Matt Moore was really bad this season. On a terrible team with a mostly bad roster, he was one of the worst, too. In his final start of 2017, he was as bad as he’s been all season. He couldn’t find the strike zone, and when he did, every pitch was so fat they inspired a rap verse.
And that was just the first inning.
In the second inning — his final inning (perhaps of the season), Matt Moore walked himself into some trouble, then gave up hard contact, retired the pitcher, then induced a ground ball that next year’s starting first baseman, Buster Posey, fielded and threw home a bit too high, which led to a safe score at the plate when a replay review might’ve overturned it —
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Moore gave up loud contact to the next batter, then carelessly fielded a ball himself that allowed Paul Goldschmidt to reach, then gave up the loudest contact of his night to the next hitter, JD Martinez, which wound up being a grand slam to end his season.