NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose to Colorado Rockies 5-4 in Extra Innings

The Arizona Diamondbacks scored a quartet of runs in a single inning to rally back from an 0-4 deficit last night, but it wasn't enough to defeat the Colorado Rockies. The D-backs fell to their National League West foes 5-4 in the 10th inning after Rox catcher Wilin Rosario's base hit plated outfiel ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Drop Rubber Game in Colorado

After losing a tough game Tuesday in extra innings, the Arizona Diamondbacks could muster very little offense the Colorado Rockies' Jorge de la Rosa, losing 4-1 Wednesday afternoon and dropping two of three in the series. The loss gives the D-backs and Rockies the same 26-21 record heading into wee ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Win Two of Three Against Miami Marlins Over the Weekend

Like many of their fellow National League teams have done in abundance this season, the Arizona Diamondbacks traveled to Florida over the weekend and handily won a series against the long-suffering Miami Marlins. Although the D-backs weren't able to complete the weekend sweep of The Fish, falling ... More >>

Patrick Corbin's Ace Pitching Helps the Arizona Diamondbacks Down Philadelphia 2-1

Undefeated Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin earned his fifth win of 2013 last night with a phenomenal performance on the mound at Chase Field, doing his part to help the Snakes defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. The 25-year-old southpaw made it looked effortless as he went m ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Los Angeles Dodgers

Paul Goldschmidt hit his eighth and ninth home runs of the year as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, completing a three-game sweep. The D-backs first baseman wound up with four homers and nine RBI in the series. Starting pitcher Wade Miley (3-1) outdueled the Dodgers' Clayt ... More >>

Paul Goldschmidt's Two-Run Homer Gives the Arizona Diamondbacks Another Win Over L.A.

Paul Goldschmidt was once again the hero of the Arizona Diamondbacks as he rocketed a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning of last night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers to secure a 5-3 win for his team. It was Goldy's seventh home run this season and came off a 3-2 slider from L. ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Crush Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-2

Paul Goldschmidt and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers last night in L.A., 9-2.Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI, as Trevor Cahill pitched seven full innings, giving up both of the Dodgers' runs.

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Two of Three to the San Diego Padres

The Arizona Diamondbacks missed an opportunity over the weekend to keep pace with the suddenly surging San Francisco Giants in the National League West. As the Giants won their sixth-straight game Sunday, the D-backs lost their second of three to the San Diego Padres, the presumptive division doorma ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Swept By San Francisco Giants After the Bullpen Blows It...Again

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been living and dying by their bullpen this season, moreso the latter than the former as of late. And last night's 9-6 thumping by the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field was a pretty agonizing demise. "This will probably be one of the toughest defeats to take," stat ... More >>

Diamondbacks Tied for Lead of NL West After Winning Three of Four Games Against Colorado

By defeating the National League West-leading Colorado Rockies three times in a four-game series, the Arizona Diamondbacks now share the lead of the division, 25 games into the season.After a 3-2 victory on Thursday, the Diamondbacks lost on Friday after yet another poor performance by starting pitc ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Topple First Place Colorado Rockies For 3-2 Win

Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz got his mojo working again last night at Chase Field, pitching three solid strikeouts in the ninth inning to help his team nail down a close 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Thursday's win moved the D-backs (13-9) into a tie with the San Francisco Giants ... More >>

Hit Batters

Arizona Diamondbacks Split First Two Games With San Francisco

Arizona Diamondbacks fans watching their team's battle against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday evening may have felt a nagging sense of déjà vu sometime around the ninth inning. It's probably because the game was shaping up to be an exact repeat of how the defending World Series champs beat th ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Edge San Francisco Giants in 10 Innings to Win Series

Pinch-hitter Wil Nieves drove home Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the 10th inning today at AT&T Park in San Francisco to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 win over the Giants. The victory gave the D-backs the series win and pushed them to 5-0 in extra innings on the season. The nip-and-tuck serie ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Win Series Against Los Angeles Dodgers With Paul Goldschmidt's Walk-Off Hit

Paul Goldschmidt's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday secured a series victory for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Diamondbacks took two of three in the series, including yesterday's 1-0 victory.

Arizona Diamondbacks Avoid Sweep in 10-2 Blowout of Pittsburgh Pirates

With his two home runs this afternoon, outfielder A.J. Pollock doubled his career total and drove in four runs to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-2 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field. The D-backs struck quickly, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings. The early l ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Beat St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 in 16 Innings

It took a couple minutes short of forever for the Arizona Diamondbacks to beat the St. Louis Cardinals last night/this morning at Chase Field.D-backs shortstop Cliff Pennington, who was acquired in the trade that shipped Chris Young off to Oakland, got the walk-off hit that scored Jason Kubel in the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Still Have the Cheapest Beer in Major League Baseball

There's no ballpark in Major League Baseball where you can get intoxicated for less money than at Phoenix's own Chase Field.Fourteen ounces of beer at a Diamondbacks game is $4, which makes the Diamondbacks the cheap-beer champs, according to an annual report on baseball-game costs produced by a com ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Drop 15 Hits in 6-2 Opening Day Victory Against St. Louis Cardinals

The 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks have won game one of 162.The D-backs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 at Chase Field last night, in the team's first game in the post-Justin Upton era.See also:-Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers' "Moneyball" Strategy Isn't Madness

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Arizona Diamondbacks in Reality TV Show Involving Doug Flutie Throwing Knuckleballs

The Arizona Diamondbacks are going to be part of an incredibly strange reality television show, in which old, former college quarterbacks compete to see who can throw the best knuckleball, and earn the chance to pitch for the D-backs in spring training.Imagine one of the contestants, 50-year-old Dou ... More >>

San Francisco Giants Are World Series Champions*, and Kirk Gibson Was Right

The best hitter in baseball watched a 2-2 fastball go right down the middle with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning last night, as the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series.For fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, and perhaps any other team in ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Beat Colorado Rockies in Penultimate Game of Their Dismal Season

Aaron Hill proved once again why he's one of the best sluggers on the Arizona Diamondbacks' roster last night as he smacked a walk-off homer to give his team the 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. His 385-foot, three-run dinger came in the bottom of the ninth inning during the second-to-last game o ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

It's nearing the end of Phoenix's six-month summer season, and the beginning of fall brings with it the first round of food festivals. Whether you're longing for a little more summer or welcoming the (relatively) cool autumn temperatures, we've got something for you to consume this weekend. See als ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Pummeled By San Francisco Giants

One week from today, the San Francisco Giants will be going all out during the National League Division Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks, however, will be going on vacation until the spring. The playoff-bound Giants pummeled the D-backs -- who are one game away from being eliminated from postseason ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Blanked by San Francisco Giants

The Arizona Diamondbacks are now two games away from playoff elimination, after getting blanked 6-0 by the San Francisco Giants last night in the Bay Area.Starting pitcher Wade Miley didn't quite make a great case for himself in his bid for rookie of the year, as he gave up four runs -- three of the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Drop Series Finale to Colorado Rockies

During their three games with the Colorado Rockies this past weekend, the Arizona Diamondbacks produced a whopping 33 runs off a total of 48 hits. Turns out they should've saved some juice for the series' finale last night with the Rox as the D-backs most certainly could've used the hits during th ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Colorado Rockies Over the Weekend to Inch Towards Playoffs

The Arizona Diamondbacks kept up their quest for a spot in the upcoming MLB playoffs by running roughshod over the Colorado Rockies during the past three days. The Snakes swept the Mile High City squad over the weekend by winning three straight against the Rox at Coors Field in Denver. Admittedly, ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Below .500 Again as San Diego Padres Avoid Being Swept

Although the playoff chances for the Arizona Diamondbacks are slim this late in the season, it almost looked like they were turning things around after winning two in a row at home against the San Diego Padres.As has been the story for much of the D-backs' season, the streak ended quickly.

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Arizona Diamondbacks Earn First Home Win Over San Diego Padres This Season

See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Win One of Three Against San Francisco Giants, Increase Odds of Making Playoffs to 3 PercentIan Kennedy and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks got a big monkey off their backs last night by beating the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Chase Field. Both the ginger-haired hurle ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Win One of Three Against San Francisco Giants, Increase Odds of Making Playoffs to 3 Percent

The Arizona Diamondbacks won a grand total of one game in three chances against the San Francisco Giants, which actually raised the D-backs chances of making the playoffs from about 1 percent to almost 3 percent.That said, there's about a 97-percent chance the Diamondbacks are just playing for digni ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Nip Dodgers Again

The Arizona Diamondbacks dealt another blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers' playoff hopes Wednesday night at Chase Field, beating them 3-2. It was the Dodgers' sixth loss in seven games and the D-Backs' 10th win against them this season. More importantly for the D-backs, the win kept their faint playof ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Officially Suck, Lose Yet Another Series to San Diego Padres

Watching that pennant race in the NL West is entertaining, except for that part where you realize the Arizona Diamondbacks were toast as of a couple weeks ago.The D-backs lost yet another series to the San Diego Padres, although the Snakes managed to win at least one game in the series, unlike the p ... More >>

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Arizona Diamondbacks Snap Three-Game Skid

After two consecutive heartbreaking losses, the Arizona Diamondbacks were the ones doing the heartbreaking on Tuesday night by beating the San Francisco Giants in 8-6 in 11 innings. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and barely kept the D-backs' postseason hopes alive. With the score deadlo ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Buried By Homers in Lopsided Loss to Cincinnati Reds

See also: Fading Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Fifth-Straight Game See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Yet Again; Cincinnati Reds Win 3-2 If you're one of the few remaining Diamondbacks fans that still believes the beleaguered baseball squad will somehow reverse its fortunes and grab a spot in this year ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Yet Again; Cincinnati Reds Win 3-2

The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing such great baseball right now that the Cincinnati Reds' starting pitcher last night, 35-year-old Bronson Arroyo, hit a go-ahead homer.The Diamondbacks have successfully lost four games in a row after being swept by the San Diego Padres over the weekend, so in the ... More >>

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Arizona Diamondbacks Imitate Bad News Bears, Lose 4-0 to Pittsburgh Pirates

The Arizona Diamondbacks game last night looked like another bad remake of the Bad News Bears.While being shut-out by the Pittsburgh Pirates isn't embarrassing like it once was, most of last night's 4-0 loss for the Diamondbacks was hard to watch.The Pirates' Erik Bedard is a completely average MLB ... More >>

100th Homeruns Aside, Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Momentum in Weekend Series

A weekend full of high hopes ended on a low note for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost a three-game series to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. In a two-steps-forward, one-step-back kind of situation, the D-backs moved within two games of the NL West leaders on Friday, but after losi ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Get Second Straight Win Over L.A. Dodgers in Lopsided Slaughter

See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Trade for Peanuts as MLB Trade Deadline Passes See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Creep Toward Division Leaders After Win Over Los Angeles Dodgers It was certainly a busy Tuesday for the Arizona Diamondbacks. After the front office scrambled around yesterday afternoon in ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Creep Toward Division Leaders After Win Over Los Angeles Dodgers

We're not that far removed from the All Star Game, but with the Arizona Diamondbacks beating the Los Angeles Dodgers last night -- and the San Francisco Giants losing as well -- the National League West is about to have a good old-fashioned pennant race.The Diamondbacks are now 3 1/2 games behind th ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Hot Streak Burns Out Against the Colorado Rockies

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been hot lately -- scoring at least six runs in their previous seven games -- but the hot spell fizzled out last night, when the 'Backs lost the third and final game in a home series against the Colorado Rockies. Right-handed pitcher Trevor Cahill had another less-tha ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks -- Mostly Ian Kennedy -- Beat Colorado Rockies 6-3

The Arizona Diamondbacks' two hottest hitters, Jason Kubel and Aaron Hill, went a combined 0-for-8 last night.The D-backs still beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 at Chase Field.D-Backs starter Ian Kennedy drove in three runs on a standing triple -- to repeat, Ian Kennedy drove in three runs on a triple ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Houston At Chase Field, Rockies Up Next

These days, the once-proud Houston Astros are more like a Triple-A minor league franchise than a bona fide big-league team. So when the `Stros came to town over the weekend, it was welcome news for the up-and-down Arizona Diamondbacks, who are (or should be) in desperation mode now as the dog days ... More >>