The Diamondbacks used three pitchers in last night’s 8-0 blowout loss to the Houston Astros: Kris Medlen, T.J. McFarland and position player Daniel Descalso, who recorded the final two outs, making his third appearance for Arizona (and fourth overall) on the mound. Each of these were, to varying degrees, the kind that had me scurrying to the record books. Let’s take a look at each in turn.
Kris Medlen: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO
Medlen’s future is at this point uncertain: he did very little to suggest he deserves another shot, being largely unable to throw strikes, and proving easy fodder for an admittedly tough top of the Astros order.