Diamondbacks fans demand Torey Lovullo’s firing after 7-4 loss vs. Rays

It has been a couple of heartbreaking days for Arizona Diamondbacks fans as they witnessed Torey Lovullo's team succumb to consecutive extra-innings defeats against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Snakes, after leading 4-1 against the Rays in Thursday's series finale after the fifth inning, crumbled to a 7-4 defeat to concede the series.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo's bullpen management was questioned by the fans as the team crumbled despite starter Corbin Burnes' solid 5.1 innings, conceding just one earned run.

"Pathetic! Torey needs to go. He's lost the ability to manage a game," wrote an angered Diamondbacks fan.

"Fire torey back to back absolutely pathetic losses."

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"FIRE Torey now cost us 2 Freaking games already to the shitty rays," wrote another furious fan.

Diamondbacks fans continued to target Lovullo, pointing out his decisions in the back-to-back losses.

"It was going so well. But cause of our crap defensive play it forced Torey to make critical in game decisions which he’s proved since Game 1 that he’s not able to make," explained a fan.

"If Torey doesn’t know what a save situation is then he’s not fit to manage an MLB team," wrote another fan.

"At this point you got to fire Torey if we collapse again right? Hazen probably won’t have the balls to do it but it’s still “early” though."

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Torey Lovullo on Diamondbacks pitcher's injury

It all went downhill for the Diamondbacks, who are struggling with bullpen injuries, after Jalen Beeks had to be removed from the mound after being hit on his pitching arm by a comebacker in the seventh.

While Beeks tried to continue despite taking the line drive from Chandler Simpson, Torey Lovullo decided against it. The Diamondbacks manager revealed it was his decision to pull the reliever.

"In his spot, I don't know exactly where it was, but by the time I got out there it was already swelling. I was the one that made the decision. He was trying to grind it out, the trainer was asking some questions, and I just looked at it and almost threw up. I didn't like the sight of that, that's enough for me, let's get him out of here and get him examined."

Jalen Beeks was sent for scans after the game, and according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com, x-rays on his forearm came back negative.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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