Snake Bytes 5/11: Home Cooking
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Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Miami Marlins 2
[D’backs.com] Weaver gets ‘revenge’ as D-backs snap skid - From the first pitch Luke Weaver threw Monday night, Torey Lovullo knew it was going to be a good night. “I saw an aggressive fastball from the first one that he threw,” the D-backs’ manager said. “And I saw some intensity from the first pitch of the game on, and I could tell this had the potential to be a little bit different, and it was.” Yes, it was, as Weaver held the Marlins scoreless through 6 1/3 innings while allowing four hits and striking out six batters, snapping the D-backs’ six-game losing streak with a 5-2 win at Chase Field. It was quite a 180-degree turn from five days ago, when Weaver faced this very same Marlins team in Miami. By the time he had thrown 59 pitches in that game, Weaver had allowed six runs and it was just the second inning. This time, he didn’t hit the 59-pitch mark until the sixth in
Minor League Affiliate Recap 5/10/2021: Carroll-ing all the way
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Wes has got his finals today - I remember what those were like, so good luck! - and so I m helping out today. Not a problem as it means I get to appreciate Corbin Carroll, who at the rate he s going, will not be long for Hillsboro. Just two affiliates in action yesterday, though one of them did play a double-header.
Best pitcher: Luis Frias (High-A Hillsboro): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO
Best hitter: Corbin Carroll (High-A Hillsboro) in double-header: two R, 4-for-5, DBL, HR, three RBI, two BB
Minor League Affiliate Recap 5/9/2021: Reno reign supreme
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Best hitter: Corbin Carroll (High-A Hillsboro) - four R, 3-for-4, TPL, HR, two RBI, BB
Josh Green was excellent in his start for Reno, pitching six innings, allowing a run on six hits via a solo home run, with no walks a four strikeouts. Carlos Navas pitched two scoreless, hitless innings, with just a walk allowed. West Tunnel struggled in ninth, getting just one out and allowing two runs on three walks and a hit. Sam Moll relieved Tunnel with the bases loaded and only one out, and got a pair of groundouts to end the inning, though an inherited runner did score.
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