DENVER – Robbie Ray paused, blinked and considered the question, waiting a full six seconds to respond. The question, in so many words, had a simple premise: What went wrong? Ray did not seem to know.
It was a moment that could serve as a kind of microcosm for May, a month that, for the second year in a row, has confounded the Diamondbacks, whose struggles continued on Wednesday night with a 5-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
Lately, the Diamondbacks have not had many answers. They have lost three times in as many days at Coors Field.