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Padres set to battle old NL West foe Houston Astros

FriarWatch: August 7 Edition The San Diego Padres return home for a crucial six-game stretch against two potential MLB playoff contenders. First up is the American League West-leading Houston Astros in a crucial three-game series for both teams. The Padres trail the Arizona Diamondbacks by one game for the final berth in the National League […]

Diamondbacks Shut Down A.J. Puk For The Year

The Diamondbacks are shutting down left-hander A.J. Puk for the year. Manager Torey Lovullo passed the news on to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. He is already on the 60-day injured list. It’ll go down as a completely lost season. Puk opened the year on the injured list as he rehabbed last year’s UCL […]

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, August 8 at Diamondbacks

The Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks continue their weekend matchup on Saturday with the middle game of this weekend series at Chase Field in Phoenix. Yoshinobu Yamamoto had his worst start of the season on July 11 against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, allowing six runs in six innings. He’s allowed six runs in his three […]

Defending historical dominance against Merrill Kelly

For a brief period last season, Merrill Kelly defended a team other than the Diamondbacks for the first time in his career, and to anyone who follows the NL West closely, it felt unusual. Now back where he broke through as a big leaguer at 30 years of age in 2019, Kelly hadn’t had the […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview #38 : Diamondbacks vs Dodgers

The Wild Card Race Every win against the Dodgers is cause to celebrate, from the perspective that the underdog winner against the odds, and from the perspective that every win is a step closer to the NL Wild card into the playoffs, where anything could happen. The Dodgers can be beat.  After the Red Sox […]

Pirates make huge Oneil Cruz injury move after trade deadline

The Pittsburgh Pirates are still technically alive in the NL Wild Card race, trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by 4 1/2 games for the final spot. Pittsburgh has been without Oneil Cruz since he went on the IL. With the trade deadline passed, the Pirates have provided a huge injury update and a possible timeline for […] The post Pirates make huge Oneil Cruz injury move after trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Padres and Diamondbacks even season series

Diamondbacks News (MLB.com) Padres even season series with D-backs, gain ground in Wild Card race They’ve played three series this season. And, after the Padres’ 5-1 victory Thursday night, they’ve split all three of them. It sure looks like this race might go down to the wire — a season-ending three-game series between the two NL West […]

In The Name Of The Father

Coming home from a successful roadtrip going 6-4 against some tough competition, the Diamondbacks found themselves a couple of even tougher divisional opponents on the horizon in the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the trade deadline didn’t go as most Dbacks fans had envisioned, they had to put that behind them […]

Diamondbacks sign ex-Yankees, Pirates reliever to minor league contract

The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran right-handed reliever Dennis Santana to a minor league contract, according to the team’s transaction log. The move gives Arizona another bullpen option after the team made no pitching additions at the Trade Deadline. Santana, 30, spent parts of the past three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates after Pittsburgh claimed […] The post Diamondbacks sign ex-Yankees, Pirates reliever to minor league contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Padres bats silenced in 10-4 defeat, seeking a series split in finale

Timely hitting and quality starting pitching have defined the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks’ four-game series. The teams are in a fierce battle for the final National League Wild-Card berth. Tonight, the Padres are seeking a series split in the final game.  Starting pitching has dominated the four-game set At the trade deadline, the […]

Mitch Bratt’s historic outing helps Diamondbacks keep pace in NL Wild Card race

PHOENIX — Mitch Bratt’s dominant performance against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday wasn’t just a bounce-back from his previous start. It was a historic outing that provided much-needed stability for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they continue their push in the National League Wild Card race. Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, Mitch Bratt […]

Diamondbacks Sign Dennis Santana To Minor League Deal

Veteran reliever Dennis Santana has inked a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks, per his MLB.com transaction tracker. The right-hander was designated for assignment by the Pirates in late July. Santana chose free agency instead of heading to the minors and has found a new organization. After securing a career-high 16 saves in 2025, Santana […]

D-Backs spoil first impression for Casey Mize with 10-4 win

Baseball is a funny sport sometimes. There aren’t very many sports or opportunities in life where you can get embarrassed and then come back less than 24 hours later to face the exact same team and completely flip the script and result of the two contests. Thankfully, baseball isn’t most sports and that’s exactly what […]

Diamondbacks’ Mitch Bratt pulls off extremely rare rookie feat vs. Padres

The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the middle of a crucial series against the San Diego Padres, a division rival and their closest competitor for the third and final NL Wild Card spot. And they entrusted Wednesday night’s contest against the Padres to rookie left-handed pitcher Mitch Bratt, who was making just the sixth start of […] The post Diamondbacks’ Mitch Bratt pulls off extremely rare rookie feat vs. Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints .

D-backs vs. Padres Discussion

Today’s Lineups PADRES DIAMONDBACKS Fernando Tatis – 2B Lars Nootbaar – LF Luis Rengifo – LF Corbin Carroll – RF Manny Machado – 3B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Ty France – 1B Gabriel Moreno – DH Jackson Merrill – CF Tim Tawa – 3B Xander Bogaerts – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Luis Campusano – […]

Diamondbacks’ quiet trade deadline earns D+ from The Athletic

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks’ relatively quiet trade deadline didn’t go unnoticed by the national media, as The Athletic gave the club a D+ grade. The Athletic ranked the Diamondbacks as the 17th overall buyers. They had 17 teams listed as buyers. pic.twitter.com/kzJhZ8GJNN — SleeperDiamondbacks (@SleeperDbacks) August 5, 2026 The D-Backs looked poised to capture […]

Padres rout the D-Backs to even series; Mize makes team debut tonight

The San Diego Padres scored early and often in a convincing 9-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks to even the four-game series at a game apiece. It was their ninth win in the last 11 games, moving the Padres one game back of the Diamondbacks in the National League Wild-Card standings. This sets up a […]

Snake Bytes 8/5: A Rough Night at the Office

Diamondbacks News Carroll and Marte Struggle at Plate, in Field, Rodriguez Stumbles as Padres Narrow GapCorbbin Carroll continued struggling at the plate. So did Marte. Marte also had a rare defensive blunder that exacerbated a rough inning for Rodriguez. Roderiguez had a bumpy outing but gutted out 5.2 innings of work to save the bullpen […]

Dodgers on Deck: Friday, August 7 at Diamondbacks

After dropping two series in a row, the Dodgers move on to face the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are fighting for a wild card berth. Roki Sasaki takes the ball in the series opener on Friday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, where the roof will be appreciated with triple-digit high temperatures in the forecast all […]