Summary of the game
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Probability of Loss and Box Effect
Without the Box Score
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Geraldo Perdomo had his entire first inning a solo homer, a 421 foot shot that left the bat at 103 mph.
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Corbin Carroll now stands alone at the top of the franchise’s triple-hit list after following Domo’s homer with his 53rd career triple. The triple looked like it could be a home run but ended up hitting the wall and the gloves of the Rays outfielders to allow Corbin to advance to third. Unfortunately, Gabi and Arenado were unable to get the runner out at third with only one out when they advanced to first and second base, respectively.
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Zac Gallen gave up a moonshot homer to Junior Caminero after walking and striking out the first 2 batters of the game. It looked like Zac got the pitch earlier when he put a low, outside corner to Caminero, but the referee didn’t bite and Gabi didn’t challenge and it ended up being 3-1 on the next pitch.
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Corbin made another impressive defensive play when he hit a groundout to lead off the second inning. The grip looked awkward, like it was reaching back when it started to slide feet first, but it came off with it.
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Corbin Carroll attempted to steal 4th after getting a leadoff hit and Gabi drilled a 104mph fastball through the Rays shortstop’s glove. If the quarterback had been able to catch it, Corbin would have been a dead duck. Instead, Corbin read the carom ball off the glove and advanced to third to set up a crucial scoring opportunity.
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Max Kepler almost got himself an RBI single in his second AB with the DBacks, driving a humpback line drive into shallow left field, but Junior Caminero made a spectacular leaping catch from his first infield and ended up running on the board. He then hit his chest and screamed repeatedly. He did the same thing while rounding the bases after his homer. Not sure I’m a fan of that. He has great talent, but I’m glad he’s not on the Diamondbacks.
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After the first three bad batters, Gallen started to cruise, striking out the next 15 batters in a row. He was hitting the zone and changing quickly, evidenced by pitch counts under 10 in each of the 3rd, 4th and 5th.
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Gabi’s single in the 6th was a small bloop shot into shallow right field. The Rays RF dove but was nowhere near the catch and the hit bounced back 10-20 feet behind him. Unfortunately, Gabi was not able to double because she is pulling a muscle that is certified not to rupture according to the broadcasting team. It’s unfortunate because Arenado followed up that near-double with a single that might have been able to score Gabi from second.
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Nolan Arenado had another great defensive game in the bottom of the 6th. With two outs, Gallen gave up a tight line drive between Arenado and the third baseman and Arenado made a spectacular dive to catch the ball before it bounced off the infield dirt. 5 stars!
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After a loss, the little things help remind me that I love baseball, even if I sometimes hate the DBacs. Tonight’s treasure was Lourdes Gurriel at the plate and he surprised the home plate umpire. Lourdes was typically waiting until the clock was about to run out and the referee misunderstood Lourdes’ intentions and called time on the batters. Lourdes was clearly confused but he let it ride because it exploded and Lourdes. Coming out of the timeout, Lourdes stared back at the game clock until the last second and the referee lost control and had to look back over his shoulder and see what Lourdes was staring at. Pretty funny. Or it’s funny about losing a beat. I love baseball.
Comment of the Game
The GameDay Thread was lively, if not a little distracted. GTD reached a final tally of 313 comments at press time, although I had to guess if there were more comments about the game or hippos and turtles, I’m not sure I could answer with confidence. For example, COTG tonight goes by popular vote to Sghborg with this comment, well, you should have been there:
It’s coming
The Diamondbacks will face the Rays in the second game of the 3 games scheduled tomorrow afternoon at 3:10 pm Arizona time. Old reliable TBD is listed as a likely starter for the Rays and Jose Cabrera (0-0, 0.00 ERA) making his second major league start is taking the ball to the right guys.
