a start with a bad back, and he was wild. He gave up five runs on just two hits, but Chris walked six and hit a batter. One of those hits was a two-run home by Mark Reynolds who later doubled after Young couldn't find the plate in the fifth. Hit three-run double capped a good night for a player who has struck out 100 times in 274 major league at bats.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:28 AM | Division Races | TrackBack (0)
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