By Richard Morin | Arizona Republic
It’s only fitting that, on the night before the trade deadline, the Diamondbacks received an ominous harbinger regarding the club’s greatest concern: the bullpen.
Once the Diamondbacks’ bullpen relinquished their one-run lead in the sixth inning, it was lights out at Chase Field. The Rangers won the first game of the series 9-5 on Monday.
After left-hander Robbie Ray issued a one-out walk in the sixth, right-hander Yoshihisa Hirano entered the game to preserve the team’s 4-3 lead. Instead, Hirano, who has been mostly reliable this season, walked the first man he faced and then allowed a game-tying single to Ranges catcher Robinson Chirinos.
BOX SCORE: Rangers 9, Diamondbacks 5
