May Review
Month Record: 10-19
Overall Record: 22-27
Runs Scored: 219
Runs Allowed: 280
Team Batting: .257
Team Pitching: 5.25
The Story Of May
I knew we wouldn't keep winning, and this month proved me right. We were streaky this month, putting up a 6 game losing streak, then a 7 game losing streak, and a 9 game losing streak to wrap up the month. We had to face some of the best teams in the final week, the World-Champion Seattle Mariners, the hot Atlanta Braves, and the divison leading St. Louis Cardinals. During the month, we really didn't have a lot of blowups, just a lot of close games where in the end, the other team had more runs than us. Our pitching evidently improved, our team ERA decreased by a tenth, but we didn't get as many hits as last month. Orel Hershisher was moved out of the rotation, and at first, gave up runs coming in the game, but now he seems to be pitching some scoreless innings.
We saw different players this month, as we suffered through 4 injuries. Jeff D'Amico got a couple starts in thanks to the injury of David Wells. D'Amico didn't pitch like we thought he would, and he needs more seasoning in the minors. Our catcher Jeff Reed seperated his shoulder, and we used Steve Decker and Jorge Fabregas. Chris Tremie got some at-bats in too when Decker sprained his knee, missing about 7 games. Next, we lost Aaron Boone and Shane Halter was called up. Finally, we lost Dave Hansen. Hansen was on a hot-streak at the time of the injury, which sucks, as he was hitting .319 with a OBP of .429. He was used when Kevin Young fell into a slump. Since then, Young has hit 5 homeruns.
Omar Daal had a good month as the setup man for Embree, posting a 2.81 ERA for the month. Ever since he came over to Arizona, he has performed at the level the D'Backs were looking for. Manager Buck Showalter likes his competitiveness, and he likes using the crafty lefty to escape jams caused by other relivers. Daal has struck out 29 for the season, while walking 8. Embree and Daal have been the only successful pitchers in relief so far, as every other pitcher has a ERA above 5.
Events Of May
5-6: We blow a 3-0 lead to the Giants in the 7th inning, as Stan Javier drove in 2 runs, and Rich Aurilia added another. The game goes to extra's and in the 12th, with 2 outs, Craig Counsell singles home a run to give us a 4-3 lead. But Omar Daal gives up a single to Doug Mirabelli that scores Bill Meuller, and so the game goes on. Cory Lidle came in to pitch in the bottom of the 14th, and in the bottom if the 15th with the bases juiced, Bill Meuller hits a infield single to win the ball game.
5-12: Going into the bottom of the 9th in a 2-2 game versus the New York Mets, Rickey Henderson leads off the inning with a walk. Orlando Palmerio bunts him to second for the first out, and Raul Ibanez strikes out for the second out. David Segui intentionally walked, and Chris Stynes scored everybody with a 3-run homerun into the left field stands!
5-15: You think a 7-3 lead going into the 7th inning is a comfortable lead for us right? Wrong. Against the Phillies, we give up 1 run in the 7th and 8th inning, and with Alan Embree coming in, he leads off the inning by striking out Chase Utley. Gregg Jefferies then hits a homerun to make it a 1 run game. Bobby Abreu works a walk to put the tying run on first, to which Scott Rolen grounds out for the second out. Bob Hamelin drew a walk, sending up the solid hitting Mike Lieberthal to the plate. Mike blasts the ball to rightfield, but Jim Eisenrich caught the ball in front of the warning track to seal the deal!
5-17: Mark Portugal of the Phillies shuts us down for 8 innings, and as we go into the bottom of hte 9th we trail the game 3-1. With closer Ricky Bottalico coming in to pitch, Orlando Palmerio starts the inning with a double. Rickey Henderson worked a walk, and Ricky hit David Segui to load the bases. Kevin Young came through in the clutch, driving home 2 runs with a single to tie the game. Walt Weiss would then fly out to center. With 2 outs, Craig Counsell doubled over the right fielder Abreu, to score Segui and give us a comeback victory!
5-30: We lose 5-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals, as Ron Gant drove in all the runs with 3 homeruns and 5 rbi's. David Wells was the victim of 2 homerun and 3 runs, and Gil Heredia gave up 3 more runs.
Injuries
5-9: David Wells - Sprained Back (2 Weeks) Jeff D'Amico is Promoted
5-9: Jeff Reed - Severe Shoulder Seperation (2 Months) Steve Decker is Promoted
5-13: Aaron Boone - Dislocated Shoulder (3 Weeks) Shane Halter is Promoted
5-16: Dave Hansen - Broken Foot (5 Weeks) Billy Ripken is Promoted
Contracts
n/a
Milestones
n/a
NL West Standings
1. Colorado Rockies (30-22)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (26-25)
3. San Fransisco Giants (24-25)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks (22-27)
5. San Diego Padres (19-31)
Minor League News
Team Batting Leader (AAA): Emil Brown (.327)
Team Batting Leader (AA): Lyle Overbay (.316)
Team Batting Leader (A): Alex Cintron (.309)
Team Batting Leader (R): Chad Tracy (.298)
Team Pitching Leader (AAA): Mike Koplove (1.66)
Team Pitching Leader (AA): Dunaer Sanchez (2.90)
Team Pitching Leader (A): Byung-Hyun Kim (2.21)
Team Pitching Leader (R): Andrew Good (4.59)
Shane Victorino has been promoted to Single A. (.270, 3 HR, 16 RBI in R-League)
Team Hitting:
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1999 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Boone, Aaron ARI 18 .179 28 5 1 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 4 .214 .233
Cormier, Rheal ARI 16 .167 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .167 .167
Counsell, Craig ARI 40 .183 126 23 4 2 0 19 26 1 0 8 13 .246 .293
Daal, Omar ARI 23 .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
D'Amico, Jeff ARI 2 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Decker, Steve ARI 3 .222 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .556 .300
Dreifort, Darren ARI 9 .133 15 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 0 .133 .235
Eisenreich, Jim ARI 31 .300 70 21 6 1 2 4 5 1 0 12 7 .500 .338
Estes, Shawn ARI 10 .176 17 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 .176 .263
Fabregas, Jorge ARI 33 .174 92 16 1 0 2 1 14 0 0 5 12 .250 .181
Halter, Shane ARI 5 .231 13 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 4 .769 .286
Hansen, Dave ARI 27 .319 47 15 2 0 2 8 4 0 0 6 10 .489 .429
Henderson, Rickey ARI 46 .235 170 40 4 1 4 34 37 7 4 37 10 .341 .367
Hermanson, Dustin ARI 13 .125 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .125 .125
Hernandez, Livan ARI 9 .118 17 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .176 .118
Heredia, Gil ARI 13 .375 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .375
Hershiser, Orel ARI 17 .500 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500
Ibanez, Raul ARI 35 .216 51 11 3 1 0 6 13 0 1 6 3 .314 .298
Lidle, Cory ARI 17 .125 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .125 .125
Palmeiro, Orlando ARI 48 .255 188 48 11 0 2 23 22 6 1 30 10 .346 .346
Raines, Tim ARI 47 .340 162 55 13 4 1 32 16 5 1 25 26 .488 .452
Reed, Jeff ARI 21 .181 72 13 2 0 0 6 13 0 0 5 8 .208 .244
Ripken, Billy ARI 2 .286 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .286
Segui, David ARI 44 .345 168 58 10 1 9 20 20 0 0 24 48 .577 .411
Stynes, Chris ARI 39 .301 156 47 9 2 4 9 17 2 0 23 26 .462 .341
Tremie, Chris ARI 3 .250 12 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .250 .250
Weiss, Walt ARI 20 .228 57 13 0 1 0 6 11 1 0 6 3 .263 .313
Wells, David ARI 8 .000 10 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 .000 .167
Young, Kevin ARI 47 .280 157 44 12 0 7 8 38 2 2 19 22 .490 .323
Team Pitching:
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1999 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Cormier, Rheal ARI 28.1 6.04 16 0 1 1 1 20 7 13.66
Daal, Omar ARI 29.2 3.03 23 0 3 0 1 29 8 11.53
D'Amico, Jeff ARI 10.2 10.13 3 3 1 2 0 7 4 15.19
Dreifort, Darren ARI 49.2 4.89 9 9 5 3 0 43 21 12.50
Embree, Alan ARI 18.1 2.45 16 0 4 1 8 15 6 8.84
Estes, Shawn ARI 60.0 5.10 11 11 1 4 0 54 27 12.75
Hermanson, Dustin ARI 49.1 3.83 14 5 1 2 0 36 16 11.13
Hernandez, Livan ARI 51.1 5.96 9 9 1 4 0 38 14 12.45
Heredia, Gil ARI 29.0 6.21 13 0 0 0 1 17 7 15.83
Hershiser, Orel ARI 38.1 7.75 17 4 0 5 1 23 23 19.25
Lidle, Cory ARI 36.0 5.00 17 0 2 2 1 32 13 13.00
Wells, David ARI 43.0 5.02 8 8 3 3 0 35 9 11.09
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