Game Recaps
Diamondbacks drop painful game in extra innings to Rangers by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports]
The winning runs for the Texas Rangers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday came from a comebacker that ricocheted off relief pitcher Juan Burgos and skipped into foul ground in the 10th inning.
Two runs scored, Burgos walked off with the trainer and the Diamondbacks went quietly in the bottom half. Burgos was not the only player to leave with an apparent injury, either, as left fielder Lourdes Gurriel
Jr. was carted off the field in the sixth inning after he went down holding his right leg.
Diamondbacks Lose Heartbreaker in Extras to Rangers by Alex D’Agostino [SI]
But the trouble began in the ninth inning again, as Kyle Backhus gave up a single and one-out triple, putting the tying run at third base. Jake Woodford got one out, but then gave up the game-tying single.
Juan Burgos pitched the 10th inning, and gave up a walk. With two outs, he was hit by a comebacker that ricocheted off toward the dugout leading to two runs scoring. That’s the season it’s been for the D-backs.
Diamondbacks News
Gurriel exits on cart with leg injury after avoiding Alexander’s diving catch by Steve Gilbert [DBacks.com]
Blaze Alexander laid out in left-center to somehow snag what seemed a certain gapper for Rowdy Tellez and snagged the ball for the final out of the sixth inning on Monday night. The Chase Field crowd erupted as did the Arizona dugout.
Then everyone suddenly realized something was wrong. Really wrong.
Diamondbacks’ Jordan Lawlar Opens Up About New Opportunity by Alex D’Agostino [SI]
“I’m confident. I love being in there, playing as much as I can. … I think the more [opportunity] I get, the more I continue to improve. And the quality will continue to improve as well,” Lawlar said.
“I think it’s just getting in there and getting those reps. The more reps, the more experience you have. If you’re willing to learn from it, you’re going to be better off.”
Diamondbacks’ Blaze Alexander buys in playing outfield by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports]
“First day in L.A., (Dave McKay and Torey Lovullo) approached me with the idea of moving around a little more. I’m all for it. I just want my name in the lineup. I don’t care where I play. I told (Lovullo) if he wants me to pitch, I’ll pitch. I just wanna be out there contributing.”
Around the League
Brewers’ Shelby Miller exits loss after feeling pop in elbow [ESPN]
The first-place Milwaukee Brewers finished a grueling stretch of 19 games in 18 days by dealing with one more potential loss to their injury-riddled bullpen.
Shelby Miller left because of an injury in the eighth inning of the Brewers’ 10-8 lossto the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
“He felt something pop in his elbow,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after the game, adding that the right-hander would undergo testing.
Padres’ stellar bullpen takes hit as Adam suffers season ending injury by Andrés Soto [MLB]
Adam, who got the final out of the sixth inning, was three batters into the next inning when Gunnar Henderson hit a grounder up the middle. Adam’s delivery carried him toward the left, and he tried to move back to his right against his momentum to try to make a play on the ball.
His left knee buckled, and Adam collapsed to the ground. After trainers came out to check on him, Adam was helped up by his teammates and carted off the field. Padres manager Mike Shildt said after the game that Adam suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon.
Braves Claim Ha-Seong Kim From Rays by Darragh McDonald [MLB Trade Rumors]
It wasn’t previously reported that Kim was on waivers, but it seems the Rays quietly put him out there to try to shed his contract. Atlanta obliged, so the Rays will get out from under that deal. Tampa signed him to a two-year, $29MM pact in the winter. He is making $13MM this year, with just under $2MM left to be paid out. The second year is a $16MM player option.
