No Paul Goldschmidt, Jean Segura or Yasmany Tomas in the starting line-up today. So what did the D-backs do? Tie their season high for hits, of course.
Record: 55-76. Pace: 68-94. Change on 2015: -8.
The D-backs had 18 hits twice before this year: on April 25 against the Cardinals, and four days ago, in the 11-inning victory over the Braves. But both of those, more or less,. had the A-lineup in operation. If you looked at the card filled out by Chip Hale this afternoon, which included Phil Gosselin batting lead-off and playing first-base, as well as Rickie Weeks' Jr batting clean-up, I doubt you would have predicted a further 18-hit game, especially on the heels of last night's feeble hitting.