The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to face the Baltimore Orioles today, featuring key players like Ketel Marte and Gunnar Henderson. The starting pitchers are Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks and Dean Kremer for the Orioles.
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| DIAMONDBACKS | ORIOLES |
|---|---|
| Ketel Marte ā 2B | Gunnar Henderson ā SS |
| Corbin Carroll ā RF | Taylor Ward ā LF |
| Geraldo Perdomo ā SS | Pete Alonso ā 1B |
| Adrian Del Castillo ā C | Samuel Basallo ā C |
| Jose Fernandez ā DH | Dylan Beavers ā DH |
| Ildemaro Vargas ā 1B | Leody Taveras ā CF |
| Nolan Arenado ā 3B | Colton Cowser ā RF |
| Alek Thomas ā CF | Jeremiah Jackson ā 2B |
| Jorge Barrosa ā LF | Blaze Alexander ā 3B |
| Ryne Nelson ā RHP | Dean Kremer ā RHP |
The āOne Big Inningā has become part of the D-backsā collective psyche since Opening Day in Los Angeles. There, a pair of four-run frames represented the entire Dodgers offense in an 8-2 loss. Since then, it seems as if weāve had the movie on repeat. A starter cruises, then the wheels come off. Or they get smacked about before they can settle in. Or a member of the bullpen has a really bad day. Itās not just fan bias. The Diamondbacks have allowed four or more runs in an inning nine times already. Thatās most in the majors: the MLB average is only 3.4 OBIs per team. Itās an average of 4.9 runs per inning in those for Arizona, and OBIs represent 63% of all runs allowed by the D-backs. The average elsewhere? 0.2 runs per inning.
But it hasnāt actually hurt the Diamondbacks too much. There have been seven games where a severely crooked number has unfurled ā two had more than one, the Opening Day contest and the 17-2 clobbering by Atlanta. But Arizonaās record in those is a reasonable 3-4. Thatās a lot better than you would expect. Last year, we went 6-32 in such games, and the overall win percentage in the majors was a similar .154. Thatās due to the āOā element this year. As samath noted in the comments on yesterdayās recap, the D-backs have put up a higher percentage of zeroes than anybody else. And in each of those three wins (9-6 and 7-5 vs DET, plus 5-4 vs PHI), Arizona didnāt concede a single run outside the OBI.
It also didnāt hurt that in two of them, the Diamondbacksā offense had an inning of their own which was even bigger. They put up a six-spot in the 7-5 win over Detroit and, as Iām sure you remember, delivered Phillie cheese-steak tacos in the fifth inning on Friday. Those effectively canceled out the oppositionās productive frame. So far, the D-backs havenāt been quite as good on that side of the equation, posting only four big innings of their own. However, they have made them count, winning all of those games this season to date. Letās hope we donāt have anything like the infamous Chicago game last year, where Arizona scored ten in one inning, and still lostā¦
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The Diamondbacks lineup includes Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll, and Ryne Nelson, while the Orioles lineup features Gunnar Henderson, Pete Alonso, and Dean Kremer.
Ryne Nelson is the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks, and Dean Kremer is the starting pitcher for the Orioles.
Ketel Marte plays second base for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The game is taking place at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.
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