Snake Bytes 5/17: Back-to Back Wins!

It’s been entirely too long since the Diamondbacks had back-to-back wins. With today’s game also being against the Rockies, the Diamondbacks might just get to three in a row. Here in baseball, we call that a winning streak.

Diamondbacks News

Burnes Dominant in Diamondbacks Win
Corbin Burnes struck out 10 Rockies and allowed only two hits through six innings en route to Arizona taking game one of the series via shutout, 8-0.

Burnes, Diamondbacks Cruise to Victory
The Diamondbacks are now three games over .500 for the first time since May 1st.

Kelly Hoping Less Is More Approach Fixes the Issue
After leaving games early six times in the last 21 months due to cramping issues, Merrill Kelly was convinced that his cramping was tied to HVAC issues that resulted in terrible field conditions for games at Chase. But then things went sideways again in Philadelphia where everything was ideal. Now, Kelly is taking a newer, more common sense approach to trying to fix the issue. In two starts since Philadelphia he has pitched 6 ¹⁄₃ inning and then pitched 7 innings for the first time this season.

Diamondbacks Calling On New Bullpen Reinforcements
Kendall Graveman is back and Justin Martinez may be nearing a return.

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Other Baseball News

Nathan Eovaldi is Making Delicious Lemonade
Despite low velocity and a pitching profile that all the metrics say should be resulting in a very average-at-best pitcher, Nathan Eovaldi is pitching himself into the early season Cy Young discussion.

Twins Troll O’s on Social Media
The Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games with a shutout of the Orioles and took their swagger to social media to rub it in.

Take a bow, Detroit

Guardians to Activate Slade Cecconi
Old friend alert.
The Cleveland Guardians are preparing to activate Slade Cecconi from the 15-day IL and having the former Diamondbacks righty make his Guardians debut today.