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[Stephan @carboncreation]

@bradcesmat There was also the matter of 3 for 27 w/RISP resulting in 15 LOB. The lead could have been even bigger heading into late innings.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

2 for 22 w/RISP and 12 LOB is epic level futility.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

Tim Locastro would have had at least three HBP in that McCann 10th inning PA.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@DetrickSession It first changed when Marte needed a day off. They do need more OBP in the lead off spot. There are over 50 batters in MLB with better OBP leading off than Marte. Give it a few more games. I am hoping moving CC up frees his running game.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

In games post AS break, entering three at PIT, Arizona offense 3rd MLB (136 wRC+) 🔥, Pittsburgh 24th (82) 🧊. dbacks 1st BB%, but do not have an infield hit. pirates P 0.78 HR/9 3rd best MLB, ARI 24th ERA-. ARI defense 5th, PIT 14th.

🔥: Vargas (.423 AVG), Valdez (1.111 OPS)

[Stephan @carboncreation]

Marte and Vargas have over .900 OPS in previous pirates park appearances.

PIT .802 OPS home.
ARI .684 OPS away.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@shoewizard59 On a team lowest MLB in Z-Swing%, Marte has one of the higher rates, and so of course comes up in this spot. 🎲

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@emilyjobot 🛑

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@shoewizard59 This is not as specific, but dbacks have five batters with 2026 season OBP w/ Bases Empty higher than KM. (Table below.)

In addition, Marte is 52nd in OBP batting first for players w/50 PA batting first across MLB. In short, dbacks could try to get more OBP from this slot.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

Entering this weekend's three game set, Arizona and Washington both tallied MLB leading 136 wRC+ over games Jul 10-23, 2026. 🔥🔥

In 40+ PA this span, Arenado (200 wRC+), Moreno (.405 AVG), and Abrams (220 wRC+) were 🔥🔥🔥.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

Corbin Carroll 1.433 OPS in previous visits to nationals park, including two 3B. 🔥

Kepler, Arenado, and Perdomo have outperformed their career standard at the park.

Former national Vargas 369 PA there.

ARI away .682 OPS (92 sOPS+). WSH home .765 OPS (108 sOPS+).

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@shoewizard59 The question is how has this happened? His savant baserunning run value has gone from 94th %tile in 2025 to 35th %tile in 2026. It's a shocking decline/change. 😱

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@shoewizard59 That was also Carroll's first 3B in StL, which is one of the tougher places at 75 park factor for triples. Savant does not appear to have pf back to 1946, as I was curious how it was for Musial.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

This brings Carroll even with Starling Marte and Mike Trout at 55 for the active players career lead in 3B.

[Jack Sommers @shoewizard59]

Corbin Carroll hits his league leading 12th triple to get it started again in the 5th.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@arizonaslaw @Steve_Zins According to fangraphs, among teams currently in playoff spots only CHW (1266) and CLE (961) have more rookie PA than the dbacks (509) in 2026 through Jul 22.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@Freerangebison Absolutely! If only they could mix and match a bit more.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

Highlights for dbacks batters last three series Jul 10-22, 2026 (table below), include Arenado, Tawa, Moreno all over 180 wRC+. 🔥

Vargas .346 AVG perhaps returning to earlier season form.

McCann 7.09 RE24 5th in MLB this span, making impact despite more limited PA. 👍

[Stephan @carboncreation]

@shoewizard59 I saw it. Rough. Only had so many characters, so stayed with the positives. Amazing they are 8-2 L10.

[Stephan @carboncreation]

Entering one game StL stop, Arizona 63 R in games Jul 10-22, 2026, leads MLB. .846 OPS, 129 wRC+ rank 3rd. 🔥 cards 28 R rank 26th, .561 OPS, 60 wRC+ rank 30th. 🧊

Same span ARI 2.5 Def 2nd MLB, St Louis -0.3 9th.

ARI pitchers 83.6% Contact%, highest MLB, 8.0% SwStr% lowest.