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Padres hit 3 HRs in the 9th inning for a 5-0 win over the D-backs, who lose ground in playoff race
PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Higashioka, Brandon Lockridge and Donovan Solano homered in the ninth inning, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-0 win on Saturday night over the sliding Arizona Diamondbacks, who continued to lose ground in the National League playoff race. The Diamondbacks...
Gallen strikes out 11, Diamondbacks end 3-game slide with 8-2 win over Giants
PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen struck out 11 in six innings, pinch hitter Pavin Smith hit a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Arizona needed a rebound after a losing streak that...
Carroll homers twice and Rodriguez strikes out 11 in Diamondbacks' 9-4 victory over the Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Corbin Carroll hit two home runs for his third multi-homer game of the year, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a season-high 11 and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 on Wednesday to avert a series sweep. Randal Grichuk also homered and doubled,...
Hunter Goodman, Ezequiel Tovar homer in back-to-back games, Rockies again beat D-backs 8-2
DENVER (AP) — Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar hit home runs, Ryan Feltner pitched into the seventh inning for his first victory at Coors Field in two years, and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 8-2 on Tuesday night, dealing a setback to the Diamondbacks' playoff hopes. Tovar,...
Rockies beat Diamondbacks 3-2 on 9th-inning error as Senzatela returns from Tommy John surgery
DENVER (AP) — Brenton Doyle scored the winning run on a ninth-inning throwing error, and Colorado dealt a blow to the Arizona Diamondbacks' playoff chances with a 3-2 win Monday night in a game that marked the return of Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela from Tommy John surgery. ...
Judge is awesome. So is Ohtani. But it's the balanced Diamondbacks who have MLB's best offense
PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Judge is mashing homers at an astounding pace for the New York Yankees. Shohei Ohtani provides the same type of thump for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But it’s the Arizona Diamondbacks who have the best offense in the big leagues — by quite a bit. ...
Walker hits 2 homers, Gallen dominates on mound and the D-backs beat the Rangers 6-0
PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker hit a pair of homers, Zac Gallen threw five dominant innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Tuesday night. Arizona (81-64) is a half-game behind San Diego (82-64) for the top NL wild card, and the Braves and Mets (both...
National League wild card race looks like a barnburner with 3 weeks remaining in regular season
PHOENIX (AP) — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker had the thousand-yard stare of a man who had been through an emotional roller coaster on Sunday afternoon — and he was on the winning side. “That was probably one of the top two or three most draining games I’ve ever been a...
Randal Grichuk homers twice as Diamondbacks hold off Giants 8-7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo drive in the fifth to move within one of 300 for his career, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight road win. Grichuk had his 12th...
Christian Walker returns from injured list for Diamondbacks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker returned Tuesday from the injured list after missing more than a month with a strained left oblique muscle. He was playing first and batting cleanup for the reigning NL champions in the opener of a three-game...
