The good news. The D-backs almost got a quality start, their pitcher allowing two solo HR over 5.2 innings, on four hits and a walk, with six strikeouts. The bad news. That was actually reliever Bryce Jarvis. He took over after a wretched start from Eduardo Rodriguez who melted down in the third inning, and left with one out there, having dropped his team in a 5-0 hole. Jarvis did yeoman’s work, and the Arizona offense responded with a five-spot of their own in the sixth. But they were unable to close the gap completely, and instead received a pointed lesson in the difference between a team who will be playing baseball in October, and one who will be staying home.

Rodriguez actually looked good in the first two innings, dialing up five groundballs as he retired the Brewers in order both t

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