D-backs take positives away from 'gritty' affair in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Maybe it was the chilly weather mixed with rain that represents spring in this part of the country but feels more like fall in Arizona. Or it could have been the energy of the crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the fact that both teams played with
Injuries & Moves: Thomas being evaluated; Rodriguez resumes throwing
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D-backs build momentum with sweep over Reds
CINCINNATI -- The D-backs completed a three-game sweep of the Reds with a 5-4 win Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park and have now won four straight games as they head to Baltimore for a matchup with the Orioles. Here are some things to know from the game: The
Mantiply turns 90-second warmup into 11-pitch save
CINCINNATI -- As right-hander Kevin Ginkel began to struggle in the ninth inning of Wednesday night’s 4-3 win at Great American Ball Park, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo looked at his lineup card. The Reds trailed by two runs and had runners at first and second with one out, and Ginkel,
Cincy marks triumphant return for Sewald
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Gallen doesn't miss a beat, goes 6 scoreless in return
CINCINNATI -- Zac Gallen was confident that his right hamstring was no longer an issue, that all the extra rest he had gotten since his last start on April 26 had taken care of the tightness that forced him to leave the game in the sixth inning. Yet, as with
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Bats break out, but can D-backs sustain?
PHOENIX -- After scoring just 16 runs across nine games, the D-backs’ offense broke out in a big way Sunday afternoon as Arizona pounded the Padres, 11-4, to salvage the final game of the three-game series at Chase Field. Music once again blared in the D-backs’ clubhouse following the win,
Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors
After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe
On rough road, D-backs keep eyes forward
PHOENIX -- There’s no panic in the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse. It’s too early in the season, with too many games left to play, for that. There is, however, a great deal of frustration in every corner, from the manager’s office to the locker of their best player and every other space.
Reinforcements on their way to D-backs
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D-backs 'out-hit, out-pitched, out-coached' in loss to Padres
PHOENIX -- When the runs come for the D-backs, they come in bunches. Opening Day when they scored 14 runs in the third inning and 16 overall. Or April 16 against the Cubs when they plated 12 or April 19 when they got the Giants for 17 runs. Their latest
See who the D-backs land in 2024 mock draft
You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before
'Good stuff' deserts Montgomery in first home loss
PHOENIX -- When he was warming up in the bullpen for his scheduled start against the Dodgers on Tuesday night, D-backs lefty Jordan Montgomery felt so locked in that he stopped the session early. He was ready to go. But a swarm of bees had other ideas, and their presence
Freaky accident sidelines D-backs' No. 4 prospect for six weeks
This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert’s D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PHOENIX -- The bad luck with injuries is not just limited to the D-backs' players in the big leagues. It has also spread to
Next honor for game-saving beekeeper? A Topps baseball card
Beekeeper-turned-folk hero Matt Hilton had quite the experience on Tuesday night, saving the Dodgers-Diamondbacks game from a swarm of bees. His legend has only continued to grow since then. Topps announced that it has signed a deal with Hilton and is making autographed cards to commemorate his performance. The moment
Here is the hottest hitting prospect in each organization
Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of
Better bee-lieve: After pest-control rescue, D-backs walk-off in 10th
PHOENIX -- A few hours before Christian Walker’s second homer of the game gave the D-backs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Dodgers in the 10th inning, a crucial series of events was about to start unfolding at a different type of ballgame on the Westside of the Valley. A
8 high risers who could land in the first round of the Draft
Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top
No. 23 prospect among top Minor League closers
The role of the reliever continues to evolve in baseball, but there’s still something to be said about closers. They’re the ones who get the entrance music and the light show just for coming out of the bullpen in the biggest of spots. (Think of what Edwin Díaz has done