Paul Sewald blows first save of season Wednesday
by David Leisering | Diamondbacks Correspondent | Thu, May 14th 7:15am EDT
Paul Sewald was charged with three runs in two-thirds of an inning on Wednesday, suffering the loss and his first blown save of the year in a 6-5 setback to the Rangers.
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After Arizona scored three in the top of the ninth to take a 5-3 lead, Sewald was called upon to preserve the score. He retired two of the first three batters before allowing an RBI double, a walk, and a game-tying single to Jake Burger which ended his night. Juan Morillo threw one pitch in relief and Danny Jansen hit a walk-off single to stun Arizona. It was Sewald's first blown save in 10 chances this season and, up until Wednesday, he was nearly perfect in those opportunities, allowing only two baserunners in nine innings. Sewald is now 0-4 with a 4.70 ERA in 18 appearances this season. The veteran righthander should remain Arizona's closer, but his grip on the role got much looser after Wednesday's performance. Morillo and his 1.93 ERA would likely be the next man up if a switch is made.
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