How Yamamoto’s Unexpected Play Sealed a Nail-Biting Half-Game Victory for the Dodgers

The Diamondbacks have quite a few more holes in their armor than the Dodgers do. Let’s be real, aside from the Mets, pretty much every team has some holes in the team. Those two, and I guess the Yankees, are the few that can just continuously throw money at problems and make it work. The Diamondbacks have really had to grow their team internally and develop players. There is nothing wrong with that, and the team is very good, as proven by their World Series appearance two years ago. This season just hasn’t gone great for them yet. They are just 19-18 and 9-10 at home. The hitting and pitching numbers both show signs that they could improve, but overall, it hasn’t been bad. Today they send out one starter who has had a pretty good year to this point, Brandon Pfaadt. Pfaadt does not have a fun name to say and has a stupid way to spell a last name. However, he is 5-2 with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Spell or say your name however you want. With those numbers you can take the ball every five days in any rotation. He has posted a quality start in all four of his home starts this season. The bad news is that Dodgers hitters have done very well against Pfaadt, and are hitting .329 in 79 at-bats with almost half of their hits going for extra bases. 

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