Yu-Min Lin came into camp as one of the team’s top pitching prospects, but the results this afternoon against Oakland at Hohokam weren’t there. He faced seven batters and retired only one, allowing four hits and two walks, including a three-run homer. According to Jack, he had “trouble commanding his breaking stuff.” They came in a five-run sixth, all the runs charged to Lin, which turned a 7-3 Arizona lead into an 8-7 deficit. The D-backs tied things back up in the top of the ninth, on a Kevin Newman double. But Chris Rodriguez, the ninth pitcher used by Arizona, gave up a one-out solo home-run in the bottom half, allowing Oakland to walk it off.
Diamondbacks 8, Athletics 9: Lin-cidental damage
