Goldy gets a day off

The Arizona Diamondbacks were without their all star first baseman last night. Paul Goldschmidt was given the night off after 47 straight starts.

He was missed.

The Diamondbacks fail to get a sweep of San Diego. Arizona loses  5-1, despite a strong effort from Wade Miley (9-9). who goes seven innings -- allowing two earned runs while walking one and striking out five.

I'm sure Miley would rather have had Goldy in the lineup. As a D'back fan, I know I would have preferred the National League RBI leader to be penciled in as a starter.

Goldy will have plenty of time to rest up when the regular season is over -- which is 30 games from now, unless Arizona (68-64) gets hot and can catch Cincinnati for the wild card spot. By the way, Cincinnati and the LA Dodgers won last night.

As for Goldschmidt, his 104 RBI is tops in the National League. Allen Craig (STL) is second with 96 and Brandon Phillips (CIN) is third with 95. Goldy is second in homers in the NL with 31, while Pedro Alvarez (PIT) leads the way with 32.

As for me, a die-hard D'back fan, I hope Goldschmidt is well rested (he gets a second day off today as the Diamondbacks are idle) and comes out with guns a blazin' in the three-game series with San Francisco, which begins Friday at Chase Field.