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Diamondbacks 1, Washington 6: At Least It Was Quick
On paper, we should have won this game. On paper, Eduardo Rodriguez is a vastly superior pitcher to Zack Littell, the well-traveled journeyman who took the mound for Washington this afternoon on Corbin Carroll Mystery Bobblehead Day. Of course, baseball game aren’t played on paper, and before he’d even recorded his first out of the […]
Diamondbacks vs. Nationals discussion
Today’s Lineups NATIONALS DIAMONDBACKS James Wood – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Curtis Mead – 3B Corbin Carroll – RF Andres Chaparro – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C CJ Abrams – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Dylan Crews – RF Pavin Smith – DH Daylen Lile – LF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Jacob Young – […]
Snake Bytes 6/6: Oof That Sucked
Diamondbacks News Nationals Embarrass Diamondbacks in Home Run FestIldemaro Vargas was hit by a pitch one night after the Max Muncy collision. Adrian Del Castillo pitched. Merrill Kelly and Philip Abner were both hammered hard, resulting in five hime runs surrendered in a game the team had best forget in a hurry. Luis Garcia Jr. […]
Which D-Backs might be All-Stars this year?
Introduction Incredibly, the calendar has already flipped its way to June despite it still feeling like it’s early May. As part of that calendar flip, the All-Star Ballot is officially open for the first phase of voting by fans that will run until the end of the month. Remember that you can vote up to […]
Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 14: Pride. It Only Hurts.
Game Summary The Diamondbacks were coming off a draining victory the night before against their arch rivals and, possibly as a result of that, they just didn’t seem to have any life on either side of the ball on what was apparently Pride Night at Chase Field. Merrill Kelly had his worst start in over […]
Diamondbacks vs. Nationals discussion
Today’s Lineups NATIONALS DIAMONDBACKS James Wood – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Garcia – 1B Ryan Waldschmidt – LF Jose Tena – DH Corbin Carroll – RF CJ Abrams – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Daylen Lile – LF LuJames Groover – 1B Jorbit Vivas – 3B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Dylan Crews – […]
Series Preview #21: Nationals @ Diamondbacks
Paul Toboni. On July 6, 2025 the Washington Nationals sacked President of Baseball Operations and former Diamondbacks head of scouting, Mike Rizzo, and their manager Dave Martinez. It was the duo that surprisingly won the 2019 World Series. But, after winning that World Series, there was a quick downfall from which the Nationals were never […]
Diamondbacks News: Ketel Marte walks it off again
Diamondbacks News (Burn City Sports) How Ketel Marte’s big swing vs. Dodgers puts him on the verge of D-Backs’ history With one out in the bottom of the ninth, the All-Star wasted no time in his at-bat, connecting on Dodgers closer Tanner Scott’s 97-mph fastball low in the zone and launching a 431-foot home run […]
Dbacks Split! Dbacks 3, Dodgers 2
The Dbacks were able to split the series with the Dodgers Thursday night thanks to some late inning heroics from none other than Ketel Marte and some terrific pitching from Ryne Nelson and the bullpen. The Dbacks offense was stymied once again for 7 innings until Corbin Carrol hit a home run in the 8th […]
Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers discussion
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Mookie Betts – SS Ketel Marte – 2B Freddie Freeman – 1B Corbin Carroll – RF Andy Pages – CF Gabriel Moreno – C Kyle Tucker – RF Nolan Arenado – 3B Will Smith – DH Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Max Muncy – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Ryan Ward – […]
Guest Recaps for June open!
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 […]
Snake Bytes 6/4
Team News How did the Diamondbacks look against Shohei Ohtani? “This is one of those situations where we’ve got to be better in all areas of the game,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “We’ve got a chance to come out here tomorrow and salvage a split. And that’s got to be our main focus. This was […]
D-Backs 0, Dodgers 7: Beat down in Downtown
At the beginning of this series, Mark Grace remarked that the Diamondbacks needed to take advantage of the starting pitching matchups in the first two games because – on paper at least – they favored the D-Backs. The first game featured a resurgent Eduardo Rodriguez against youngster Emmet Sheehan while the second one pitted the […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #61: 6/3 vs. Dodgers
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Mookie Betts – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Kyle Tucker – RF Pavin Smith – DH Max Muncy – 3B Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Will Smith – […]
Four More Hot Hitting D’Backs Prospects
Introduction Since my last article looking at hitting prospects had such a warm reception, I thought I’d take a look at a few more hitters in the Diamondbacks farm system who have either hit well all season, or have been hot over the last 30 games. All four of these players are easily in the […]
Snake Bytes 6/3: Dodgers Even Series
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Multiple Comebacks Fall ShortThe Dodgers found a way to scratch out just enough against a struggling Michael Soroka and Jonathan Loaisiga in order to level the four-game series at one a piece. Missed Chances Cost Diamondbacks Against DodgersWhen one is playing a team the caliber of the Dodgers, missed opportunities will often […]
Close But No Cigar: Dbacks 5, Dodgers 6
The Dodgers evened the series on Tuesday night by narrowly beating the Dbacks 6-5. The Dbacks had plenty of runners on base, but were 1 big hit short Tuesday night. Michael Soroka struggled early in this one allowing 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings. He allowed a 2 run HR to Freeman […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #60: 6/2 vs. Dodgers
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Mookie Betts – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Kyle Tucker – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – LF Max Muncy – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Ryan Ward – […]
Do Diamondbacks Relievers Pitch Better in Quality Starts?
Inspiration. In May, the Diamondbacks had 17 quality starts. Quality starts often require the bullpen to pitch less innings. Those starts should keep them rested. More importantly, the interesting question is whether the Diamondbacks relievers pitch better in games in which the starter executed a quality start? Let’s look at that question. Data from Baseball […]
Snake Bytes, 6/2: We Beat LA
Game Recaps Diamondbacks Stifle Dodgers For Massive Series Opening Win by Alex D’Agostino [SI] It was not an easy day at the office for Eduardo Rodriguez, but you’d never be able to tell that by his pitching line. The left-hander labored heavily in the early going, fending off base traffic, allowing an earned run in […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1: Tommy & Nolan & Ketel & E-Rod
Record: 32-27. Pace: 88-74. Change on 2025: +4. May finished in rough shape for the D-backs beating swept in Seattle. For much of tonight, it looked like June would start the same way. While Eduardo Rodriguez had kept the team in the game, the Arizona bats appeared still be circling on a luggage carousel at […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #59: 6/1 vs. Dodgers
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Kyle Tucker – RF Pavin Smith – DH Will Smith – C Gabriel Moreno – C Max Muncy – […]
Arizona Diamondbacks: June confidence poll
May results Despite ending the first month of the season with a 16-14 record, it was a bumpy first month for the D-backs. The pitching and defense in particular struggled, allowing an average of 5.5 runs per game. Arizona’s ERA of 5.09 ranked them 28th in the majors, a large factor in why the team […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview #20 : Diamondbacks vs Dodgers
In this series, every win against the Dodgers adds to my happiness. Despite my optimism, great joy would follow splitting this four-game series. Looking at the pitching matchups, the Diamondbacks have better winning chances in three of the four games. My prediction is the series is a split. In any case, don’t underestimate the underdog […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 6/1: Swoon in June?
Recaps [Arizona Sports] Diamondbacks swept by Mariners as offense disappears – The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t get any offense going for the second straight day in their 3-2 10th-inning loss to the Mariners, getting swept for the third time this season.Arizona managed just three hits in the game, leaving starter Merrill Kelly without any support. Kelly […]
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