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Game Date:
04/05/2016
9:40pm EST
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Colorado +1.5
Arizona -1.5
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Under 9 (-115)
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After a bold offseason makeover , the Arizonda Diamondbacks announced their intentions to compete with the Dodgers and Giants in the NL West loud and clear. They would have liked to get off to a better start on opening day, though. Zack Greinke, the crown jewel of their acquisitions, was shelled for seven runs in four innings and allowed three home runs Monday in Arizona's 10-5 loss to Colorado. [ Sign up for Fantasy Baseball | Play for $40K | Expert rankings | Mock draft ] It's just one regular season game out of 162, but opening day does get more play than say a day game in the middle of June. However, D-backs manager Chip Hale seemed to blame the extra attention for his team's poor performance, via Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic : Dbacks manager Chip Hale didn't seem too pleased his team was receiving media attention. pic.twitter.com/IJYbHNqP7s — Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) April 5, 2016 Huh? That's as bizarre a reaction to a loss as you're going to find. What did Hale expect? That no one would be talking about the first game of the year with the prized free-agent signing taking the mound? Greinke, for his sake, told reporters after the game he wasn't worried and gave the Rockies credit for hitting some good pitches. Arizona was fairly irrelevant on the national stage last season and finished 79-83, so that mediocrity wasn't the result of any increased media scrutiny. Greinke just came from Los Angeles, where he received his fair share of coverage , and that sure didn't stop him from being one of the top pitchers in baseball and earning himself a six-year, $206.5 million contract with the Diamondbacks. [Related: Opening day winners/losers — Bryce Harper, Dodgers, Zack Greinke, more ] As we saw with the Padres last year, winning the offseason doesn't always result in great success. It's obviously much too early to write off Arizona and Greinke. But if the hype of opening day is too much, what's the response going to be when facing the prospect of playoff games? More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Israel Fehr is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr Continue to Article
April 05, 2016 9:30:am EST
After a bold offseason makeover , the Arizonda Diamondbacks announced their intentions to compete with the Dodgers and Giants in the NL West loud and clear. They would have liked to get off to a better start on opening day, though. Zack Greinke, the crown jewel of their acquisitions, was shelled for seven runs in four innings and allowed three home runs Monday in Arizona's 10-5 loss to Colorado. [ Sign up for Fantasy Baseball | Play for $40K | Expert rankings | Mock draft ] It's just one regular season game out of 162, but opening day does get more play than say a day game in the middle of June. However, D-backs manager Chip Hale seemed to blame the extra attention for his team's poor performance, via Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic : Dbacks manager Chip Hale didn't seem too pleased his team was receiving media attention. pic.twitter.com/IJYbHNqP7s — Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) April 5, 2016 Huh? That's as bizarre a reaction to a loss as you're going to find. What did Hale expect? That no one would be talking about the first game of the year with the prized free-agent signing taking the mound? Greinke, for his sake, told reporters after the game he wasn't worried and gave the Rockies credit for hitting some good pitches. Arizona was fairly irrelevant on the national stage last season and finished 79-83, so that mediocrity wasn't the result of any increased media scrutiny. Greinke just came from Los Angeles, where he received his fair share of coverage , and that sure didn't stop him from being one of the top pitchers in baseball and earning himself a six-year, $206.5 million contract with the Diamondbacks. [Related: Opening day winners/losers — Bryce Harper, Dodgers, Zack Greinke, more ] As we saw with the Padres last year, winning the offseason doesn't always result in great success. It's obviously much too early to write off Arizona and Greinke. But if the hype of opening day is too much, what's the response going to be when facing the prospect of playoff games? More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Israel Fehr is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr Continue to Article
April 05, 2016 9:30:am EST
After their big-ticket addition flopped in his anticipated debut, the Arizona Diamondbacks are hoping for better results from their other newly acquired All-Star pitcher. Shelby Miller hopes to make a better first impression as well with his new team when the Diamondbacks continue what's been a rough week in Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Rockies. Chase Field went from buzzing to bummed in Monday's season opener after the Rockies knocked Zack Greinke around in the high-priced free agent's first start as a Diamondback. Continue to Article
April 05, 2016 3:21:am EST
After their big-ticket addition flopped in his anticipated debut, the Arizona Diamondbacks are hoping for better results from their other newly acquired All-Star pitcher. Shelby Miller hopes to make a better first impression as well with his new team when the Diamondbacks continue what's been a rough week in Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Rockies. Chase Field went from buzzing to bummed in Monday's season opener after the Rockies knocked Zack Greinke around in the high-priced free agent's first start as a Diamondback. Continue to Article
April 05, 2016 3:21:am EST
Trevor Story became the first player to hit two home runs in his major league debut on opening day, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled Zack Greinke's much-heralded Arizona debut with a 10-5 victory over the Diamondbacks on Monday night. Greinke (0-1), who signed a six-year, $206.5 million contract with the Diamondbacks, had his worst outing in nearly four years, giving up seven runs, six in one inning. At 4 hours, 11 minutes, it was the longest nine-inning game in Diamondbacks history. Continue to Article
April 05, 2016 2:19:am EST
