Last series of the regular season, folks.
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] Minus Upton, D-backs keep pace with Brewers - Even a day later, I flinch at the memory of seeing Justin Upton take that pitch. Scary moment, and hopefully he'll be okay.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks complete sweep of San Francisco Giants - A sweep is always great. But sweeping the defending champs? Even better.
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[FS Arizona] Diamondbacks complete sweep of Giants - Josh Collmenter will end his rookie season with a 3.38 ERA- not bad.
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[SF Gate] Tim Lincecum loses a timid finale - And Josh will end with a .500 record, which is better than Tim Lincecum can say.
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[DBacks.com] Stakes still high as D-backs host Dodgers - One game back from the Brewers for home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Still plenty to play for.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs vs. Dodgers, 6 p.m. - Daniel Hudson goes to the mound this evening, looking to win our fifth straight.
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[LA Times] Diamondbacks eye victory in opener with Kemp, Dodgers - Meanwhile, the Dodgers are playing to... Uh... Well, they're probably just glad to be away from Frank McCourt for a while.
DBacks News:
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[AZ Central] Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt makes quick ascent to majors - He's done a lot to make his presence felt.
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[FS Arizona] D-backs' NL West-clinching win gets highest rating since 2008 - Some hope that the fans are starting to wake up?
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[DBacks.com] D-backs' Justin Upton exits game half-inning after beaning - Gibby said that if J-Up passes his impact test, he will be available to play tonight.
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[FanGraphs] Paul Goldschmidt Adds Dimension in Desert - A lot of love for Goldy today.
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[Venom Strikes] Dbacks Better 10 Years Later and So Am I - "Ten years ago today, 35,000 of you attended my wedding. Some of you probably remember that day too."
Around Baseball:
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[Combast Bay Area] Bobbleheads: What's the appeal? - I'll admit- I'm mystified.
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[HardballTalk] Brewers scratch Yovani Gallardo from Wednesday start - Setting up their rotation for the playoffs- but it might help us out in the seeding...
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[Hard Ball Times] Ten worst career-ending performances of all time - Not every player goes out on a strong note...
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[Big League Stew] C’mon Mom! Reds rookie initially red-faced over T-shirts - This is adorable. Too bad he didn't have a better game for it...
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[Baseball Nation] The Atlanta Braves Owe The Boston Red Sox A Thank-You Card - Everyone's talking about how we might see a late season collapse from the team that looked to have the Wild Card all locked up. But we could see it happen twice.