In an alternate, happier reality, this recap would be about the D-Backs sweeping - or at the very least winning the series - against a middling Cardinals team. Alas, that reality - where I’m sure dogs live forever and the Yankees consistently go 0-162 every season - is not the one in which we reside. Instead, we live in the reality where our favorite baseball team seems to be stuck in proverbial neutral through the early parts of the season. Every time it looks as if the team is ready to take a step forward, the same issues arise: lack of late inning offense, defensive miscues, and iffy bullpen work.
D-Backs 1, Cardinals 5:
