MLB: Diamondbacks Lose Two of Three to Start 2015
The Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the San Francisco Giants for the opening series of the 2015 MLB season and won one of the three contests to kick-off the year.
San Francisco won the first game of the year, 5-4, behind a strong outing by Madison Bumgarner (1-0). The 2014 World Series MVP went seven innings and gave up just one run on six hits.
On the other hand, Josh Collmenter looked shaky both early and often. Collmenter (0-1) only lasted 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs.
Mark Trumbo hit an RBI-triple off of the center-field wall in the third inning and Jake Lamb hit a three-RBI double off of the center-field wall as well in the seventh inning. The two big hits were not enough for the Diamondbacks to defeat the Giants however.
In game two, Diamondbacks’ manager Chip Hale came away with his first career victory as a MLB manager when the Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 7-6.
Rubby De La Rosa out-pitched (more like, survived the blows more than) Ryan Vogelsong of the Giants. De La Rosa (1-0) went 5 1/3 innings and gave up six runs on eight hits. Vogelsong (0-1) only went 4 2/3 innings and gave up seven runs on six hits and four walks.
Buster Posey got things rolling early with a two-run shot to left-field in the first inning. David Peralta hit his first home run of the year to de(eeeeeeee)ep right-field. Did I mention that his home run was hit deep?
Jake Lamb joined the home run party with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning that put the Diamondbacks on top for good.
Lamb’s seven RBI through the team’s first two games of the year were the most by a rookie since 1948. The seven RBI are also a club-record for the first two games of the season in history.
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Game three went the way of the Orange and Black, 5-2.
Chris Heston was called up from Triple-A to make the start after Matt Cain was scratched from his start. Heston (1-0) made the most of the opportunity as he walked away with his first career MLB victory. The 26-year-old righty carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning, but finished with six innings pitched, three hits, two runs (zero earned runs), and five strike outs.
San Francisco’s offense hit the ball all over the park and finished with 14 hits as a unit. Nori Aoki led the team with three base knocks and also walked once.
Casey McGehee hit his first home run of the year in the top of the ninth to extend the 3-2 lead to 5-2. McGehee only had one home run in 2014 with the Miami Marlins in 160 games.
The Diamondbacks will look to bounce-back from the series defeat this weekend when they host their NL West rival, Los Angeles Dodgers, for a three-game series.
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