The Diamondbacks Are Collapsing, And Ryne Nelson's 17 Homers Allowed Are Getting Hard To Ignore

Alright, so you gotta see what went down last night, even if it wasn't our boys in blue. The Miami Marlins absolutely embarrassed the Arizona Diamondbacks, shutting them out 8-0. Forget about a close game, this was a straight up beatdown, extending the Marlins' winning streak to four games. But let's be real, the real story here is how bad things are getting for Arizona. You wanna talk about a team spiraling? The D-backs are losing control, and their pitching is a mess.

Miami's Batters Went OFF, And It Was All Two-Out Magic

The Marlins offense just exploded, and the D-backs had no answers. They scored six runs in the fourth inning alone, and get this, *all* of them came with two outs! Heriberto Hernandez got things going with a single, then after two quick outs, Owen Caissie absolutely obliterated a 370-foot homer to right field. Javier Sanoja singled, Liam Hicks got hit by a pitch, and then Otto Lopez delivered with a single that scored Sanoja. But they weren't done! Kyle Stowers capped it all off by launching a monster 425-foot shot into the upper deck. Talk about pouring salt in the wound! Lopez was a force all night, picking up two hits and two RBIs, pushing his major-league-leading batting average to .342. He's also leading the big leagues with 91 hits and 28 multi-hit games. That's just straight up impressive, no matter who you root for.

Ryne Nelson's Nightmare Season Is Getting Worse

While the Marlins were crushing it, the Diamondbacks looked totally lost, especially on the mound. Ryne Nelson, who now holds a 2-5 record, gave up seven runs on eight hits in just four innings. He served up both of those two-out homers, hit two batters, and walked one. This season, he's given up a staggering 17 home runs, which is tied for the second most in all of Major League Baseball. Seventeen! You gotta wonder how long they can keep running him out there with numbers like that. The D-backs could only manage six hits all game, with Gabriel Moreno getting two of them. They even loaded the bases in the sixth inning with only one out, their best chance to score, and still couldn't get a run across. Miami's bullpen, including William Kempner who got his first big league win, just shut them down. The Marlins are on a roll, winning seven of their last eight games and clinching their last three series, outscoring Arizona 18-6 in this current set. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks have now lost four of their last five and nine of their last twelve. They've got one more game in this series, and they need to find some answers, fast. It's early in the season, but these kinds of trends are not what you want to see if you're a fan in Arizona. What's next for them? They better figure it out before this slide becomes irreversible.

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