Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley lost for the second time in three May starts Monday against the Braves, despite carrying a shutout into the fifth inning. Miley threw only 47 pitches in the first four innings but another 39 to the final 11 batters he faced, as the Braves scored seven times between the fifth and sixth innings.
"I was sort of messing up," Miley said. "Early in the game I was hitting spots and pitching down in the zone but then, just like that, I couldn't get it down anymore. I left pitches up and they capitalized."
Miley allowed seven runs, which were the second-most in his career. According to MLB.com, entering the game Miley had held hitters to a .178 batting average on his first 45 pitches but batters had hit .353 from his 46th pitch on.
"He didn't make the pitches he needed to make," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "This team, you don't want to give them anything because you know they are going to hit a home run. That is what they do well. We put guys on and they hit home runs."