If you missed last week’s installment and have no clue about this, you should probably go back and read it. It explains what we’re doing here, where the data comes from and what it means. All I will add here, is your regular exhortation to go and follow @UmpScorecards on Twitter, without whom this article would not be possible. We cover the period from April 7-13 in this edition, beginning with the second game in Colorado, through the series against Cincinnati and Oakland at Chase Field.
Even an umpire who was almost have a run in Arizona’s favor was unable to save the team here.