Holy Waldschmidt! Dbacks 5, Cubs 4

The almost Dback Clay Holmes shut this Dbacks offense down for 7 innings. The Dbacks had a deal in place for Holmes per multiple reports but the deal fell through at the last minute due to medicals. The fact that he was almost a Dback made the first 7 innings of this game sting all that much more, especially given the current status of this rotation.

Brandon Pfaadt was pretty good today pitching into the 7 th inning tonight and allowing 4 runs while keeping his team within striking distance. The Cubs have the 2 nd best offense in the league and Pfaadt did a decent enough job of keeping them in check. His first 3 innings were pretty easy getting lots of soft contact, however he gave up a 3 run HR in the 4 th inning on a hanging curveball to Ian Happ . Most importantly however, like I mentioned earlier, he was able to settle back in after the home run and give his team 6.2 innings against a red hot offense.

The Dbacks offense finally woke up in the 8 th inning as they were able to finally get on the board with 3 runs due to some linked up at bats with a couple of walks and a huge double from the red hot Gabi Moreno and a single from Geraldo Perdomo . When this offense has been clicking this season, it seems as though it is starting with the bottom of the order getting on base for the top of the order.