The Diamondbacks are struggling right now. I hope that isn’t too controversial of a statement. They’ve lost five of their last six series, and it’s taken everything in their power to stay above .500 during that time. They’ve gone from being in a tight race for the NL West, to already being six games behind the Dodgers and out of a Wild Card spot. I don’t want anyone to take this as me saying the season is over, mind you, but it’s indisputable that this is a bad stretch.
And the timing is terrible, as the Dodgers are coming to town next.