Record: 13-17. 162-game equivalent: 35-46. Change on 2019: -5.
In the preview, I wrote, “It wouldn’t surprise me if tonight’s game is decided by an error, wild pitch, balk, or something similar.” Guess I forgot to include “blown calls” on that list. For three controversial umpiring decisions, all of which went in favor of the Rockies, certainly were potential factors in tonight’s one-run loss, Arizona’s sixth in a row.
Things did not exactly start well for the D-backs tonight at Chase Field. Scheduled starter Merrill Kelly was an extremely late withdrawal, and was forced onto the Injured List with what's being called a "nerve impingement" in his right shoulder.