Diamondbacks Narrowly Miss Victory in St. Louis: Cardinals Edge Out with Late Rally
The Arizona Diamondbacks now stand at 11-13 after a close contest against the St. Louis Cardinals, who improved their record to 10-13. The final score read 5-3 in favor of the home team at Busch Stadium.
The Diamondbacks' offense was active early on, generating two runs in the second inning and adding another in the fifth, totaling nine hits throughout the game. Their hitting statistics were solid with a batting average of .265 and an on-base percentage of .35. The team managed to get three extra-base hits but struggled to capitalize fully, leaving ten runners on base.
Arizona's pitching staff had mixed results; starters held a respectable earned run average (ERA) of 3.375 over 5.1 innings pitched, limiting the Cardinals to just two runs during this period and maintaining a low opponent batting average (OBA) of .111. However, troubles arose when handing over to the bullpen which saw its ERA balloon to an alarming 10.125 across just 2.2 innings pitched as they surrendered three runs.
Defensively, Arizona played error-free baseball with a perfect fielding percentage (FPCT) of 1.0 and turned two double plays which helped contain potential rallies by St Louis hitters.
On the other side, despite being held scoreless for four innings straight by Arizona's starting pitchers, it was ultimately late-game heroics that allowed the Cardinals to secure their victory with two crucial runs scored in both sixth and ninth innings.
Ryan Helsley from St Louis emerged as the winning pitcher improving his personal win-loss record to 2-2 while Ryan Thompson took the loss for Arizona moving his record down to an unfortunate 0-1 mark for this season.
Looking ahead for fans eager to follow their team's progress; The Diamondbacks are scheduled for another face-off against The Cardinals at Busch Stadium on April 23rd at approximately 6:45 PM Central Time Zone (CT). This upcoming game will be broadcasted live on ARID network where supporters can tune in for all live-action as it unfolds between these two competitive teams.