Record 69-57. Pace: 89-73. Change on 2016: +17.
After the dramatic tension which were the later innings of last night’s game, I think we could all have done with a nice, comfortable Diamondbacks’ victory tonight. And that turns out to be pretty much what we got. Any concerns about the offense were largely allayed in the opening frame, when J.D. Martinez matched the total offensive output from all 10 innings the previous night, with one swing of his bat. Chris Iannetta had singled with one out, and Paul Goldschmidt followed with a double to left, setting the table for Martinez’s tenth home-run as a Diamondback.