There is no question that Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder David Peralta has not started the 2017 season the way he would have liked.
Coming into Wednesday’s series finale with the San Francisco Giants, Arizona ranked second in the majors in batting average (.308) and first in runs scored (49), runs per game (6.13) and run differential (+16).
However, Peralta has yet to make a significant contribution to the offensive onslaught. Through his first eight games of 2017, the 29-year-old Valencia, Venezuela native has just six hits in his first 33 at-bats with three walks. That comes out to an ugly .