The Arizona Diamondbacks are second in the MLB in runs scored so far through 27 games of their season. That would or should indicate that they have had a successful offensive season so far. They must be quite hot at the plate. However, that might not be the case.
That means that in the other 13 games, they scored just 50 runs. That's an average of 3.85. That will not get the win often especially with lackluster pitching. This isn't a new trend either over this new season. Of course, with a smaller sample size, any time you take a team's top four offensive games out of the equation, the numbers will drop significantly. However, this drop for the Diamondbacks seems far too extreme even with just 27 games played this season.
In Late and Close situations, plate appearances in the 7th or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one, or the tying run at least on deck, the D-backs are hitting just .142/.275/.210 with just 14 RBI and 14 runs. That's just not going to win any team games over the course of the season.