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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 […]
Series Preview #15: Diamondbacks @ Rockies
“We have to be better than this.” I don’t know if Torey said this phrase the past week. Probably not. Difference with previous seasons, in my opinion, is that this team was never bound for play-offs. The starting pitching has become worse over the years, with several big signings not living up to the money […]
SnakeBytes 5/14: Burger hitting on SpongeBob Night
In The Desert [AZSnakePit] Rangers 6, D-Backs 5: Angina in Arlington It seems as if no amount of lineup tinkering or prospect call-ups has been able to shake the Arizona offense out of its malaise and the team’s pitching (both in the bullpen and in the rotation) have significant question marks themselves. [AZCentral] Diamondbacks’ crushing, […]
Rangers 6, D-Backs 5: Angina in Arlington
For the second night in a row, the D-Backs turned to a starting pitcher looking to return to form. Last night, that strategy worked out poorly and introduced more questions than answers. Tonight, it went substantially better as Ryne Nelson worked seven strong innings of three-run ball on just four hits. Nelson was inarguably the […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #42: 5/13 @ Rangers
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Joc Pederson – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Brandon Nimmo – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Corey Seager – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Josh Jung – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Evan Carter – CF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Ezequiel Duran – 2B Adrian Del Castillo […]
High Strikeout Pitchers in the Diamondbacks System
Last week, in the space of fewer than 24 hours, Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the Rockies beat the Mets 6-2, and Alek Thomas was designated for assignment. In the short-sightedness of many fans (no judgment; I’m in this category sometimes as well) this meant that we had […]
Snake Bytes 5/13: Spoilt Milk
Diamondbacks News Streak of Dominant Starts Ends with Gallen Loss to RangersZac Gallen surrendered seven runs, all earned, in only 4 1/3 innings. On the other side, Mackenzie Gore pitched the longest outing of his career, eight innings of dominant one-run ball. Diamondbacks Trade Alek Thomas to DodgersThe Dodgers take on all of Thomas’ $1.45 […]
More of the Same: Dbacks 4, Rangers 7
Zac Gallen getting lit up, the Dbacks offense allowing an opposing pitcher to cruise through 8 innings needing only 95 pitches. I feel like I have typed this exact game recap multiple times already this season. So I will make this quick as there is not much that came from this game that is going […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #41: 5/12 @ Rangers
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Joc Pederson – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Brandon Nimmo – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Corey Seager – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Josh Jung – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Evan Carter – CF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Ezequiel Duran – 2B Gabriel Moreno – […]
Is Yilber Diaz Ready?
Inspiration. One of my favorite players was named minor league pitcher for the month of April. Two accomplishments follow: In July of 2024, I wrote about the secrets of his success. Circumstances made his future uncertain. He kept his dream alive and he worked hard (extraordinarily hard) to prepare, not knowing if he would ever […]
SnakeBytes 5/12: Sewald Doesn’t Let Seager Beat Him
Game Recaps Michael Soroka continues Diamondbacks’ dominant pitching in win over Rangers by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] The Diamondbacks have won three straight games having scored eight total runs. They are back to .500 at 20-20. Arizona has allowed 10 runs over its last seven games. The last time the D-backs had a seven-game stretch […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Texas Rangers 0: Love to Slurve You, Baby
Record: 20-20. Pace: 81-81. Change on 2025: -1. It’s amazing to think that, not long ago, the D-backs’ rotation was going through one of the most wretched sequences in team history. On May 1st, here’s what Arizona’s starting pitchers had done over the previous two turns through the rotation:AZ rotation: 39 IP, 67 H, 48 […]
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