Since the opponent was Arizona it was incumbent upon former Diamondback, Scott Hairston, to hit a 3-run HR. MASHING; it's just what he does against his former employer. Alas, it was the Arizona club that hit 3 HRs, propelling them to a 5-3 victory over our Padres.
SP Kevin Correia gave up his 3rd blast of the game to start off the 7th, against Chris Young which broke up a 3-3 tie. Prior to the pitch that Young smashed to left-center, Mud Grant made an astute piece of commentary (and I'm probably paraphrasing):
"So it's the 6th inning and Kevin is beginning to tire so it's critical that he LOCATE (emphasis mine) his pitches, or he'll be in serious trouble!"
Mr. Correia did not not LOCATE his next pitch and it may still be flying as I type and you read. This is a difficult one......why even throw a strike to Chris Young? The dude has a giant hole in his bat. He crushes meat balls and misses everything else. So, the question: is this the Kevin Correia of 2009 or the one that existed prior to the year he got himself a big raise? Hey it's early!
Hey it's early will be the phrase we use for the next three weeks or so. It will be unusable after April 28th.
- We had 1 hit against an AZ bullpen that worked 4 innings. Hey it's early!
- David Eckstein is hitting a scrappy .125. Hey it's early!
- Kyle Blanks struck out four times last night. Hey it's early!
- Sean Gallagher had a nice pick off at first! Hey its early (uttered by AZ fans)!
My overall assessment of a series loss in Phoenix.......Hey it's early!
[BOX SCORE]
It is Thursday.....our day of rest. Next up: Colorado Rockies.
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