This was not a pretty game. I feel like this picture of the sad dog with the broken leg sums it up perfectly.

So, yes, the pitching staff has allowed 19 runs (16 earned) in the last 18 innings of baseball. Cahill’s line tonight was as follows: 5.2IP, 7R(4ER), 2BB, 2K, 1HR. However, as fellow Dback fan on twitter @Derek_L_FOSTER said tonight, “It doesn’t matter if the Dbacks can pitch or not. You can’t win a 0-0 game.”

Which brings us to the offense. The offense is very unassuming these days without Justin Upton and Chris Young. It seems a bit directionless and is overall just a lot less dynamic. Tonight, the line for the team read: 6-for-31; 1 run scored (RBI groundout by Paul Goldschmidt; 2BB, 6K. It was through a combination of a leadoff single, a walk and  some aggressive baserunning by Aaron Hill that they managed to manufacture a run in the bottom of the 9th.

With the last 4 games ending in losses, it can now be officially considered that the Diamondbacks are in a slump.

So, in an effort to soothe the wounds of being outscored 19-3 in the last 2 games, we’re going to focus on the positives:

1. Paul Goldschmidt had the best offensive performance of the night, going 2-for-3 with a walk.
2. Though he finished 1-for-3 with a walk, Jason Kubel also provided some offensive value, grinding out his at-bats and seeing a total of 31 pitches. This was 21.8% of all of the pitches seen by Diamondbacks hitters during this game. 
3. Craig Breslow continues to be solid out of the pen. He did allow his inherited runner to score, bringing the score to 7-0, and was hardly consequential. He then pitched a scoreless 2.1 innings.
4. Brad Ziegler came out in a tough spot in relief of Joe Paterson who loaded the bases (4 singles) and walked in a run without collecting an out. Ziegler struck out his first batter and ended the inning by inducing a double play.

If you want further details, here is the box score: [clickety!], otherwise, let’s just try to forget this one and move on tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day and another chance to right the ship.

Score: 9-1, Diamondbacks lose; Record 7-7.

Conclusion: It’s a rough patch for the Diamondbacks. Let’s hope they’re just getting it all out of their system now.

So, there was a game last night.

Josh Collmenter pitched slightly better than he had in his first 2 starts (and probably earned himself at least one more).

The third time was not the charm for Mr. Wade Miley – who let in his first run this season in his role as “backup to Josh Collmenter”. And, then he let in a few more. It was broken bats and bloop singles and it was just generally a bit of a mess.

Here’s the box score: [clickety!]

It was a blow out.

That is all. Let’s do it again tomorrow!

ps: Get well soon, Justin Upton, Chris Young, and Geoff Blum.