Gallen on a roll until mound of trouble in 7th inning
PHOENIX -- Saturday night was shaping up to be a good one for the D-backs. Their ace, Zac Gallen, was in complete control through six innings while the offense did just enough against Detroit’s Jack Flaherty to build a 2-0 lead. “With a 2-0 lead and the bullpen that we
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Skubal's dominant AZ homecoming fueled by Tigers' bats
PHOENIX -- Tarik Skubal's father, Russ, took in the scene from his seat in section 116 as the sun began to peek through the windows at Chase Field on Friday night. He has seen his son take the mound in a Major League ballpark before, but this outing in downtown
Pfaadt's slider untouchable in best start of '24
PHOENIX -- Brandon Pfaadt’s continued emergence as a Major League starter is coming at the perfect time for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are without a pair of important rotation pieces, with Eduardo Rodriguez and Merrill Kelly both on the injured list. Pfaadt tossed a gem Wednesday afternoon, holding the Reds
McCarthy seizing chance to be a starter with D-backs
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With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
Family bonds drive Bell to Lovullo's ASG coaching staff
PHOENIX -- Torey Lovullo got on the team bus, fresh off a victory over the Phillies in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series, and looked at his coaching staff. He told them not to make plans for the 2024 All-Star break because they would be coming with him to
'It's a mental thing': Cecconi faltering 2nd time through lineup
PHOENIX -- It's been a mystery for the D-backs as to why right-hander Slade Cecconi has such great success the first time through an opposing lineup but struggles the second time through. In 2023, Cecconi held opponents to a .177 batting average and .575 OPS the first time through the
Newman walks it off on 4-for-5 day as D-backs take series opener
PHOENIX -- The D-backs' first hit of the game Monday night couldn't have been more bizarre. And their final hit couldn't have been more emphatic. On a night that began with the funkiest of hits -- a Ketel Marte single that curlicued off the first-base bag and extended his hit
Gallen feeling 'pretty close' to his best after another gem
BALTIMORE -- The D-backs boarded their chartered aircraft headed home after a six-game trip to Cincinnati and Baltimore feeling a lot better about themselves and, not coincidentally, playing much better baseball than the last time they were in the desert. The dry, warm air will be a welcome change from
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Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
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D-backs lament another hard-luck outcome in extras
BALTIMORE -- The game of baseball can be cruel. Hit a ball hard, but right at someone and you’re still out. Make a nasty pitch and watch the batter bloop it somewhere for a base hit. It was that kind of a night for the D-backs on Saturday as they
Walker reflects on long journey -- and what comes next
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D-backs take positives away from 'gritty' affair in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Maybe it was the chilly weather mixed with rain that represents spring in this part of the country but feels more like fall in Arizona. Or it could have been the energy of the crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the fact that both teams played with
D-backs build momentum with sweep over Reds
CINCINNATI -- The D-backs completed a three-game sweep of the Reds with a 5-4 win Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park and have now won four straight games as they head to Baltimore for a matchup with the Orioles. Here are some things to know from the game: The
Mantiply turns 90-second warmup into 11-pitch save
CINCINNATI -- As right-hander Kevin Ginkel began to struggle in the ninth inning of Wednesday night’s 4-3 win at Great American Ball Park, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo looked at his lineup card. The Reds trailed by two runs and had runners at first and second with one out, and Ginkel,