Cam Smith gets go-ahead 2-run single in 10th; Astros hold off Red Sox 3-1
Astros hold off Red Sox 3-1 thanks to Cam Smith's 10th-inning single
The Arizona Diamondbacks face the Chicago Cubs today, aiming to avoid a sweep after losing the first two games of the series by narrow margins. The D-backs have struggled recently, going 3-8 in their last 11 games.
| DIAMONDBACKS | CUBS |
|---|---|
| Ketel Marte â 2B | Nico Hoerner â 2B |
| Geraldo Perdomo â SS | Moises Ballesteros â DH |
| Corbin Carroll â RF | Alex Bregman â 3B |
| Ildemaro Vargas â 1B |
The Diamondbacks have lost their last two games against the Cubs and are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Merrill Kelly is starting for the Diamondbacks, while Matthew Boyd is on the mound for the Cubs.
All teams in the NL West are currently below .500, with the division collectively on a losing streak of nineteen games.
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| Ian Happ â LF |
| Nolan Arenado â 3B | Seiya Suzuki â RF |
| Lourdes Gurriel â LF | Michael Busch â 1B |
| Gabriel Moreno â C | Carson Kelly â C |
| Jose Fernandez â DH | Pete Crow-Armstrong â CF |
| Jorge Barrosa â CF | Dansby Swanson â SS |
| Merrill Kelly â RHP | Matthew Boyd â LHP |
| The D-backs have lost the first two games of the series â albeit by just a pair of runs in each, a significant improvement over the losses in Milwaukee by 11 and 12 runs. Thereâs therefore the specter of a sweep at the hands of Chicago. Itâs actually the first time since the opening series in Los Angeles that the D-backs face this possibility, entering the final game of a real series without a win [Iâm discounting the two-game set in Mexico City for this purpose] It has now been more than two weeks since Arizona either won a series or consecutive games â both of those happened against Toronto on April 18. |
| Theyâve gone 3-8 since that point, but havenât actually lost that much ground in the NL West. The Rockies actually have the best record since then. Although everybody in the division are below .500, with Coloradoâs 6-7 mark the least woeful. As noted in a comment on yesterdayâs recap, the entire division is on a losing streak of three games or more, the first time that has happened to any division in baseball history. Put another way, the NL West have a collective losing streak of nineteen games in a row. With everyone playing outside the division again today, it could potentially reach 24 games, before they start facing each other on Monday. Somebodyâs gotta win, right? RIGHT? |
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