Sometimes, it just seems that a team is destined to lose. The Diamondbacks’ offense actually showed up for this showdown against the Miami Marlins. So did most of Arizona’s pitching. Even so, the Diamondbacks walked away from this game, wondering how they failed to notch a win.
Jon Duplantier got the start for Arizona. While Duplantier was anything but crisp in this outing, he was getting the job done. Through 4 innings, he allowed only one run to score on three hits and three walks. As I said, not crisp at all. Duplantier took the mound again for the fifth inning, however, Virtual Torey Lovullo also got Junior Guerra up in the bullpen.