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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.

The Rundown

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 >>

Fetcher's Box

Arizona Diamondbacks Swept by Padres, First Time in Franchise History

Well, there's a first time for everything. Unfortunately for the Dbacks, this first - the Padres' first 3-game sweep at Chase Field in franchise history - wasn't so fun. The D-backs fell to the Padres 8-6 last night in front of a sold out stadium full of 46, 819 disgruntled fans. This was the firs ... More >>

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Arizona Diamondbacks Continue Season-Opening Run, Down San Diego Padres in 11 Innings

The Arizona Diamondbacks have now won all four of the team's first games, with the latest victory coming after 11 innings last night against the San Diego Padres in southern California.The game winning play -- a Chris Young two-run home run in the top of the 11th off former D'Backs pitcher Micah Owi ... More >>

Where to Eat and Drink Near Peoria Sports Complex

​ Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres: Peoria Sports Complex All week long we're sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. Hooters, Cheesecake Factory, Chipo ... More >>

D-Backs Wacky Ride To 2011 Playoffs Continues: May 17 Win Over Padres Jump-Starts Long Winning Streak

Going into this game at San Diego's Petco Park, the Diamondbacks were six games below .500 and a half-game out of last place in the not-so-great NL West division.​Another one-run loss on the previous evening had hurt. Big relief pitcher Chad Qualls, whom had been a disaster zone when he was with A ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Solidify Grasp on NL West in Series Win Over San Diego Padres

Daniel Hudson: Complete game victory Friday against the Padres.​With the 2001 world champs looking on, the Arizona Diamondbacks took care of business yet again this weekend on their unlikely march toward the National League West title. This time, their victims were the lowly San Diego Padres, ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Move Ever Closer to NL West Title, as Ian Kennedy Overpowers San Diego Padres for League-Leading 19th Win

mlb.com Ian Kennedy's our nominee for the National League Cy Young.​The amazing, no-name Diamondbacks beat San Diego 4-1 last night, cementing Ian Kennedy's status as the winningest pitcher in the National League and increasing their lead over the idle San Francisco Gia ... More >>

Orlando "O-Dog" Hudson Blunder In Last Night's D-Backs Win: Say It Isn't So, Dude!

Orlando "O-Dog" Hudson was one of our favorite Arizona Diamondbacks during his three years in Phoenix (2006-08), an upbeat second-baseman who was an All-Star and won a pair of Gold Gloves awards.O-Dog back in the day (2006)​But Hudson split for the big money after the 2008 season, and has bounced ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Open Series Tonight Over In San Diego

Talk about a change of fortunes.   D-Backs out on Left Coast tonight for series against Padres​On this date (July 26) last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks at this point in the season were buried in the NL West cellar with a dismal 37-62 record, while the San Diego Padres were in ... More >>

Justin Upton and Miguel Montero Power Arizona Diamondbacks to Series Win Over Colorado Rockies This Past Weekend

J-Up came up big versus the Colorado Rockies over the weekend.Both Miguel Montero and Justin Upton justified their All-Star status and secured their place in the hearts of Valley sports fans this past weekend as the pair totaled 12 hits, all of which fueled the Arizona Diamondbacks to a series win a ... More >>

Cactus League: Week Two

Arizona Diamondbacks Name Kevin Towers General Manager; He Better Gut That Bullpen

www.mlb.com D-Backs' new GM Kevin Towers.​The Arizona Diamondbacks have had an atrocious season, and in an effort to turn things around, the team announced today that Kevin Towers, the former general manager of the San Diego Padres, will replace Jerry Dipoto as the D-Backs' GM.Dipoto was fi ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Continue Winless Streak in San Diego

Stephen Drew: 4 extra-base hits Wednesday​Stephen Drew went 4-4 and hit two home runs Wednesday night in San Diego. And that's where the good news ends for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost 9-3 to the Padres, extending the Pads' NL West lead to 6.5 games and giving them the best record in the Nat ... More >>

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Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Another One--Please Don't Stop the Presses

The D-Backs' shutout loss to the scrappy San Francisco Giants should have come as little surprise to anyone even with half-an-eye on the last-place homeboys.   ​The 3-0 defeat at Chase Field ended Arizona's three-game winning streak (which had come at the expense of the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Open Up Second Half Of Season By Getting Swept By San Diego Padres

dailyspeculations.com The D-Backs open up a seven-game homestand tonight​This was not the way the Diamondback wanted to start the second half. In a their first series after the All-Star break, the D-Backs were trounced and swept by the San Diego Padres while getting outscored 26-10. The mo ... More >>

ASU Baseball Sees 10 Players Picked in First Two Days of MLB Draft

thesundevils.cstv.com/.../recaps/040209aaa.html​As the Arizona State baseball team keeps rolling along with all eyes on the prize in Omaha, 10 Sun Devils now have a future in the sport after college. As expected, junior Seth Blair, the 2010 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year, was the firs ... More >>

Padres' Adrian Gonzalez, Mets' Rod Barajas, MLB Players Association Blast Arizona Immigration Law

by Djh57The Padres' Gonzales says MLB should pull the 2011 All-Star Game from AZIf a boycott of Arizona over its new "papers please" legislation is to be a home run, Major League Baseball could be the effort's star player.MLB Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner issued a statem ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Outpitched, Outhit By San Diego Padres In 6-3 Loss

diamondbacks.mlb.comD-Backs pitcher Edwin Jackson allowed three runs and five hits during his debut.​It goes without saying that the Arizona Diamondbacks (and their fans) are hoping to avoid a repeat of their underwhelming, cellar-dwelling performance from last season. It's a shame then, that the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Start Season Off Right With Win Over San Diego Padres

www.cfst15tistory.com D-backs shortstop Stephen Drew motored his way to a bizarre in-the-park home run during Arizona's 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres yesterday.​Dan Haren pitched awesome, Stephen Drew hit a bizarre inside-the-park home run, and Kurt Warner threw out the openi ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cub ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to This Weekend's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ariz ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ar ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for This Weekend's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Brewers fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cub ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today's spring training games:

Spring Training Schedule for This Weekend's Games

​"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to this weekend's spring training games:

Cactus League Baseball: San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants (split squad)

Eric Byrnes, Mark Reynolds Help Lift D-Backs Over San Diego Padres

Eric Byrnes got his mojo working last night in San Diego. As far as Eric Byrnes is concerned, 2009 has been the "year of the goat."   The 33-year-old left fielder has been consistently railed on by fans and sports wags over the bulk of the last two seasons for his incompetent ballpl ... More >>

Meaningless Game Between the D-Backs and Padres Turns Into an Entertaining One in San Diego

Pitcher Billy Buckner drove in Arizona's first two runs.​ The Arizona Diamondbacks versus the San Diego Padres. A battle of bottom-heavy NL West teams playing in front of nobody at SD's Petco Park. Totally not-see TV, right? Well, we will see what happens in the latter two games of the three ... More >>

Diamondbacks Live Postgame Show: D-Backs/Padres

Shock and Awe: Diamondbacks Notch Fourth Straight Win With 4-3 Victory Over San Diego

Gerardo Parra whacked an RBI triple in last night's 4-3 victory over San Diego. Don't look now, but the Arizona Diamondbacks, the second-worst team in Major League Baseball, currently have the hottest win streak going in the bigs. Yes, you read that right. Our lovable hometown zeroes have triump ... More >>

Two Surprises: D-Backs Win a Series, and Mark Reynolds Is Left Off All-Star Squad. Up Next: San Diego Padres.

Mark Reynolds: He should be an All-Star.The most valuable slugger on the Arizona Diamondbacks this season is not going to play in the All-Star Game in St. Louis next week -- not yet, anyway. The fans still have an opportunity to vote Mark Reynolds to be the final player named to the National League ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose in San Diego, Split Four-Game Series with the Padres; Open a Three-Game Home Set Tonight Against the San Francisco Giants

The Padres' Kevin Kouzmanoff made the D-Backs look all foolish Monday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks' game on Monday night in San Diego against the Padres basically summed up the season thus far for the National League West cellar dwellers: Yielding the big inning to the opponent and questionable ... More >>

It Took 18 Innings, but the D-Backs Beat San Diego 9-6 Sunday. The Teams Square Off Again Tonight

www.mlb.com Mark Reynolds hit a 400-foot, three-run homer to end the stalemate in the 18th.It was a marathon game in which the Arizona Diamondbacks seemingly had it won early. When ace Dan Haren left after seven innings, Arizona held a commanding 6-1 lead over the San Diego Padres. Haren ... More >>

Diamondbacks Live Postgame Show: D-Backs/Padres

Diamondbacks Live Postgame Show: D-Backs/Padres

D-Backs Narrowly Avoid Choking Another One Away to San Diego With 6-5 Win

Max Scherzer struck out seven in an impressive effort last night. Chris Young has come up with a few big catches this season, but none of 'em were as clutch as his game-ending nab that sealed the Arizona Diamondbacks' 6-5 victory over San Diego last night at Chase Field, snuffing out the Padre's 1 ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose a Heartbreaking, Yet Super-Exciting Game to the San Diego Padres

Chase Headley's tenth-inning bomb won it for the red hot Padres. Do you have a friend who either doesn't give two poops about baseball or doesn't know jack squat about the game? Or perhaps you're entertaining some English blokes who would rather sip a spot of tea while watching the cricket than c ... More >>

Hot Links: D-Backs, Mike Tyson, and Holy Skittles

After losing to the Oakland A's 2-6 on Sunday and the San Diego Padres 7-9 on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks look to redeem themselves at tonight's home game against the Padres.  Monday's victory was the 10th in a row for the San Diego team...A 16 year-old boy is dead after diving from a clif ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose 4-3 in 10 Innings to San Diego Padres in Bob Melvin's Last Game

The Bob Melvin Era: 2005-2009. As far as losses go, yesterday's Arizona Diamondbacks' 4-3 extra-inning loss to the San Diego Padres didn't seem to be that big of a deal, all things considered. But to the team's front office, however, it might have been the last straw, as manager Bob Melvin sh ... More >>

Four Errors, 12 Strikeouts, Only Six Hits: D-Backs Offense Keeps on Stinking in Win Against San Diego. But at Least There's Justin Upton

Jon Garland: Outdueled one the NL's best in Jake Peavy.If you're an Arizona Diamondbacks fan, you're looking to the future already, drooling perhaps at the notion of Justin "The Franchise" Upton becoming a perennial All-Star, hitting 40 homers, stealing 30 bases, hitting .315. It can happen. ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose 3-1 As Los Angeles Dodgers Make History. Next Up: San Diego Padres.

Last night's Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers was all about streaks. Sad Max: Still no joy for Scherzer Following the 3-1 win, the NL West-leading Blue Bombers have amassed 12 straight victories at Chavez Ravine for the season. Conversely, the D-Backs have lost three in a r ... More >>

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