One bad inning was all it took as the Diamondbacks lost to the Rockies 6-4 as they were swept four games to none in the NLCS. With two men on and two outs, Owings gave up a double, Connon Jackson made an error, gave up another single, then a three run blast to turn what could have been a salvagable inning into the difference between winning and losing.
On the one hand, Owings couldn’t help the error but he could have stopped the damage by getting the next hitter out. Still, only two of the six runs he gave up were earned and like the Tigers pitching last year, Connor Jackson will take some heat for making two errors in the series at first base.
Jackson did put the Diamondbacks on the board in the third inning with an RBI single. Chris Snyder provided the rest of the offense with a three run homer in the eighth inning that turned a blowout into a relatively close game.
The nice thing is, the Diamondbacks head into the offseason without a ton of holes and it’ll be interesting to see how they improve. I know making the final four isn’t consolation but it’s further then a lot of people thought the Diamondbacks would make it, especially without Randy Johnson. I’m also interested to see whether the Rockies can keep this outstanding run going so I’ll be watching when the World Series kicks off next week.
