ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Inside the Box: Vasquez blows game in the eighth

Jun 19, 2011, 9:58 PM | Updated: 11:03 pm

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the
box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s
time to go Inside the Box for June 18, 2011: White Sox 8, Diamondbacks 2

The Good:

An eighth inning rally showed the White Sox what the D-backs could do, thought it ended up falling far short of what they needed. Trailing 8-0, the D-backs managed to load the bases and shake up the White Sox bullpen. The D-backs led off with some solid hitting from Parra and Roberts.

Unfortunately, the D-backs could only muster two runs out of the inning, falling far short of the eight runs needed to tie the game.

The Bad:

Josh Collmenter certainly didn’t have his best outing, but reliever Esmerling Vasquez proved to be the unexpected blow-up in the D-backs line-up. In the top of the eighth, in just one-third of an inning, Vasquez gave up three hits and four earned runs (five total runs). The game was close and the D-backs had a shot until he walked out of the bullpen.

The Funky:

Justin Upton went three-for-four today and saw his average creep over .300. He has raised his batting average 60 points in his last 21 games.

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Inside the Box: Vasquez blows game in the eighth