Jairo Diaz Gives Up Walk-Off Homer
5 years agoColorado Rockies relief pitcher Jairo Diaz has been maddeningly inconsistent this season, and he was up to his tricks again on Friday night. Coming off two clean outings against the Diamondbacks, Diaz was called in to pitch the ninth inning in a tied game where German Marquez had pitched eight wonderful frames. Diaz led it off with a strikeout and then drew a ground out from Cody Bellinger, one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball. A walk to Max Muncy wasn't ideal, but sitting on two outs with rookie Matt Beaty at the plate seemed like the perfect situation. Diaz instead grooved a 1-0 batting-practice fastball right down the middle of the plate, thigh-high, and Beaty deposited it five feet over the wall in center field. This makes Diaz's third meltdown in five outings, following a stretch of eight scoreless appearances. The team may have hope for Diaz, but fantasy owners should seek holds elsewhere.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com