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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller was hit hard again Tuesday, and he's searching for answers, writes Nick Piecoro. From Nick's story:
After he was tagged for six runs in five innings of a 12-1 drubbing by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Miller saw his ERA climb to 7.09 through 10 starts.
Miller is through nearly a third of the season and has logged just one quality start, a threshold that's more about adequacy (six innings, three runs on the low end) than excellence. He has logged just 45 2/3 innings. He has only one more strikeout than walk.
"It's crazy," Miller said, speaking quietly in the visiting clubhouse after the game. "I'm not near as bad a pitcher as the numbers I'm putting up. If the game was easy, I guess everybody would play it.
"It's one of those things where I'm not pitching well. Bottom line is, I'm falling behind in counts and giving up big innings and just kind of putting us in a hole."
Much has gone wrong so far in the Diamondbacks' season. They lost star center fielder A.J. Pollock to what is likely a season-ending elbow injury. High-dollar ace Zack Greinke began his season on an uneven note. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt has not looked like himself. And outfielder David Peralta has missed time with a wrist injury.
But nothing has been as stunning as Miller's struggles. When they parted with three players, including No. 1 pick Dansby Swanson, during the winter meetings to get Miller from the Atlanta Braves, the Diamondbacks believed they were getting a pitcher on the upswing, a power arm that might develop into a No. 1 starter.
And a couple of Diamondbacks were hit by pitches in Tuesday's game.
