Arizona’s Heath Bell escaped Skip Schumaker’s leadoff double to earn a save, his second in two nights, in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Dodgers. Afterwards, he had a little heart to heart with mom:
Well, of course not, because once you learn the secret to retiring Skip Schumaker, you’ve got it made.
#Dbacks closer Heath Bell talked to his mom postgame and she told him that #Dodgers Schumaker owns him. Schumaker doubled to start 9th.
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) May 9, 2013
#Dbacks Bell said his mom gave him a scouting report how to get #Dodgers Schumaker out in future. Didn’t want to share with reporters tho.
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) May 9, 2013
Well, of course not, because once you learn the secret to retiring Skip Schumaker, you’ve got it made.
Mom is right about one thing, though: Schumaker is now 5-for-9 with four doubles against Bell. The only other pitcher Schumaker has as many doubles against is Ryan Dempster, and he’s faced Dempster 56 times. His double tonight was just his second extra-base hit in 54 at-bats this season, and it raised his average from .135 to .151.
