D-backs vs. Brewers Discussion

BREWERSDIAMONDBACKSBrice Turang – 2BKetel Marte – 2BChristian Yelich – DHGeraldo Perdomo – SSJake Bauers – LFCorbin Carroll – RFWilliam Contreras – CGabriel Moreno – DHGarrett Mitchell – CFAdrian Del Castillo – CAndrew Vaughn – 1BNolan Arenado – 3BSal Frelick – RFMax Kepler – LFCooper Pratt – SSIldemaro Vargas – 1BJoey Ortiz – 3BTommy Troy – CFBrandon Woodruff – RHPMerrill Kelly – RHPHappy Fourth of July, folks. May you all leave this holiday, in possession of exactly the same number of fingers with which you entered it. The depth of this preview is potentially constrained by the burgers and hot dogs being ready, at which point, it will come to a rapid conclusion, as I make a beeline for the dining room. Until then, I’ll do what I can. We’ll see whether Kelly can end his losing streak, currently at five consecutive appearances. He’s the first D-back since Shelby Miller in 2017 to lose five starts in a row. Miller also did it the year before. The last to lose six in a row was the Big Unit in June/July 2008. A rare bad spell by Johnson, with a 7.94 ERA in those six starts.

The franchise record holder, however, is Edgar Gonzalez, who dropped seven consecutive L’s during the trauma that was the 2004 season. He started ten times that year, and went 0-9 with a 9.32 ERA. The tenth? Well, that was easily his best start of the year: a Game Score of 64, thirteen points more than any other start. He took a shutout into the seventh, and allowed two runs over seven, but Mike Fetters coughed up four runs immediately in relief, and the D-backs lost that as well. One more fun fact, Silvino Bracho appeared in 24 consecutive losses as a D-back, including his first 23 appearances of 2016. He only took the L in two of those.

And with that, I hear the sultry sounds of Mrs. S yelling from elsewhere in the house. So that’s my sign! See you in the thread, post-dinner.