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Quotes
"I've made some improvements -- made some adjustments. Starting to put the barrel on the ball. Starting to see it a lot better. Our hitting coaches here have been awesome -- Turner Ward, Mark Grace and even teammates here -- just to stick with me and stay behind me and keep instilling confidence in me, even when I was struggling. That really helped a lot."
- Nick Ahmed
Daily D'backs
Rizzo, Cubs top D-Backs in 9th - azcentral.com
After a relatively quiet series in Miami, the Diamondbacks' bullpen woes came back with a vengeance Saturday, sending Arizona to a 9-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs in front of 30,502 at Chase Field. The loss broke a five-game win streak for Arizona.
J.C. Ramirez enjoying big-league success for 1st time - azcentral.com
The 26-year-old went down to Triple-A and tossed 11 2/3 scoreless innings. Arizona called him up earlier this month when Archie Bradley went on the disabled list, and he's registered a 2.84 ERA in five appearances since.
Nick Ahmed making adjustments, seeing the ball better - Arizona Sports 620
Friday's performance was the culmination of an improvement in the batter's box that has been about two weeks in the making.
Everything clicking for hot-hitting Pollock - dbacks.com
A.J. Pollock was out of the starting lineup Tuesday, when he sat down with D-backs hitting coach Turner Ward. Pollock was in a bit of a slump offensively coming off an 0-for-6 day on Monday and batting just .222 during an 11-game stretch. But since Pollock entered that game Tuesday and delivered a pinch-hit, two-run homer, the D-backs outfielder has returned to being a tough out for opposing pitchers.
Josh Collmenter still setting the tone for starters - azcentral.com
The Diamondbacks aren't afraid to shuffle the pecking order with the floating title of closer being the latest example. But one designation that hasn't changed is right-hander Josh Collmenter's spot at the top of the starting rotation.
D-backs' aggressive baserunning paying off - dbacks.com
The D-backs weren't just running Friday night because they were facing Cubs starter Jon Lester. That's just the aggressive style that the club has been showing on the basepaths recently.