Record: 16-11. Pace: 96-66. Change on 2016: +4.
After last night’s devastating ninth inning loss, the D-backs needed to win to avoid a sweep and potential tail-spin. It seemed as if the forces of the universe were aligned against them, not least the most horribly blown call I’ve seen in 17 seasons of regular baseball watching. But improbably, Daniel Descalso was the hero, smacking a walk-off homerun in the 13th inning. It ended the longest scoreless game in Chase Field history, and was the longest shutout pitched by the D-backs since May 29, 2001, when we beat the Giants 1-0 in 18 innings.