PLATOON: The 2011 Diamondbacks, Handedness, and last Wednesday's Lineup
PLATOON: Did Kirk Gibson's June 8th lineup against the Pirates make any sense? When would a platoon be useful in the 2011 Diamondbacks' case?
| Final - 6.8.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
Stories
SnakeSounds: 6/8 vs. Pirates
It is what it is... McCutchen, it's not an ideal match-up to be sure. You're down to the bottom. You've only got so many guys left. -- Kirk GibsonNow, why were we down to the bottom? Because Gibson...
Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 2, 12 Innings: Andrew McCutchen's Walk-Off Homer Lifts Pirates To. 500
Andrew McCutchen's walk-off homer just inside the left-field foul pole helped the Pirates defeat the Diamondbacks after 12 innings and gave them a .500 record after 60 games. Despite the game being...
Fanpost
Chris Snyder's Injury And Possible Roster Moves
(I posted this on the Extra Innings Blog but thought I would re-post here.) Chris Snyder left tonight's game with lower back tightness trying to stretch a single into a double in the second ...
Pirates 8, Diamondbacks 5: Hernandez'd
Pirates 8, Diamondbacks 5: A rare 8th-inning collapse by David Hernandez allows Pittsburgh to steal a win
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bloomquist, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Aaron Heilman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Esmerling Vasquez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ian Kennedy, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 |
| Gerardo Parra, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Melvin Mora, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Stephen Drew, ph,6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Justin Upton, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .268 |
| Chris Young, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .241 |
| Juan Miranda, 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| J.J. Putz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Paterson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Micah Owings, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Burroughs, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Zach Kroenke, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Nady, 7,3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| Henry Blanco, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Ryan Roberts, 4,5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 |
| Zach Duke, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Kelly Johnson, ph,4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
Batting
Doubles - Nady
Grounded into DP - Johnson
Hit by pitch - Mora, Upton
Sacrifices - Bloomquist, Kennedy, Duke
Stolen Bases - Parra
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Bloomquist
Doubles - Nady
Grounded into DP - Johnson
Hit by pitch - Mora, Upton
Sacrifices - Bloomquist, Kennedy, Duke
Stolen Bases - Parra
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Bloomquist
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Duke | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.37 | 0 | 95-59 |
| Aaron Heilman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.41 | 0 | 18-8 |
| Esmerling Vasquez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 15-8 |
| J.J. Putz | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 24-13 |
| Joe Paterson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 5-3 |
| Micah Owings | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Zach Kroenke (L, 0-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Tabata, LF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Josh Harrison, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Jose Veras, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daniel Moskos, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Paul, ph,9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Neil Walker, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Matt Diaz, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Garrett Jones, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Daniel McCutchen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Snyder, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Dusty Brown, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Lyle Overbay, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Ronny Cedeno, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Paul Maholm, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| Chris Resop, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brandon Wood, ph,5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Totals | 45 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - McCutchen
Doubles - McCutchen, Overbay, Cedeno
Hit by pitch - Overbay
Sacrifice flies - McCutchen
Stolen Bases - Walker
Caught Stealing - Tabata
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - McCutchen
Home runs - McCutchen
Doubles - McCutchen, Overbay, Cedeno
Hit by pitch - Overbay
Sacrifice flies - McCutchen
Stolen Bases - Walker
Caught Stealing - Tabata
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - McCutchen
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.39 | 0 | 94-55 |
| Chris Resop (, 2-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.45 | 0 | 8-8 |
| Jose Veras | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 10-5 |
| Tony Watson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-7 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.57 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Daniel Moskos | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | 0 | 26-16 |
| Daniel McCutchen (W, 2-1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 | 1 | 35-20 |
Pitching
IBB - Young by McCutchen
Upton by Moskos
IBB - Young by McCutchen
Upton by Moskos
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Z.Kroenke pitched to 1 batter in the 12th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Duration: 4:06
Pitching notes: Z.Kroenke pitched to 1 batter in the 12th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Duration: 4:06
