What happened on the basic blunder of the end of Diamondbacks?

Phoenix – The Arizona Diamondbacks must have the bases loaded with two withdrawals while dragging 4-3 at the end of the ninth round on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, but a basic error ended the game prematurely.

Corbin Carroll struck a single hopper on the left side with runners the first and second, and the Cubs stop and stop, inby Swanson, had no chance of throwing the speedster.

Swanson knew it and simulating it, turning its attention to the third goal where the pinch runner Garrett Hampson was snatched too far from the bag. Swanson beat Hampson in the third, and Hampson’s desperate move did not save the game. Swanson plunged for the label and pumped his fist, while Hampson remained incredulous.

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How did the basic error of the diamondbacks occur?

Hampson explained that he was trying to do too much in the situation.

“Corbin hit him slowly, so just trying to be aggressive,” said Hampson. “Maybe if they start it first, try to mark the race. But understand one of the fastest guys in the league that hit him, there is probably no game at the start. So, yes, bad game, cost us a chance to link it there.”

“I knew that Corbin was not going to go out to the first goal, just too much speed there,” said manager Torey Lovullo. “Inby is a clever player. He is very exhilarating, and he was very aware of it. I saw the room happening before I fucked this throw, because as soon as this rebound occurred, my clock was very aware of this, and we were therefore inby. And we were cut.

The diamondbacks entered the ninth round in 4-1 follow-up with closer Cubs Ryan entering the match. Josh Naylor led with a simple to raise the Eugenio Suarez, who had risen, who had landed three times in the first two games of the club. Suarez took a pressed depth to become the first player in the history of D-Backs with four circuits during the first three games to start a season.

Gabriel Moreno led only one in the other direction towards the right field, and Arizona suffered in Hampson for Pinch Run, still without withdrawal.

Jake McCarthy withdrew and Geraldo Perdomo appeared, bringing Ketel Marte into the plate, who pulled a walk.

This is what put Carroll in a position to win the match, or at least extend it. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. must then have.

“He’s in the match to steal from the base, he is in the match to mark a race, to pass something,” said Lovullo about Hampson. “So he’s on board. … I just think he had to slow down the moment, understand the type of game that was to be done and exactly what Corbin was going to do on the line. I know what Garrett thought.”

“If he throws him away, I could take a bet there,” said Hampson, explaining that he had already done it. “I know that the third basic player also went for this. So credit in inby. It was a big game. “

Swanson told Cubs’ television broadcasting after the match that there was no chance of getting Carroll, so he already knew he would simulate the throw and see where the runners were. He called it a divided vision.

The DiamondBacks certainly did not go to favors themselves throughout the match to obtain the victory. The botched defense continued with the first two games, and they made some withdrawals on the basics. Lovullo said her club will have to tighten details to win these tight matches.

This must happen quickly.

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