The evolutionary process of the last four billion years, which saw blobs of protoplasm eventually end up turning into creatures with two eyes, was clearly working towards this end.
They were held hitless with runners in scoring position, and two runs charged to reliever Noé Ramirez proved crucial as Arizona dropped the finale, and with it the series.
He did strand two runners in the third and then put the first two men aboard in the fourth inning with an infield single and a walk.
David Peralta popped out, and Asdrubal Cabnera came back after falling behind 0-2, to get a well-earned base on balls and load up the bags.
The Brewers did not waste their chance in the fifth, though it was more notable for awful D-backs defense.
David Peralta was seen delivering some animated, apparently irritated words to his team-mates in the dugout, and I can’t say I blame him in the slightest.
His four PAs this afternoon involved a total of eight pitches – not exactly what I praised about him earlier in the season.
The D-backs did get on the board in their half, as Christian “Sky” Walker – they had just talked up his bobblehead! – launched a moon-shot that just cleared the fence in left-field .
Unfortunately, he was thrown out trying to steal second: Arizona’s success rate there is now down below 70%, at 18-8.
Cabrera took a 97 mph heater on the outside black of the zone; Walker couldn’t hold up on an 83 mph slider; and pinch-hitter Tim Locastro did at least put the ball in play, but popped out.
Unsurprisingly, for a day-game during the week, a quiet GDT, but it still ended up a little shy of 200 comments.
The team has an off-day tomorrow, before beginning a three-game series in San Diego, where they’ll try to end that lengthy road losing streak.