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Team News Vargas’ hit streak snapped at 27 games in D-backs’ shutout loss “I think [it] was awesome to see the [streak] in person,” pitcher Ryne Nelson said. “I’ve never seen anything like that. But just a guy like him, what he brings to this clubhouse, he’s always happy, he’s always smiling, he’s always having […]
And, so, it ends. By going 0-for-4 today, Vargas’s streak ended at 27 games. That’s still the second longest in franchise history. You have to go all the way back to the early stages of the franchise’s sophomore season in 1999, to find the only bigger streak. Club legend Luis Gonzalez reached 30 games between […]
Well, here we are again. It’s Kentucky Derby Day, but for some mysterious reason they decided that that race isn’t going to start until 6:57pm Eastern Time, and we were in Chicago playing another early game because apparently it is simply too cold to play baseball on the western shore of Lake Michigan once the […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS CUBS Ketel Marte – 2B Michael Busch – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Moises Ballesteros – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Alex Bregman – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Ian Happ – LF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Seiya Suzuki – RF Nolan Arenado – DH Pete Crow-Armstrong – CF Jose Fernandez – […]
Diamondbacks News Ildemaro Extends Streak, Gallen Implodes in Cubs Narrow WinIldemaro entered May in emphatic fashion, going 4-for-4 to raise his league leading batting average to .404. On the other side of things, Zac Gallen didn’t make it out of the third inning, allowing six earned runs. The bullpen slammed the door shut and the […]
Introduction There’s a baseball maxim that says, “You can’t win the division in April, but you can lose it.” I couldn’t find who the quote is originally attributed to, but there are plenty of former players and managers that could have said something like that. It also has the added benefit of being both internally […]
Game Summary The Diamondbacks rough road trip continued with this 1-run loss on a cold, windy day in Wrigley, but at least the Snakes showed us some life by fighting back after falling down big early again. Zac Gallen was not sharp at all, continuing the trend of D-backs’ starters not being able to find […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS CUBS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Nico Hoerner – 2B Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Moises Ballesteros – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Alex Bregman – 3B Adrian Del Castillo – DH Ian Happ – LF Gabriel Moreno – C Seiya Suzuki – RF Jose Fernandez – 1B Michael Busch – 1B Nolan Arenado […]
Diamondbacks News (Sporting News) Diamondbacks’ James McCann sets absurd position player pitching record McCann has set a mark by pitching more times before the end of April as a position player than anyone in MLB history, according to Baseball Reference’s Jessica Brand. The long-time major league catcher has already thrown in four games, including Thursday’s […]
The Cubs and the Diamondbacks are possibly rivals for a wild-card berth into the playoffs. On 27 April, FanGraphs projected them to win 86 and 82 games. This series could possibly decide which team reaches the playoffs. The Cubs were recently playing hot, with a 10 game winning streak through 24 April. It ended with […]
If you had told me before the series that James McCann would throw out runners in two of the three games, that would have told you all you needed to know about how it would go for the Diamondbacks. Arizona’s starting pitching skid continued on Thursday, as the once red-hot Michael Soroka unraveled against Milwaukee’s […]
April results Ah, the joy of Opening Day, hope springing eternal and all that. Except, this poll came after the first series against Los Angeles was already in the books, and that acted as a stiff reality check. For the Diamondbacks were swept in the three-game series. There were positives: two of the games were […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS BREWERS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Garrett Mitchell – CF Ketel Marte – 2B Brice Turang – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF William Contreras – C Adrian Del Castillo – DH Jake Bauers – 1B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Tyler Black – DH Lourdes Gurriel – LF Luis Rengifo – 3B Nolan Arenado […]
I don’t think it’s a particularly hot take to say that I hate blackouts. They inherently limit the number of fans who can view their team and forces those fans to subscribe to a dizzying number of broadcast services just to watch the games. It’s one of the reasons why I listed their elimination as my […]
Introduction While it is still early in the season, I can’t help but notice that while the team is struggling at the MLB level, there’s several of the Dbacks top prospects playing very well for the D’Backs AAA level affiliate, the Reno Aces. There are also a couple veteran relief pitchers that have been pitching […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS BREWERS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Brandon Lockridge – LF Ketel Marte – 2B Brice Turang – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF William Contreras – C Adrian Del Castillo – C Jake Bauers – 1B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Gary Sanchez – DH Lourdes Gurriel – LF Luis Rengifo – 3B Nolan Arenado […]
Diamondbacks News Kelly, Hoffman Swatted by Brewers While Vargas Keeps Streak AliveWhile it is still too early to panic about Merrill Kelly, the veteran righty is looking more and more like the pitcher the Rangers acquired at the deadline last year and less and less like Merrill the Mainstay that the Diamondbacks hoped they were […]
The D-backs opened their series in Milwaukee with a real clunker on Tuesday night. The pitching wasn’t sharp, the defense botched some routine plays, and the offense was held hitless into the fifth inning. The recent decline in pitching has become a troubling theme over the past week, with command issues putting increasing strain on […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS BREWERS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Garrett Mitchell – CF Ketel Marte – 2B William Contreras – C Corbin Carroll – RF Brice Turang – 2B Lourdes Gurriel – LF Tyler Black – DH Adrian Del Castillo – DH Jake Bauers – 1B Jose Fernandez – SS Brandon Lockridge – LF Nolan Arenado […]
Milwaukee Brewers Record: 14-13 (5th in NL Central)Run Differential: +19Pythagorean Record: 15-12 (-1) The Brewers entered the season having put together a good run atop the NL Central, finishing first four of the last five seasons and finishing second in 2022. Coming into this season, the division went through quite the overhaul, however, the Brewers […]
Inspiration. My preseason expectation was that the Diamondbacks rotation would be near-average rotation. In that context, my optimistic hope was that Eduardo Rodriguez would significantly contribute toward the Diamondbacks reaching the playoffs. My player review was specific about my optimistic hopes: “The biggest point to carry with you is that if he can again reach […]
Diamondbacks News Unsung hitters share spotlight with Player of the Week honors by Ed Eagle [MLB] Vargas, 34, made the most of his five games started last week for the D-backs, going 8-for-22 (.364) with a double, a triple, four home runs, 12 RBIs and seven runs scored, tripling his homer output for the season. […]
Every weekend throughout the regular season, we open the doors of the ‘Pit to any member as a guest recapper, who can cover the game from their own unique perspective. You do the recap of the game in the Feed, however you want. It can be light-hearted or not; stats-heavy or not, detailed or atmospheric […]
We welcomed suckers esteemed customers into the SnakePit Casino to place bets before the season. Sunday’s game in Mexico City marked the one-sixth point of the schedule, so it seems appropriate to check in. So let’s see who has made a fast start out of the gates, and who is still looking around, wondering what […]
Resúmenes [Dbacks.com] D-backs relish Mexico City Series atmosphere in thrilling comeback victory – “It’s a great win for this team,” Lovullo said. “Over some really rugged, tough circumstances, these guys continue to fight, and that’s our DNA, that’s part of our culture, to never give in. It looked bleak, but we continued fighting and winning […]