Arizona Diamondbacks can’t get the offense going against the Atlanta Braves: By The Numbers
Aug 14, 2015, 8:37 PM | Updated: 9:19 pm
Atlanta Braves' Jace Peterson (8) slides safely to third base for an RBI triple as Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb waits for the throw during the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
(AP Photo/John Amis)
It seems the Arizona Diamondbacks’ offense finally ran out of gas Friday night.
An off night for the D-backs sluggers plus stellar pitching from Atlanta Braves starter Julio Teheran resulted in only two runs for Arizona as they dropped the series and road trip opener to the Braves, 3-2.
Ender Inciarte crossed home plate in both scoring plays for the Diamondbacks. In the sixth, he singled and moved to second on a wild pitch before Paul Goldschmidt brought him in with an RBI double.
Inciarte scored again on an AJ Pollock single after hitting a double in the previous at-bat.
Tehran (8-6) allowed three hits, one run and two walks with seven strikeouts. Back-to-back triples from Jace Peterson and Cameron Maybin, plus another hit from Maybin in the fifth, accounted for the three runs for the Braves.
Here’s a look at some of the numbers from the D-backs loss in A-town.
4 1/3
The number of innings pitched by D-backs starter Robbie Ray. He allowed six hits, three runs and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. Ray hasn’t been able to gt a win since the All-Star break.
36
Prior to tonight, the Diamondbacks offense had been stuck overdrive, scoring 36 runs in four games including two 13-run games against the Philadelphia Phillies.
3
While the offense sputtered out Friday night, the defense was doing just fine. Robbie Ray’s line was assisted by some stellar plays, including three double plays.
7
After AJ Pollock’s single in the eighth, he has now reached base safely in seven straight games.
33
Ender Inciarte had a single and a double in this game, good for his 33 multi-hit game this season.
10
This was the first game of a 10-game road trip for the D-backs. They’ll play two more games in Atlanta before heading to Pittsburgh for three games and finishing with four in Cincinnati.
