Taylor Widener was not sharp in Arizona’s home opener, but he was better than his final line would indicate. Getting squeezed by Blue in the fifth, and getting no zero support from the offense, Widener’s propensity for allowing hard contact did not play as well in Chase Field as it did on the road. The Diamondbacks did eventually muster up a second unlikely five-run rally in the seventh and eighth innings, two runs coming courtesy of the return of Kole Calhoun. But, the Diamondbacks were unable to survive having to turn to MadBum as a pinch-hitter on the ninth or the silly runner on second rule in the tenth.
Snake Bytes: 4/10 - Troubling Home Opener
