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D-Backs Squeak Out a Big Win in L.A. Against the Dodgers

Dealing against baseball's best, Billy Buckner picked up his fourth career win. The most pivotal moment in perhaps the Arizona Diamondbacks' hoped-for turnaround took place during the top half of the second inning during their Monday-night game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in L.A. Facing Hirok ... More >>

An Achilles' Heel for the 2008 D-Backs Rears Its Ugly Head in First Loss of 2009

Tom Tulowitzki's fifth-inning jack gave Colorado a lead it would not relinquish. Along with spotty defense, the Arizona Diamondbacks' biggest issue to rectify in the 2009 season is scoring production. Yeah, looks like they should have saved some of Monday's offensive firepower for last night's g ... More >>

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D-Backs Appear Uninspired in Series Finale Loss

Boos from a two-thirds-empty Chase Field rained down upon the once-beloved Eric Byrnes as he walked to the plate in the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game and series finale 9-2 loss against the Colorado Rockies.Eric Byrnes is struggling early.Byrnes, who wowed Arizona fans in 2007 ... More >>

Ex-Arizona Diamondbacks' Minor Leaguer Makes the Snakes Pay During St. Louis Cardinals' Series-Opening Victory at Chase Field

www.mlb.comBrian Barden -- an ex-D-Back minor leaguer -- punked his old team Monday night. Way before the St. Louis Cardinals' Brian Barden belted the game-winning blast in the eighth inning to gave the Arizona Diamondbacks their third consecutive loss, the home team arguably choked away the game w ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Offense Finally Comes Alive in Extra-Inning Victory Over St. Louis

www.mlb.comConor Jackson was one of the heroes of last night's game.It'd been almost nine long months since Conor Jackson hit a home run for the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the left fielder's last moon shot coming way back in July against the San Francisco Giants. But Co-Jack's homer dry spell ende ... More >>

Arizona D-Backs Filet Florida Marlins 5-3 After Action-Packed Seventh Inning

Jon Garland picked up a nice win last night in rainy Florida.Guess time off did the Arizona Diamondbacks some good. After spending the last few days watching torrential rain postpone a couple games, the D-Backs came out swinging in a 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night, foll ... More >>

Reynolds, Upton Go Wild in Marathon Day of Baseball as D-Backs Split Two with Marlins

www.mlb.com Justin Upton: The future is now.No one's going to confuse the Arizona Diamondbacks with a contender just yet, but at least the retooled lineup of new manager A.J. Hinch is starting to make some noise. In a marathon day of baseball on Wednesday in Miami, the Snakes scored 17 runs a ... 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 >>

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 >>

Diamondbacks Put Together Four-Run Fourth to Overwhelm Braves 5-2

www.mlb.com Dan Haren looked like Arizona's ace against Atlanta.Dan Haren set the pace for the Arizona Diamondbacks with a seven-hit, two-run, eight-strikeouts, no-walks performance in eight innings on the mound Thursday night. He improved his record to 4-4. And he got something he ... More >>

Buckner Blows It As D-Backs Get Squashed By San Francisco 9-4

www.dbacks.comOur faces would look like that too if we'd given up 13 hits like Billy Buckner did last night. Billy Buckner probably wishes he could take back a few pitches from last night's 9-4 loss to San Francisco, with an 89 M.P.H. four-seamer to Pablo Sandoval during the fifth inning being chie ... More >>

On the Night They Honor Randy Johnson, the D-Backs Make Us Long for the Days When They Could Hit and Catch the Ball

Doug Davis: The D-Backs' defense did him in early.By the time the Arizona Diamondbacks caught up to San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito on Wednesday night, the little things had all but done the D-Backs in. And by the "little things," we mean putting down a sacrifice bunt, throwing accurately to ... More >>

After One of Their Best Games of the Year on Friday, D-Backs Drop Two to Astros

Dan Haren: The NL's best starting pitcher.One step forward, two steps back. That was the story of the Arizona Diamondbacks' three-game weekend series against the Houston Astros. In Friday night's 8-1 win, the D-Backs played what might have been their best all-around game of the year. In Saturday's a ... More >>

Max Scherzer and the D-Backs Shut Down the Slumping Rangers 8-2

Max Scherzer: On a nice little roll for the D-Backs.After a disastrous weekend in Seattle, Max Scherzer stopped the bleeding on Tuesday night for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The young power pitcher shut down the slugging Texas Rangers, and the top of the D-Backs' batting order poured on the offe ... More >>

Stephen Drew and Justin Upton Fuel Diamondbacks to 6-5 Comeback Against Colorado Rockies

Stephen Drew's bat was white-hot last night in Denver. It's a safe bet that the closest the execrable Arizona Diamondbacks squad will get to this year's postseason will be tuning into Joe Buck and Tim McCarver's play-by-play on FOX. But that's not to say our lovable losers won't have a say in who'l ... More >>

Diamondbacks Sink the Pittsburgh Pirates in Weekend Series With Back-to-Back Shutouts

Max Scherzer showed off his Pirate-killing skills in yesterday's 9-0 blowout.​ Max Scherzer might as well start calling himself Jack Sparrow, since the Diamondbacks pitcher was cutting down Pirates left and right during yesterday's 9-0 shutout over Pittsburgh at Chase Field. Instead of using ye ... More >>

D-Backs Continue Their Modest March Toward .500 as They Come Back Against the Pirates

Justin Upton: Injured in the eighth inning. Another setback for the D-Backs?​The Arizona Diamondbacks are a talented team that has underachieved all season. Now, with less than a third of the season left to play, they are starting to play like a team with something to prove. Sure, it's a case of " ... More >>

Shock and Oz: Australia's Trent Oeltjen Helps D-Backs Level the Mets, 6-2

Flickr via allysdad's photostream Trent Oeltjen's outstanding offensive efforts for the D-Backs over the past week have put the Australia-born ballplayer in a field of his own.​ If nothing else, the Arizona Diamondbacks' disastrous 2009 season will be remembered for the number of breakout s ... More >>

Rain Washes Away the D-Backs' Chances Against the Philadelphia Phillies

Blame the rain -- or, more appropriately, the fact that the D-Backs stink -- for last night's loss in Philly. ​ Once upon a time, the Arizona Diamondbacks were winning a game against the defending MLB champeen Philadelphia Phillies (we know, hard to believe). Stephen Drew had slugged a lead-off h ... More >>

Philadelphia Phillies Destroy D-Backs 8-1 As Dan Haren Nabs an Epic Fail

Who is this guy and what did he do with Dan Haren on Wednesday night?​Diamondbacks starter Dan Haren purchased a first-class trip aboard the Failroad last night as the Philadelphia Phillies whomped Arizona in spectacular fashion during an 8-1 rout in the City of Brotherly Love. The D-Backs a ... More >>

D-Backs Stop Losing Streak with No-Name Lineup

Ryan Roberts: He went 4-for-5 Sunday.​The Arizona Diamondbacks are taking a real beating on their current road trip, losing seven in a row before snapping that streak on Sunday with a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros. During the streak, the offensive achieved levels of futility -- an average of two ... More >>

Missed Opportunities, Mistakes Fuel D-Backs Loss to Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3

Clay Zavada gave up a costly base-on-balls last night, allowing the Dodgers to win.​ How do you spell "relief"? Here's a hint, it sure as heck ain't Z-A-V-A-D-A. That's because last night the mustachioed left-hander upended the Arizona Diamonbacks' chances of taking two straight against the Los An ... More >>

Mad Max Shuts Down Dodgers as D-Backs Win Sixth of Last Seven

Max Scherzer: Dominates the Dodgers.​Max Scherzer had what may have been the best outing of his young career Wednesday night as he beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of the better pitchers in the National League, Chad Billingsley, 4-1. Mad Max, a pitcher with incredible stuff but frequent bouts ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Wretched Season of Losers Ends With a Win

Say bye-bye to Chad Tracy, who's pretty much done as a Diamondback.​This is how the Arizona Diamondbacks' abortion of a season ends, not with a whimper but a bang: The bungling boys in Sedona red took two of three from the Chicago Cubs over the weekend in the Windy City to bring a merciful e ... 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 >>

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 >>

Diamondbacks Take Two of Three from the Pirates

Getty ImagesChris Young: 11 RBI already this season.​Outfielder Chris Young was so bad last season that the Arizona Diamondbacks sent him down to the team's Triple A team club to re-teach him how to hit. Apparently, his stint in Reno did him some good because after the first six games of 2010 he's ... More >>

Hot Links: Exploding Boat, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Poop

​A Lake Havasu City man was injured after his boat exploded and threw him onto the dock. James Tucker, 65, suffered back pain and was taken to Laka Havasu City Regional Medical Center. The explosion is under investigation...The Deer Valley Unified School District will lay off 69 teachers, mostly k ... More >>

D-Backs' Freefall Continues as They Drop Two of Three in Atlanta

Dan Haren: Off his game in a 13-1 loss to the Braves.​It just doesn't look very good for the Arizona Diamondbacks right now. If you're a fan, you've gotta like the team's young offensive core -- Mark Reynolds, Justin Upton, Stephen Drew, and Chris Young still haven't even hit their primes yet -- a ... More >>

D-Backs Lose Tough One in Denver, But Don't Diss the Bullpen This One Time

Channing Frye shoots from three. ​Shazam!Whoops, wrong sport.As a huge audience in the Valley watched the Phoenix Suns top the Los Angeles Lakers last night to tie their increasingly interesting series at two games apiece, our Arizona Diamondbacks quietly lost a tight one to the Colorado Rock ... More >>

D-Backs' Offense Backs Haren; Bullpen Barely Holds On for 7-4 Win Over Atlanta Braves

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/john_donovan/03/29/dbacks.power/tx_stephen_drew.jpg​ The 26th (and final) pitch by Diamondbacks closer Chad Qualls brought a sigh of relief for fans accustomed to seeing Qualls and the bullpen blow leads this season. Qualls, who earned his 11th save on the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Bust Out Of Slump; Beat Florida 10-4 To End Five Game Skid

diamondbacks.scout.com Gerardo Parra​After so many frustrating games and close chances, the clutch hits were finally there. The five-game losing streak is over. The D-Backs' bats broke out in a big way Thursday night with a 10-4 win over the Florida Marlins. After scoring just 13 runs in& ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Show Gumption in Rare Comeback Road Win Over Milwaukee Brewers

The Arizona Diamondbacks repeatedly have flopped on the road this season, proving time and again the old adage attributed to Yogi Berra that a game ain't over until it's over. ​ But last night's game in Milwaukee against the Brewers didn't fit the ongoing narrative. First of all, Arizona s ... 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 >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Avoid Sweep Against The Valley's Beloved Chicago Cubs

Yahoo! SportsUgly outs are still outs.​The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided getting swept by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field yesterday, beating the Valley's most popular team 6-4. Manager Kirk Gibson threw out his fifth different lineup of the season, taking Chris Young out of the middle of the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Open First Homestand By Taking 2 Out Of Three Against Cincinnati Reds

Yahoo! SportsA good at-bat: Chris Young hits a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning of Sunday's game.​The Arizona Diamondbacks opened their first homestand with two wins in three games against the Cincinnati Reds this weekend. Friday night's contest was a fun one for all in attendance at Chase F ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Clobber St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Just A Little Bit Harder In Slugfest At Chase Field

Yahoo! SportsExpletive deleted.​The Arizona Diamondbacks got into a slugfest at Chase Field last night, and even though the St. Louis Cardinals got a few good shots in, the D'Backs managed to take the win, 13-8. Just about everyone in the Diamondbacks' lineup had a great game, with Justin Upt ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Still Haven't Been Swept After Taking Last Game Against San Francisco Giants, But Haven't Won A Series Either

Yahoo! SportsFoul ball to the groin. Amazingly, Miguel Montero stayed in the game afterward.​It was déjà vu all over again at Chase Field this weekend as the Arizona Diamondbacks once again needed a late win to avoid getting swept in a series. They got it in extra innings against the San Fr ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Fail To Sweep Cincinnati Reds, Drop Third Game Of Series To Shoplifting Pitcher Mike Leake

Yahoo! SportsDaniel Hudson threw the worst game of his career at the Great American Ballpark yesterday.​The Arizona Diamondbacks will have to settle for two out of three against the Cincinnati Reds this week after falling short yesterday afternoon against alleged shoplifter Mike Leake, 7-4. L ... More >>

Tight Games at Chase Field as Arizona Diamondbacks Drop Two of Three to Chicago Cubs

Yahoo! SportsThe Diamondbacks' only win, courtesy of a comedy of errors on the Cubs' part Sunday.​The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn't keep the momentum going from their Thursday night demolition of the Chicago Cubs over the weekend, losing tight games 4-2 and 5-3 on Friday and Saturday before ta ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Get Solid Pitching in Series Win Over Los Angeles Dodgers; Joe Saunders Only Weakpoint

Yahoo! SportsSaunders is 0-5 to start the season.​Except for a few innings thrown by struggling Joe Saunders, the Arizona Diamondbacks had a perfect weekend of pitching en route to a series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Diamondbacks lost Saunders' start Friday, 4-3, then cranked out a ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Take 2 of 3 from Florida Marlins Over Weekend; Have One More Game on Road Trip

Yahoo! SportsRyan Roberts and Justin Upton, celebrating a Roberts homer Sunday.​Whether the Arizona Diamondbacks can come home Tuesday with a winning record on their latest road trip won't be determined until after tonight's game against the Florida Marlins in South Beach. But the team was ab ... More >>

Diamondbacks Drop Second Straight to Brewers, This One in 10 Innings

Associated PressStephen Drew: Out for the year after fracturing his ankle on this slide.​Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson threw a rookie reliever making his major-league debut to the wolves on Wednesday night. As you might expect, it cost the D-Backs the game and a chance to gain groun ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Wacky Ride to the Playoffs #1: Opening Day in Colorado, April 16

It was the kind of game that the D-Backs lost just about every time last year--a game in which they lost a lead late and had to go into extra innings.Arizona opened its season in Denver against the Rockies, a team that many pundits expected to give the world champion San Francisco Giants a run for t ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Wacky Ride to the Playoffs #2: Comeback Win Over SF Giants, April 17.

We don't have video highlights for this one, but the D-Backs' early-season come-from-behind win over the Giants to salvage the final game of a three-game series at Chase Field was a beaut.More celebrations in store? We'll see....​We were there as Arizona squandered an early three-run lead to the w ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Ride To 2011 Playoffs #9--Another Big Comeback Win On Road, This Time Over Milwaukee Brewers

It was a sellout at Miller Park in Milwaukee (same as it was in the first two games of the ongoing National League playoffs) on a beautiful Fourth of July. The Brewers were cruising, up 6-1 after the fourth inning. But this was becoming a special D-Backs team. Over the next several innings, Arizona ... More >>