PHOENIX -- There were positive signs for the D-backs in their 5-4 loss to the Rockies on Monday night, particularly from an offense that had gone missing during the previous three-game series with the Pirates.
This is the big leagues, though, and those kinds of things only go so far with the men who are tasked with winning games.
"It's not horseshoes or hand grenades is it?" D-backs manager Chip Hale said. "It doesn't count to get close."
Monday's loss was the fourth in a row for the D-backs, who have dropped five of six on their current homestand, with two games left against the Rockies.