Following a series loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in which the last 2 were extra inning heartbreakers, the Diamondbacks welcomed the Atlanta Braves into town for a 3 game set where they looked to get back to their winning ways as this marked the start of a tough schedule ahead of them for the next Takeaways from this seriesThe Milk-Man Brought A Whole Gallen of Disappointment The crew began this series recap by going over what was all around a very disappointing game from both the offense and the pitching side of things. Zac Gallen was once again struggling mightily early on as he needed 60 Pitches to get through 2 innings and allowed 3 ER in the second inning. Outside of his start in New York against the Yankees and the one at home against the Milwaukee Brewers where he allowed a combined 2 ER across 12. 2 IP, he has not looked like his usual self in his other 4 outings5 Yilber Diaz Jersey. 57 ERA - Career worst4. 18 BB/9 - Career worst24. 5% K% - Career worst14. 0 K-BB% - Career worst1. 39 WHIP - Career worst10. 9 Barrel% - Career worstFinal 16 games in 2024: 4. 27 ERA, 1. 41 WHIP, 4 Ryan Thompson Jersey. 1 BB/9These numbers had the fellas discussing whether or not this is just a rough patch for Gallen, or if its time to start worrying about the teams ace of the OffenseWhile the Dbacks hot and cold offense has been a topic over the last week, Chris Sale and the rest of the Braves pitching staff did more than enough to silence the Snakes bats all night as the team was 7-34 as a whole and went 3-9 with runners in scoring position as they just couldnt seem to get much going, and when they did they couldnt get the big hit to drive in the ducks on the pond. The fellas discussed what the offensive struggles in clutch situations could be attributed to and why it seems to have been happening so frequently as of s Tax Season For The BullpenAfter looking like this group of arms could possibly be the best DBacks bullpen that we have seen in the desert, 4 extra inning affairs out of their last 6 combined with some shaky outings from the starting staff meant that the bullpen would be taxed more in this one week than it possibly has so far in the early going of the season. One of the more usually reliable pen arms in Ryan Thompson has been struggling for a good while dating back to July 1st, Thompson: 4. 78 ERA from 7-1-2024 to the end of the seasonGenos slash jumped up to. 202/. 306/. 564 for a. 869 OPS and a 134 wRC+. While it was another heartbreaking loss in extrasthe crew discussed just how cool it was to see this historic performance from someone who was in need of a slump buster. The God-Pfaadt-erWhile Brandon Pfaadt wasnt able to get through a full 7 innings, he was still able to go 6 while only allowing 2 earned runs. This was his 5th outing of his 6 starts in which he was able to go 6 innings and now sees his ERA on the season sitting at a career low of 2. 78. While one of the fellas has been a true Pfaadt believer since day 1 , the crew discussed if this start to the 2025 in which Brandon has been the most consistent starter out of the 5 was a surprise to any of them and if this is yet another Hazen masterclass of an to JHurt?After not being available in last Sundays extra inning win in the Windy City due to fatigue, Justin Martinez came out for the close in Sundays game 3 finale and had a noticeable decrease in his velocity as his 100+ MPH sinker was sitting just a few ticks slower at 97/98 MPH. After the game Torey Lovullo said that he was seeing the same number that the rest of us saw and was concerned just like us all, but he isnt signaling the alarm bells yet as he said they have got to figure out if there is an issue, which I dont think there is, and then continue to build up possible dead arm, which every pitcher goes through at some point during the year. This development had the crew discussing their own worry level for the very noticeable decrease in velocity from Justin Martinez and if its some sign of us being cursed to not have enjoyable things as Arizona Sports Are ComingThere was some positive news on the return of Ketel Marte and Kendall Graveman as Marte is reported to join the team again in Philadelphia and Graveman to go to Reno soon for a rehab assignment. This news of a return for the D-Backs All-Star second baseman and reinforcements for the bullpen in Graveman had the fellas breathing a sigh of relief as they hope this would bring back more consistency to both the offense and the bullpen. Pavin Smith Jersey

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