The Brewers hammered the Diamondbacks Saturday night winning 15-6. Patrick Corbin posted his eighth consecutive poor performance. In that time, he averaged 6.4 BB per 9 IP. Back in mid-June, Corbin complained about the lack of trust the Diamondbacks showed in the starting rotation:
Corbin said that after giving up a leadoff double in the seventh – the first hit he’d allowed after retiring 11 in a row – he saw the bullpen begin to stir and felt he needed to make perfect pitches to remain in the game. He wound up walking a the Nos. 7 and 8 hitters and giving way to Clippard, who gave up a grand slam to the Marlins’ Justin Bour.
“You just want some trust in you,” Corbin said. “Maybe show some trust in the starter that they can work their way out of that.”
The rotation pitched better briefly after those remarks, but overall, led by Corbin, they have been horrible. In 46 games, the starters own a 5.11 ERA. Their strikeouts are good, but their walks and home runs allowed are high. What is very strange is that despite a high k rate, they allowed quite a few hits. Opponents are hitting .285/.357/.465 against the starters, and even higher against the bullpen. The starters are not lasting long in games, which causes the bullpen to come in early, which wears the bullpen down, and they perform poorly as well. The offense is in a constant hole, and the defense doesn’t help anyone. The team has to hope that the return of Zack Greinke can delay the death spiral. The Diamondbacks are now only four games ahead of the Braves for worst record in the majors.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2aYnQts
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