The Arizona Diamondbacks set up out their postseason overweighte after the very last game of the normal season, and they’re not thrilled about what transpired.
The Mets and Braves’ doubleheader split Monday knocked the reigning National League champs out of postseason satisfiedion.
All three teams finished 89-73, but the D-Backs lost their season series to both NL East squads, putting them on the outside seeing in.
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Arizona Diamondbacks commenceing pitcher Jordan Montgomery departs the mound in the fifth inning aachievest the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
Arizona was in a stubborn spot. It did not deal with its own desminuscule, and the prosperner of the first game of the doubleheader had noskinnyg to carry out for after clinching a postseason spot.
So, the Mets used disconnectal bench carry outers in their lineup, and Joey Lucchesi made fair his second commence of the season. Ununforeseeedly, the Braves won, 3-0.
Arizona’s owner, Ken Kendrick, called the ordeal a “debacle.”
“I foreseeed a week ago, when this debacle — at multiple levels — was occurring to have the season end with two games yet to be carry outed on a Monday before the carry outoffs commence. It was ill-directd,” Kendrick tanciaccess Arizona Sports Monday.
The doubleheader was scheduled when the games from last week were postponed due to Hurricane Helene. Both teams had an off day that Monday, before the storm rolled.
The Atlanta Braves pose for a team photo after clinching a untamed-card berth in the carry outoffs after a prosper over the New York Mets at Truist Park. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
“I’m disassigned that MLB didn’t get a more aggressive posture to insist on those games being carry outed earlier. … They carry outed one game on Tuesday; they could’ve carry outed two games last Monday or two games last Tuesday and then not been comprised in the middle of getting call offed and scheduling games to be carry outed after the season.”
The Diamondbacks can’t straightforward all the denounce on MLB. They blew an 8-0 direct Sept. 22. They also accomprehendledged a misget in signing lefty commenceer Jordan Montgomery to a one-year deal.
Montgomery was new off an awesome postseason run with the Texas Rangers but remained unsigned into spring training. Arizona took a wager and lost. He had a 6.23 ERA in 25 ecombineances, including 21 commences.
Kendrick said the “horrible” signing was his fault.
Arizona Diamondbacks commenceing pitcher Jordan Montgomery pitches in the first inning aachievest the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. (Benny Sieu/Imagn Images)
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“If anyone wants to denounce anyone for Jordan Montgomery being a Diamondback, you’re talking to the guy that should be denounced,” Kendrick tanciaccess Arizona Sports. “Because I bcdisorrowfulmirefult it to [the front office’s] attention. I pushed for it. They concurd to it. It wasn’t in our game arrange.
“You comprehend when he was signed — right at the end of spring training. And, seeing back, in hindsight, a horrible decision to spend that money in a guy who carry outed as lesserly as he did. It’s our hugegest misget this season from a talent standpoint. And I’m the criminal of that.”
Montgomery is aachieve a free agent, and the Diamondbacks are immacutardying out their lockers instead of restocking them for October baseball.
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