DBacksEurope: I want to put this in a bit broader perspective, looking at the Diamondbacks in the month of August. After wrapping up that disappointing month of July, and I will include the 5-1 loss against the Athletics in it, the team has been pretty competitive in August altogether, with almost every game being a narrow loss or a narrow win, including the painful losses against the Rockies at Coors.

On the pitching side you have to conclude that Zac Gallen has turned around the page (2.47 ERA in August) and Andrew Saalfrank has been a steady force in the bullpen. Except for Saalfrank, the bullpen is pretty much a “one day we are on our game and one day we are not”, just like E-Rod has his days, like Pfaadt. Even Nelson has been too unstable, we aren’t used to it anymore.

Offensively,

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