Despite Paul Goldschmidt going 7 for 15 in the four-game series --including a grand-slam home run in Game 2, the Arizona Diamondacks lose three of four in Cincinnati and are just about to fall off the radar of having any chance to make the postseason.
Arizona falls 2-1 today to the Reds, while over in Miami starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw and reliever Brian Wilson combine for a 6-0 shutout as the LA Dodgers beat the Marlins.
The result: The Diamondbacks are now 9 1/2 back of the NL West leading Dodgers (75-52) and seven games back of the Reds for the National League's second wild card spot.
Today it was a wild pitch in the eighth inning by the D'backs reliever Eury De La Rosa (0-1) which allowed Shin-Soo Choo to score from third base with the go ahead run. Cincinnati improves to 73-55 and Arizona falls to 65-61.
Arizona heads for Philadelphia and a three-game series with the Phillies to end the 10-game road trip. The Diamondbacks will return home to face the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants and the Toronto Blue Jays. Arizona had just 36 games left in the regular season and they need to come out on top in most of those games to have any chance at the postseason.
They can't get there with wild pitches or by scoring one run or less per ball game.
Come on D'backs, start pounding the ball! As Yogi puts it, "It ain't over til it's over."
Baseball Note: As for Yogi Berra, the Hall of Famer turned 88 years old on May 12, 2013. He once said, "Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting."
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