Game 111: D'Backs 4 Pirates 2

Yet another game in which the Pirates jump out to an early lead and make you think maybe they're going to be interesting to watch, then do nothing at all for the remainder of the evening. The best we can say for this one is that at least Snell seemed to regain some of his mid-season form tonight by holding the D'Backs to two runs over six innings and striking out seven. He also kept the ball in the park, which was nice to see because that's what's been giving him fits recently. Of course, when you only score two runs, holding the other team to two isn't terribly useful. Shawn Chacon and Damaso Marte were unable to hold the game at the 2-2 tie that Snell left it in, and so we have another series loss to chalk up. This one is frustrating because the Diamondbacks played like crap for most of the series, and yet they walk away with two wins.