Brandon McCarthy pitched a complete game shutout, the first for a Diamonbacks starter this season, and Gerardo Parra gave just enough offensively and defensively for the D'Backs to take the series from the Marlins.
Behind the power of Paul Goldschmidt and the groundball power of Trevor Cahill, the Diamondbacks routed the Marlins on Friday night. Goldschmidt hit two home runs off Kevin Slowey, and Chaill pitched 8 innings for the win.
Ian Kennedy struggled with his command this afternoon, but kept his team close enough to come back after he'd left the game. The Diamondbacks scored four runs in the fifth inning off of Atlanta's Tim Hudson to take two of three from the Braves.
What a difference a day makes. This evening, Upton was held hitless, and the product of another KT trade drove in both runs for the D-backs, with Patrick Corbin blanking the Braves.
Justin Upton went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run in his return to Arizona. Atlanta's struggling offense capitalized on two innings of a wild Wade Miley to score seven of the evening's runs. A Paul Goldschmidt homer was the Diamondbacks' only run.
The five-game win streak of the Diamondbacks came to an end tonight. Cliff Lee pitched well, and a late chance never materialized for a D'backs loss. Trevor Cahill also pitched well, but couldn't go past five innings and took the undeserved loss.
Arizona picked up their 10th one-run victory of the year tonight - they had only 15 all last season. It's beginning to feel curiously...normal?
Clayton Kershaw took the mound on Wednesday night, hoping to bring an end to the Dodgers losing streak and avoid being swept in front of the Los Angeles crowd. However, Wade Miley and Paul Goldschmidt had some other ideas.
The D'Backs took game one of the three-game series behind Trevor Cahill's pitching and hitting and Carl Crawford's fielding. Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Ross had home runs as the D'Backs routed the Dodgers.
Between the first and last outs he recorded, Ian Kennedy was dominant, allowing one hit in 5.2 innings. Unfortunately, before and after those...
The D'Backs snapped a four game losing streak and won a game by more than one or two runs for the first time in since ever. Patrick Corbin pitched well as the D'Backs tie the series with the San Diego Padres.
The Diamondbacks bullpen stumbled again on Wednesday night, giving up a three run home run to Brandon Belt in the eighth inning. The loss left Arizona on the losing end of their first sweep this season.
I don't know which is more irritating. A game which was out of control from the beginning, or one which looked out of control, came back to look promising, then melted down in a welter of late walks. Hey, I'd have had to watch it anyway, I suppose.
Today, the Dbacks would go for the series win over the Rockies. Patrick Corbin would be on the mound for the Snakes, and former Snake Jon Garland for Colorado. Who would win out? Read on to find out! Or just look at the headline...
The Diamondbacks improved to 6-0 in extra innings thus far this season, and took game three of the four game series against the Rockies on a walk-off Cody Ross sac-fly in the tenth.
Dbacks 6, Giants 4: An extra inning thriller.
Our first match-up with our divisional rivals started off well, but the last couple of innings didn't quite go as planned. Here are the gory details...
I'm recapping tonight, since Clefo is participating in a vintage baseball tourney. It's not much stretch to claim that his team probably played better than the D-backs, especially early. Gibson and Ross were ejected, though we showed late spirit.
The Diamondbacks were defeated by the Colorado Rockies in what was a very low-scoring game Coors Field. The two teams combined for eight hits and 18 strikeouts. Ian Kennedy wasn't bad, but a Troy Tulowitzki's home run was plenty of offense.
We may see longer games this season. But I doubt we'll see a weirder one. Arizona blew another lead in New York, but the veteran presence of Cody Ross and Eric Chavez came up trumps, and we salvaged the series finale.
Wade Miley made a strong start for the Diamondbacks tonight, holding the Yankees scoreless through six innings. The seventh proved to be his undoing, though, and the bullpen couldn't rescue him as Arizona fell to New York, 4-3.
Brandon McCarthy and Ivan Nova had a "Who can throw the most pitches!" contest tonight, and Nova came out somewhat better. Robinson Cano hit a three run homer in the fourth inning to give the Yankees the edge.
It was a day for saying hello to Ol' Beady Eyes and goodbye to Joe, Sr. We'll get to the game--a great pitcher's duel with an exciting finish--but the real headliner today was the retirement of Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Garagiola.
The Dodgers beat up on Ian Kennedy, and a late rally fell short for the Diamondbacks as they dropped the second of three to the Dodgers.
Young Arizona pitcher Patrick Corbin went toe-to-toe with the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw this evening and came out with the victory. The Diamondbacks scored three runs off of Kershaw, handing him his first loss of the year.
Looking to win one game out of the series, the Arizona offense woke up, hammering Pirates for ten runs early on behind a stellar day from A.J. Pollock.
