Diamondbacks' First-Inning Woes Derail Season

0:00It's May 2nd. This is MLB News today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. The Arizona Diamondbacks keeps thumbling right out the gate and it's killing their games. Take that gallon on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. He coughed up three earned runs in the first inning alone. That early damage jacked his pitch count and he couldn't make it past the fourth, giving up six runs total. This season, their first inning ERA sits at a brutal 8.71. Dead last and majorly baseball by more than two full runs. Earlier this week, that pattern hit hard again. The D-backs have dug themselves deficits in the first inning during three of their last four games, dropping all but one of those contests. Manager Tori LeVulo called it after the loss, saying they just got out of whack on pitch sequencing and couldn't adjust quick enough. Games and analysts are pointing fingers at shaky starts that rattle the whole staff. These blowups force starters into short inefficient outings every time, piling extra pressure

1:01on a bull pin that's already inconsistent and overworked. To turn this around, Arizona has to nail those opening frames, letting their offense and relievers actually take control and rack up wins.