There were no late-game heroics, no walk-off hits, so the Diamondbacks’ deficiencies on Tuesday night were out in the open for all to see. Their starting pitcher again was unable to go deep. The bullpen was knocked around for the second consecutive game. The middle infield made mistakes that led directly to runs.
Even worse, perhaps, the Diamondbacks didn’t execute an appeal play, a mistake that prevented them from a replay challenge, miscues that might have cost them even more runs.
They are two days into a six-month season, but some of the concerns that surrounded them entering the year already have manifested themselves in a pair of games against the San Francisco Giants, the latest an 8-4 loss on Tuesday night at Chase Field.