Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #43: 5/15 @ Rockies
Today’s Lineups
Into Coors Field for the primary time this yr go the Diamondbacks. Always an… fascinating expertise, let’s assume. No lead ought to ever be thought of secure, and it tends to be the place bullpens go to die. But the D-backs’ aid corps has, by and enormous, been performing fairly properly to date in May. And that is placing it mildly. I used to be shocked – SHOCKED! – to find that the Diamondbacks even have the bottom bullpen ERA for the month to date. They have allowed solely seven earned runs to date in May – and three of these got here in Paul Sewald‘s outing in Texas on Wednesday evening.
It’s value noting the D-backs even have the fewest variety of aid innings pitched for the month. This is usually resulting from starters who’ve been pitching a lot deeper into video games, since Torey Lovullo has his “come to Jesus” assembly with the rotation in Chicago. As a consequence, the D-backs have wanted solely about 2.2 innings per recreation out of the bullpen. Compare that to the Tigers, who’ve taxed their bullpen for a whopping 63.1 innings – twice as a lot because the Diamondbacks, utilizing them for a median of greater than 5 innings per recreation. That has helped the overwork concern Jack beforehand famous: issues are much more under control there now.
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We will see whether or not that is still the case after three days at altitude. As normal, Colorado is a harder proposition of their house park: 8-11 vs. 9-16 on the highway. Although we’re solely 1 / 4 of the best way by way of the season, that 171-point hole in win share is much more than it was in 2025, when the distinction was solely half as a lot, at 86 factors. It’ll be fascinating to see what response Nolan Arenado will get. While he performed there with the Cardinals, after all, this shall be his first return to Coors since being dealt to a divisional rival within the NL West. Maybe his departure cursed Colorado. Since then they’ve been the worst team in the majors and it is not shut, with 27 fewer wins than anyone else.
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