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WWW.AZCENTRAL.COM 17,2014 PAGE C5 azcentral sports Diamondbacks Rookie David Peralta says opposing pitchers have learned a thing or two about him during his 2 1 2 months in the major leagues. know I can he said. know I can hit the ball out of the park or in the gap. And they want As a result, he believes he is now a participant in classic game of cat and mouse. started to get to know me and started to make an he said.

I have to make an adjustment. pitching me The results in the past six games speak for themselves. When the week began, he was hitting .32 1 with an impressive .852 OPS. But his hit on Saturday made him just 2 for his past 27, a stretch in which he has no walks and 12 strikeouts. In fairness, his numbers would look a little better if not for a pair of diving catches by Cleveland Indians outfielders on Wednesday.

should have been a base hit or a double or something, but nothing I can do but keep he said. trying to make adjustments every at-bat. going to come. going to come back. keep working and keep doing the same thing.

Keep working hard every day Owings update Shortstop Chris return from a left-shoulder strain is becoming more tangible, although he might still be at least two weeks away from coming off the disabled list. Owings, who faced live pitching on Friday for the first time since hitting the DL on June29, is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona League today, manager Kirk Gibson said. If all goes smoothly, Ow- ingswill play four games in rookie ball this week before moving to Triple-A Reno on Friday. scheduled to play at least five games with Reno, Gibsonsaid. think Owingswill probably (return in) Gibsonsaid.

been out a long time. going to have him play quite a Short hops Right-hander Daniel Hudson who is also pointing toward a return in September, made his third appearance in an Arizona League game on Saturday night, tossing a scoreless inning with one hit and one strikeout. He pitched in the majors since June 2012, having undergone two Tommy John surgeries. Center fielder A.J. Pollock will resume taking swings on Monday, Gibson said.

is recovering from a fractured right hand, was hit by a pitch on the same hand on a rehab assignment. Gibsonsaid the second hit by pitch did not cause additional damage other than soreness. NOTES Opponents a re making adjustments on Peralta Rookie outfielder vows to as he sees batting average take a dip. Nick Piecoro azcentral sports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A rizona 100000000165 Miami 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 ArizonaABRHBIBBSOAvg. Inciarte cf402001.264 Pennington ss311010.275 D.Peralta rf 401002.

292 rumbo 1b301101.231 M.Montero c400002.258 A.Hill 2b300001.245 Lamb 3b301001.214 Paul lf300000.154 Miley p200000.128 b-Pacheco ph100000.230 E.Marshall p000000--- Totals3016118 MiamiABRHBIBBSOAvg. Yelich lf401002.276 Solano 2b400003.252 Stanton rf 411000. 293 cGehee 3b300001.303 Je.Baker 1b301100.256 Ozuna cf211011.255 Hechavarria ss301001.275 Mathis c300002.201 H.Alvarez p200000.227 ph100000.229 M.Dunn p000000--- Cishek 000000- -Totals 2 9 25111 0 ArizonaIPHRERBBSONPERA Miley E.Marshall110001132.95 MiamiIPHRERBBSONPERA H.Alvarez M.Dunn Cishek a-fouled out for H.Alvarez in the 7th.b-grounded out for Miley in the 8th. 4.2B—Lamb (1). Runners left in scoring 3 (M.Montero,Paul 3 (Mathis 1for 1for 6.

Runners moved 2 (D.Peralta,D.Peralta,Trumbo),(Pennington,A.Hill,Trumbo);Miami r). Conroy. BATTING PITCHING AT MARLINS PARK, MIAMI: Collmenter gave up a un in three innings on Tuesday in Cleveland before rain started to fall and ultimately washed away the game and its statistics. His last official start was Aug. 6, hen he gave up three runs in six innings against the Royals.

Koehler been too sharp lately, registering just three quality starts in his past seven. He gave threeruns in fiveinnings against the Cardinals on Monday. Go to dbacks.azcentral.com for the latest news. D-Backs at Marlins 10:10 a.m. FSAZ RHP JOSH COLLMENTERRHP TOM KOEHLER (8-6, 4.09)(8-9, 3.86) Monday: At Washington, 4:05 p.m.,Diamond- acks LHP Vidal 3.92)vs.

Nationals RHP Jordan Zimmermann(8-5, 2.92). Tuesday: At Washington, 4:05 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Chase Anderson(7-4, 3.16)vs. Nationals HP Stephen Strasburg(9-10, 3.53). Wednesday: At Washington, 4:05 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Trevor Cahill(3-8, 4.68)vs. Nationals RHP Tanner Roark(12-7, 2.93).

Recap: RHP Henderson Alvarez threw seven strong innings in his eturn from the disabled list and the Marlins took advantage of a sloppy Diamondbacks team to come away with a win on Saturday night. Jeff RBI triple to right- center field drove home Giancarlo Stanton in the fourth inning to tie he game before the Marlins took the lead in the seventh, taking advantage of a pair of Diamond- acks errors to score the go-ahead run. Pick-off problems: LHP Wade Miley and 1B Mark Trumbo were harged with an error apiece after pickoff throws got away. take (responsibility for) oth of Trumbo said. got to be able to catch those balls.

something I done in a ong time. I remember the last time had two misses like that in the same game. I think I need to get out there early with him and see the way he throws a little more, get a few more looks a it so I can make an adjustment. I just made the adjustment too aturday was just the second time Trumbo had played first in a game started by Miley. either throw wound up too ar off target, but Miley said his ball was moving too much.

He said his throws to first end up being oo lively on some days. threw some cutters over here to Miley said. got to do a better job making hose throws. I was trying to pick the guy off and just kind of cut them and handcuffed him a little Too aggressive: The Diamondbacks scored a run in the first inning off Alvarez and would have had another if not for an out at the plate. David single to center, third-base coach Glenn Sherlock waved Ender Inciarte a round third.

Marcell Ozuna made astrong, one-hop throw from center and cut down Inciarte fairly asily. The Diamondbacks challenged the play at the plate in the hope hat Marlins Jeff Mathis might have been blocking the plate. knew I was going to go out a nd ask because you never manager Kirk Gibson said. had one and it went the other way on us before, so you go out and View from the press box: Miley an sometimes let his emotions et the best of him, but he deserves credit for not getting frustrated by all of his teammates' efensive miscues. There was at east one moment on Saturday when he appeared to step off the mound in order to regain his omposure.

Perhaps this is a sign of maturity from him. Piecoro Marlins catcher Jeff Mathis tags out Diamondbacks baserunner Ender Inciarte (5) at home plate during the first inning Saturday. USA TODAY SPORTS Marlins 2, Diamondbacks 1 MIAMI In the aftermath of their first five-error game in more than two years, there was more than enough blame to go around the clubhouse on Saturday evening. First baseman Mark Trumbo tried to assume responsibility for two of the miscues. Left-hander Wade Miley let him.

Manager Kirk Gibson, meanwhile, thought perhaps a reporter was to blame. think you jinxed Gibson said. were the one talking about how good the defense was playing, right? You should keep your mouth shut, I The line drew some awkward, tension-diffusing laughs, but nothing could disguise the frustration level after the 2- 1 loss at Marlins Park. They played a sloppy game, perhaps their worst of the season, and were fortunate Miley pitched well enough to prevent the score from reflecting as much. Take the second inning.

Third baseman Jake throw pulled Trumbo off the bag for error No. 1. Then, Trumbo corral throw to first on a pick- off attempt, accounting for error No. 2. Finally, center fielder Ender Inciarte airmailed a throw home, allowing a runner to take an extra base for their third error of the inning.

But thanks to Miley, who struck out Casey McGehee, Marcell Ozuna and Jeff Mathis, the Marlins score. It was just the sixth time in the past 20 years a team has committed three errors without permitting a run, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. did a great job of keeping his composure through all the Gibson said. should have probably had about 25 less Said Miley: when got to focus more. Those guys are going to bail you out way more than go- ing to bail them out.

all human and make mistakes. my job to pick them up. really what you try to The Marlins drew even at 1 in the fourth on Jeff RBI triple, and they finally cashed in on a Diamondbacks mistake in the seventh to score the decisive run. After leading off with a single, Ozuna moved to second on another Miley pickoff throw that went awry (this time, Trumbo was charged with the error). After a groundout, Ozuna was at third with one down.

The Diamondbacks brought the infield in and Mathis hit a slower roller to shortstop Cliff Pennington, who charged the ball, gloved it and threw home. But catcher Miguel Montero come up with the low throw, the ball skipping past him for another error, this one charged to Pennington. it was a big play for Pennington said. threw a heck of a game, and I need to pick him up right Miley was done after seven, having allowed just four hits and a walk while striking out nine. According to Pitch- data at Brooks Baseball, Miley threw 21sliders and 20 change-ups among his 105 pitches.

did a great job back there, mixing in and Miley said. them off the fastball and in counts where I could go to the breaking ball, so it worked With slim margin for error, 5 miscues prove costly in loss to Marlins Nick Piecoro azcentral sports all human and make mistakes. my job to pick them up. really what you try to WADE MILEY DIAMONDBACKS PITCHER, ON SA ERROR-FILLED LOSS TO THE MARLINS REWIND.