Yeah, let’s not sugarcoat this. We got utterly annihilated tonight. Ryne Nelson, who pitched very well against San Francisco on Monday, went up against San Diego righthander and part-time knuckleballer Matt Waldron. I didn’t know that being a part-time knuckleball pitcher was a thing, but apparently it is a thing. Waldron is a guy who has a lot of pitches in his arsenal, it turns out, and one of those pitches happens to be a knuckleball. Earlier in the year, he was apparently throwing it about 30% or the time, but as the year has gone on, he’s gotten his usage up above 40%.
Diamondbacks 1, San Diego 13: Knuckle(ball) Sandwich
