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Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview # 17 : Diamondbacks vs Rockies
It may seem obvious that the Diamondbacks are better than the Rockies. Up front, my expectation is for the Diamondbacks to win this four-game series against the Rockies. Nevertheless, let’s compare the teams. Top-level comparisons follow. The 3-game Series at Coors. In the previous two seasons, these teams split their games at Coors, but the […]
Snake Bytes 5/21
Team News Triple shy of cycle, red-hot Marte leads dominant D-backs stretchhttps://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ketel-marte-leads-diamondbacks-to-win-over-giants Diamondbacks sweep Giants, as Ketel Marte stays hot from walk-off heroics https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ketel-marte-stays-hot Diamondbacks Finish Sweep of Giants Behind Resurgent Ketel Marte https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-finish-sweep-giants-resurgent-ketel-marte New Corbin Carroll Update Should ...
Diamondbacks 6, Giants 3: Giant Brooms for Sweeps
Every time the D-Backs have a dramatic finish to a game like Ketel Marte’s electric walk-off homer last night, I always half expect the team to show some lethargy the next day. That certainly hasn’t been the case this year to this point and that’s a real credit to the coaching staff and the veteran […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #48: 5/20 vs. Giants
Today’s Lineups GIANTS DIAMONDBACKS Will Brennan – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Arraez – 2B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Casey Schmitt – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Rafael Devers – 1B Adrian Del Castillo – C Willy Adames – SS Lourdes Gurriel – DH Matt Chapman – 3B Jose Fernandez – 3B Bryce Eldridge […]
Snake Bytes 5/20: Still a Par-tay!
Diamondbacks News Ketel Marte Hits Career-First Walk-off HomerKetel Marte played the role of dramatic hero, slugging his first-ever walk-off home run, this one being his first homer of the season from the right side. That lifted the Diamondbacks over the Giants for the second night in a row. What to Make of Nelson’s Uneven StartRyne […]
MARTE PARTAY!!!: Dbacks 5, Giants 3
Tonight almost fell into the bucket of the very frustrating games that this team definitely should have won category. Their starting pitcher went 7 strong innings while their offense continued to squander opportunity after opportunity late into the game. However with 2 outs in the 9th, the biggest star on the team Ketel Marte finally […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #47: 5/19 vs. Giants
Today’s Lineups GIANTS DIAMONDBACKS Harrison Bader – CF Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Arraez – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Casey Schmitt – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Rafael Devers – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Willy Adames – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Matt Chapman – 3B Lourdes Gurriel – LF Drew Gilbert – […]
Diamondbacks are Walking Toward Success
The ABS Challenge System had indirect impacts beyond the challenges. As you know, this season the ABS challenge system arrived in the Majors. What you may or may not know is that the initial ball-strike calls had a higher accuracy this season. Let’s focus more specifically, on the overall accuracy of umpires calling pitches just […]
SnakeBytes 5/19: Blowouts can be fun!
Game Recaps Diamondbacks get production from entire lineup in win over Giants by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] Not to be lost on Monday was a solid performance from D-backs starter Zac Gallen, who delivered his first quality start (six-plus innings, three earned runs or fewer) since April 1. That was the game when he blanked […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 12, San Francisco Giants 2: Ray-pocalypse Now
Record: 23-23. Pace: 81-81. Change on 2025: -1. I’ve learned not to tempt the baseball gods by starting on the recap too early. The only time I did so far this season, was the game against the Orioles, where the D-backs led 7-2 in the middle of the sixth inning. It… did not end well. […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #46: 5/18 vs. Giants
Today’s Lineups GIANTS DIAMONDBACKS Jung Hoo Lee – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Arraez – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Casey Schmitt – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Rafael Devers – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Willy Adames – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Matt Chapman – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C Bryce Eldridge […]
Snakepit Roundtable: going Dutch.
Whenever we feel down, we will always have the Rockies to feel better again, right? Wesley: I’m writing this Sunday morning after tough luck loss to the Rockies on Saturday, so not always! The Angels have it much worse. Still, nice to see Merril Kelly and the D’Backs offense turning it around for a game […]
Series Preview #16: Diamondbacks vs. Giants
The Diamondbacks did what they were supposed to do in Colorado and took two out of three against the Rockies, though it was touch and go there for a while. They remain below .500, however, and they’ll be looking for another series against a struggling team to leapfrog up past that point again. The Giants […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 5/18: Rocky Mountain Aye
Recaps [AZ Central] Diamondbacks build big lead, hold off Rockies in road trip finale – A weather delay was announced five minutes before the scheduled first pitch, and a few minutes later, groundskeepers rolled out the field tarp. Light rain then began to fall. At 1:31 p.m., in Denver, fans were told to seek shelter […]
D-backs 8, Rockies 6 [Guest recap]
D-backs 8, Rockies 6 [Guest recap]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #45: 5/17 @ Rockies
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROCKIES Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Edouard Julien – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Mickey Moniak – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Hunter Goodman – DH Nolan Arenado – 3B TJ Rumfield – 1B Lourdes Gurriel – LF Troy Johnston – RF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Willi Castro – SS Gabriel Moreno […]
Snake Bytes 5/15
Team News Gurriel steals a run — literally — to get D-backs on boardhttps://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/lourdes-gurriel-jr-steals-home Diamondbacks’ Latest Loss to Rockies is Extremely Concerning https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-latest-loss-rockies-extremely-concerning Diamondbacks’ bats go quiet, Eduardo Rodriguez suffers 1st loss of season vs. Rockies https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-loss How Rare Was Merrill Kelly’s Complete Game, Really? http...
Diamondbacks 2, Colorado 4: Rocky Mountain Sigh
I was pretty excited about this game, after our offense suddenly found itself in the same ballpark as our defense and our pitching last night. Eduardo Rodriguez, my favorite hologram—everybody’s favorite hologram, actually—was going for us after nearly pitching a complete game in his last outing versus the Mets, while the Rockies had Tomoyuki Sugano, […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #44: 5/16 @ Rockies
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROCKIES Ketel Marte – DH Willi Castro – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Brenton Doyle – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS TJ Rumfield – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Hunter Goodman – C Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Mickey Moniak – DH Lourdes Gurriel – LF Ezequiel Tovar – SS Jose Fernandez – […]
Snake Bytes 5/16:Complete Win
Diamondbacks News Merrill Kelly Throws Career First Complete GameMerrill Kelly took the mound to make his 178th MLB start in Colorado on Friday night, having never pitched a complete game. If not for one unfortunate pitch in the first inning, Kelly would not only have pitched his first ever complete game, but he would have […]
Which Diamondbacks players are most in store for regression?
Introduction Baseball writers – and fans – love to use regression as a catchall for a players performance. Is there a player having a good start to the season or month? He’s probably due for some regression. A terrible slump for a former MVP? Just you wait until that positive regression kicks in. There’s certainly […]
Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 1: Completely Kelly
Game Summary The Diamondbacks kicked the weekend off right with a big win in Denver. The headline from this one is all about Merrill Kelly and his first career Complete Game. Merrill finally had a good start against the Mets last weekend and he followed it up with quite probably the best start of his […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #43: 5/15 @ Rockies
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROCKIES Ketel Marte – 2B Edouard Julien – 1B Corbin Carroll – RF Mickey Moniak – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Hunter Goodman – C Nolan Arenado – 3B TJ Rumfield – DH Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Troy Johnston – RF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Jake McCarthy – CF Gabriel Moreno – […]
Snake Bytes 5/15
Team News The Zac Gallen Situation is Getting More Dire By the Day https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/zac-gallen-situation-more-dire-diamondbacks 3 Diamondbacks Players Who Are On Fire This Month https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/3-diamondbacks-players-may-rodriguez-garcia-arenado Rockies Pose a Much Bigger Threat to Diamondbacks Than You’d Expect https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/rockies-pose-bigger-threat-diamondbacks-expect Other Baseball Rays, local officials reach tent...
Revisiting the Blaze Alexander Trade Way Too Early
Introduction On February 5th, 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen sent fan favorite infielder Blaze Alexander to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for relief pitcher Kade Strowd, along with two minor league prospects, RHP Wellington Aracena and infielder Jose Mejia. It definitely hasn’t been long enough to evaluate this trade fairly, and won’t be for […]
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