Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 11: A long afternoon for Arizona pitching
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Record: 4-5-1. 5-inning record: 5-5
This is not a contest on which I’m going to dwell. Put it this way, it didn’t exactly prove much of a distraction from work. Indeed, I probably ended up getting
more work done than on a typical Tuesday afternoon, as a parade of Diamondbacks’ pitchers got more or less blasted by the Rockies’ hitters. Colorado scored in every inning from the second through the seventh, and the majority of their hits were for extra-bases, including four home-runs.
Three of those came off Luke Weaver, who didn’t have as successful an outing as his first time out, when he worked two scoreless. He looked fine in the first, putting up a zero around a one-out walk. However, one out after a lead-off double in the second, a 93 mph fastball arrived in Brendan Rogers’ happy place, and it left rather faster than it arrived. Weaver’s third inning included a pair of further hom
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Now over half-way through, the Premier League table is starting to take shape. Undoubtedly, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt throughout the footballing pyramid. Outbreaks at a handful of Premier League team facilities has meant a build-up of fixtures due to postponements. This, alongside another season plagued by VAR controversy, has meant unpredictability has become a common theme.
Despite this, from what we’ve seen so far, we can attempt to make some predictions for how the season outcomes will unfold.
The Title Race
Liverpool
It has been a strange season for last season’s runaway champions. A shock 7-2 loss away to Aston Villa seemed only to be the beginning of their woes. Losing both starting centre-backs, Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez, to season-long knee injuries has meant that manager Jürgen Klopp has been forced to make-do with Fabinho and Henderson
Leicester City host Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday as the foxes look to continue winning. Brighton will attempt to bounce back after defeat last week.
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