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Lawlar's homer, Rodriguez's gem (with lucky break) lead D-backs to win
PHOENIX — On Wednesday morning, manager Torey Lovullo credited Jordan Lawlar taking a 98.5 mph fastball to the helmet with jump-starting the D-backs’ five-run rally that culminated with Tuesday’s walk-off win.
On Wednesday afternoon during the D-backs’ 2-0 win in the series finale against the Cubs at Chase Field, Lawlar lit the fuse again, this time with his bat.
With the game knotted in a scoreless tie leading off the bottom of the sixth, Lawlar sent a Matthew Boyd changeup the opposite way to right field for his third homer of the season and the D-backs’ second lead of the series.
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Eduardo Rodriguez Delivers Again as D-Backs eke out win
TL;DR: A pitcher’s duel (and a controversial call) go the D-Backs way for a much-needed series win.
I have a confession to make. This whole season, I have been waiting for the other proverbial shoe to drop for Eduardo Rodriguez. I had a difficult time believing the same pitcher who had posted consecutive seasons with ERAs north of five could somehow transform himself into a legitimate Cy Young candidate. There were some legitimate reasons for that doubt too between his whiff percentage, strikeout rate, and chase rate all leave something to be desired – to say nothing of expected stats that paint an even worse picture. But at some point, you have to throw out all the other pieces of evidence and recognize that however he’s doing it, Rodriguez is putting together one of the best pitching seasons in franchise history. And at a time in the season where every win is crucial, he delivered once more with an absolute gem against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon. In seven innings of scoreless work, Rodriguez racked up nine strikeouts and allowed just five baserunners all game, inducing a whopping 18 swings and misses along the way.
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