I don't know if you've ever had food poisoning, but few things compare to the blessed sensation when it's over, and you enjoy your first meal that doesn't come back up or shoot right through. The sense that normal (biological) service has finally been resumed, is a marvelous relief. Tonight's game was just like that, after the amoebic dysentery of the five-game losing streak. Turns out, all we needed to do was play the team with the second-worst record in the National League. Who knew? Ryne Nelson threw 6.2 shutout innings, and there were homers by Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor, as the D-backs climbed back up to Mt.
Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 0: Refreshing
