Record: 25-19. Pace: 92-70. Change on 2017: +1
I’d like to thank the Diamondbacks for, at least, not dragging this one. The team’s eighth loss in their last nine was completed in a crisp 2:36, the second-quickest road game of the year. Just what I wanted, allowing me to enjoy the rest of the evening. Because I certainly didn’t enjoy very much about this contest.
The top of the opening inning was marked by Jake Lamb’s return to the major leagues. But it did not start in an auspicious fashion, his first at-bat since April 2 ending on a swing and a miss at a 98 mph fastball from Jacob deGrom.