Nelson's Nightmare: Dbacks Bullpen's Uphill Battle

0:00On April 19th, Arizona Diamondbacks were eyeing a sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, but started Ryan Nelson imploded fast. He faced eight batters, gave up eight hits, and eight runs on just 30 pitches, and got yanked after recording only one out, a strike out of the nine hole hitter. Andrew Hoffman came in relief, closed out the first inning, and tossed a clean second. Nelson had been sharp lately with a 3.54 earned run average after strong showings against the Orioles and Metz, helping the debacks, snagged back-to-back wins. The Jays pounced early, lining five singles, three doubles, and drawing a walk by hunting strikes aggressively. That brutal line ballooned Nelson's earned run average all the way to 6.97, the kind of conquer that can haunt the season. For perspective, it edges out teammate Brandon Fatt's nightmare start last year on May 31st against the Nationals, where Fatt surrendered, eight earned runs without an out, but on fewer hits. One rough afternoon won't define Nelson's year, but the debacks bullpen has work cutouts

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