Documenting the struggles of the Arizona Diamondbacks (slideshow)
By Trisha Garcia
To say the Arizona Diamondbacks are struggling would be an understatement. The team has lost 11 of their last 15 games for a myriad of reasons.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are one game behind the Colorado Rockies in the Wild Card race, but they’ve lost 12 of their last 19 games in the month of August. Is the team facing fatigue? Is it time to call it and start looking towards offseason roster changes?
The rotation is lacking control they previously had, while the offense is failing to drive in RISP, or steal bases the way they were in the first half. On top of all of this, manager Torey Lovullo is making mistakes at the helm of the ship.
The Diamondbacks will need to get back on track against the New York Mets if they hope to stay in the Wild Card race. Here a few things they can work on: