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How a promising Diamondbacks pitching staff turned in one of the most disappointing seasons in team history

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Jesse Friedman
October 9, 2024
Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) leaves the mound in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

Entering play on Sept. 22, the Diamondbacks were 87-68. They had won three straight games against the NL-Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. With seven games to play, a projection system gave them a 93 percent chance to make the playoffs.
Then, in their series finale in Milwaukee, the Diamondbacks took an 8-0 lead in the third inning. At that point, the thought of them leaving town with anything other than a four-game sweep was basically unimaginable. Somehow, that thought became reality.
For the first time in franchise history, the Diamondbacks lost a game in which they led by eight runs. Eight days later, they could only watch on TV as the Braves and Mets split a doubleheader that spelled ...

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