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Quick Quotes
"It's a whole different ballgame if we can get some runs in there."
-Jarrod Saltalamacchia on the team leaving the bases loaded in the first
"Last five games have been played pretty well. We go home now against these guys and we'll see how we do at home."
-Chip Hale on current state of the team
It Happened Last Night
A.J. Pollock brought home Chris Owings with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, but that would be all of the scoring Arizona would manage. Jeremy Hellickson managed to pitch well, but Albert Pujols eventually got to him and put the Angels on top for good with a 2-run blast in the bottom of the sixth.
Diamondbacks Digest
Pennington Has Fun with Outfield Stint
When Ender Inciarte went down with a hamstring injury, Cliff Pennington took the field in left, for the first time in his career.
Related: Dorn Called up, Inciarte to DL
Diamondbacks Should Be Encouraged by Early Play
Nick Piecoro looks at the Diamondbacks' early season play and finds reasons the team should feel good about the future.
It's time to have fun with eight of Goldschmidt's at-bats this season.
Young, Swanson Face Off in CWS
The Diamondbacks' first two selections in the 2015 Draft took the field in the College World Series Tuesday night.
Related: Diamondbacks sign 25 of 40 draftees
Around MLB
Pat Murphy Named Padres' Interim Manager
The former ASU coach will fill in for the recently fired Bud Black.
Anthony Rizzo's Evolving Strikeout Rate
By the time most players arrive in the big leagues, their tendency to strike out (or not) is pretty well established. Some get better as time goes by, chipping away at their tendency to swing and miss. Then there is Anthony Rizzo.
MLB Comments on Astros' Computer Breach
The investigation into the computer breach of the Houston Astros' scouting and player data took a wild turn on Tuesday as the St. Louis Cardinals became implicated in the events.