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@shoewizard59 Watching Gallen over the years, it has often felt that he does not efficiently get an out from 0-2.

Here are the individual pitchers, sorted by most PA after an 0-2 count. Obviously doesn't include Kelly today. Zac man..... Clarke and Hoffman too.

MLB & Dbacks Avg BA/OBP/SLG/OPS against *after 0-2 Count: MLB: .170/.202/.254, .455 OPS 46% K rate AZD: .211/.236/.329, .565 OPS 42% K rate The OPS against ranks 29th

@AlexDagAZ That 7 PA w/o a H felt like a long time though.

Ildemaro Vargas’ hit streak was dead for exactly one game.

Wish Alex Amsel farewell, as he has taken a post with the Cincinnati Symphony. (4/4)

I have been to 25+ operas, but all of the music is from operas I have not seen, yet some of the music and many of the composers were familiar and would be to most. There is one more performance Sunday afternoon May 3, 2026, at 2P. (3/4)

On Saturday evening I went to a program entitled Triumph and Tragedy: The Greatest Opera Choruses by the Phoenix Symphony at Symphony Hall, conducted by Axel Amsel. @PhoenixSymphony @PhxSymphChorus @aaamsel (1/4)

@shoewizard59 The AL currently has a sub-.500 team in a wildcard slot. The last NL wildcard is currently on pace for 96 wins. Any NL team with playoff aspirations better keep that in mind.

MLB Won Loss record BY Division and League. NL Central ! 👀 NL leads AL inter league play 91-68, .572 W% (745 runs to 680)

Ildemaro Vargas 2026 v L 32 PA 14 H .452 BA .435 BABIP .903 SLG 1.355 OPS Games through May 1. Bats 4th today May 2, vs Cubs LHP Imanaga.

@dbacksprospectz @Aces While Bratt's pitching performance was more enjoyable to watch than recent dbacks' starters efforts, let's not get carried away too quickly. The Space Cowboys, tonight's opponent, have a team OPS of .689, lowest in the PCL, well below league average of .774.

Mitch Bratt deserves a spot in the #Dbacks rotation after his fantastic start today for the @Aces: 5 IP | 3 H | 1 R | 0 BB | 6 K Batters really struggled against his fastball, which is crazy considering the elevation! Season ERA down to 2.63!

@shoewizard59 Replaced for the 6th, but that was way more pleasant to watch than recent efforts by dbacks starters.

Strong 5 innings for Bratt. 3 hits including a a solo homer. No walks, season high 6 K's. 72 pitches, 48 strikes, 67% Nash said before the game they'd like to get him over 80 so may come out for 6th

Big start for Mitch Bratt tonight for Reno Aces. Time to start dialing in control and command. His ERA is very good, peripherals a bit worse due to the walks. If there is going to be a guy they might call up in the next month Bratt has the best chance. milb.com/gameday/space-…

@DbacksOnSI @shoewizard59 Carroll, Moreno, Thomas combine for 0-12, 0 BB, and 8K today. Not good. Did they have Moreno do a rehab game because guys coming back do not seem ready lately.

Another poor outing by a Diamondbacks starter leads to a failed comeback attempt at Wrigley Field: si.com/mlb/diamondbac…

Ildemaro Vargas 2025-6 Hit Streak by BOP # G (through Apr 30) 6th: 10 (38 PA, 15 H, 3.8 PA/G, .417 BA, .395 H/PA, 1.5 H/G, .500 BABIP) [Corrected H/G.] BOP: Batting Order Position BABIP 2026 Only (which only affects 6th: 2 for 7 on BIP from 2025, so lowers it) (3/3)

Ildemaro Vargas 2025-6 Hit Streak by BOP: # G (through Apr 30) 1st: 4 (19 PA, 6 H, 4.75 PA/G, .353 BA, .316 H/PA, 1.5 H/G, .364 BABIP) 2nd: 2 (9 PA, 2 H, 4.5 PA/G, .250 BA, .222 H/PA, 1 H/G, .400 BABIP) 5th: 4 (16 PA, 6 H, 4 PA/G, .375 BA, .375 H/PA, 1.5 H/G, .400 BABIP) (2/3)

Q: Where to bat Vargas? [Corrected.] Looking at BA, BABIP & H/PA, 6th might be best. He has same H/G batting 1st, 5th and 6th. He would get more PA closer to the top. He bats 2nd today (May 1 vs Cubs), which has the least data and H/G so far of these four spots. (1/3)

Correction: Alvarez did not get a hit on Thu, so his streak ended at 13. It still illustrates he batted 2nd for a present day 10+ G streak.

Current Streaks as of Apr 30, 2026: Yordan Alvarez (2026, 14 G) Avg BOP: 2 Mickey Moniak (2026, 14 G) Avg BOP: 2.7 Ozzie Albies (2026, 12 G) Avg BOP: 4 Carlos Cortes (2026, 10 G) Avg BOP: 4.2 Batting Order Positions [BOP] from Baseball Reference Game Logs (5/5)

Ildemaro Vargas' (Diamondbacks) current 26 G hitting streak is all the more remarkable for how low he hits in the batting order compared to other batters' hit streaks, both past and present. (1/5)

@Brandt734664211 Ildemaro Vargas 2026 BA / xBA (20+ pitches, G through Apr 30) vs 4-Seam FB .429 / .438 Changeup .250 / .328 Sinker .400 / .321 Curve .125 / .275 Slider .200 / .191 Cutter .800 / .499 Sweeper .333 / .297 via Savant

@shoewizard59 Very cool , interesting perspective. Would like to analyze the pitches he is handling.

Very cool and insightful point with data to back it up. Love it