Every road trip is better when it starts with a win.
Recaps:
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[Dbacks.com] Roberts powers D-backs over Reds - Galarraga started out a little uneasily, but he recovered pretty well. Seems like we've seen that a lot from our starting pitchers so far.
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[FSN Arizona] Roberts' 2 HRs lead D-Backs past Reds - When interviewed after the game, Roberts answered "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" (Possibly not true.)
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamonbacks beat Cincinnati Reds behind Ryan Roberts' 2 HRs - Always a little nerve-wracking when you give up a free base to start the inning, but fortunately Putz got out of it.
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[DBacks.com] Collmenter acclimating to bullpen role - 91 starts in the minors to the bullpen in the majors, but he's adjusting to his new job.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks' Daniel Hudson: Wins an important stat - "A lot of people may think that they're an overrated stat for pitchers, but I don't think they are at all." Well, I think many of us would disagree.
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[MLB Trade Rumors] Undoing One Fateful Diamondbacks Trade - The one trade that haunts the franchise, really. "It's fun to wonder, unless you root for the Diamondbacks."
Around Baseball:
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[Big League Stew] Report: Mike Leake paid for shirts, was trying to make exchange - The saga gets even stranger.
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[Baseball Nation] Lincecum's Lost No-Hitter And The Art Of The Jinx - Who can jinx a no-hitter? Personally, I just feel safer not mentioning it until it's over.
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[SI.com] Colorado Rockies' survival guide for pitching at Coors Field - How to survive pitching in one of the roughest parks in baseball? I wonder if some of this might apply to Chase, too.
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[SFGate] Brian Wilson, Cody Ross sing with You Tube lip-sync kid - Why don't our players do awesome things like this??