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Athletics 7, Diamondbacks 5 Zac Gallen, less than a month after first missing time with a broken arm, pitched four innings of three-hit, one-run baseball. He added a bunt single and left with a 5-1 lead. However, his four relievers each gave up a run or more, allowing the Oakland Athletics to rally and defeat […] READ MORE
Athletics 9, Diamondbacks 5 Matt Chapman went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored and Jed Lowrie went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored as the Oakland Athletics defeated the host Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-5, Monday evening. The top of the Athletics batting order went a collective 8-for-20 with seven RBI, eight runs […] READ MORE
New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman, aka The Cuban Missile, is one of the more impactful pitchers in history. Debuting in 2010, Chapman was throwing harder than anyone has ever thrown. He pitched in 15 games in 2010, totaling 13 1/3 innings. His four-seam fastball averaged an otherwordly 100.3 mph. From 2014 through 2017, his […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 7, Reds 0 Luke Weaver took a perfect game into the sixth and a no-hitter into the seventh, and Matt Peacock pitched two scoreless innings of relief as the Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the visiting Cincinnati Reds, 7-0, Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. Josh VanMeter, platooning at second base, went 2-for-2 with three walks. Left fielder […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 8, Reds 3 Outfielder Tim Locastro went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base, leading his Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds Saturday night. Locastro also broke the record for most consecutive stolen bases to start a career, breaking the record held since 1981 by his very […] READ MORE
Matt Peacock Had One Wild Debut Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Matt Peacock went with the team on the season-opening road trip to San Diego and Denver as a member of the travel squad. If anyone came down with an injury, he was ready to step in and make his debut. Tuesday morning, less than 12 hours […] READ MORE
The start of this year’s San Diego Padres season was quite a ride. Even though the first five games were full of ups and downs, the Padres are off to a solid start. The Padres snagged three of four games from the Arizona Diamondbacks and dropped the first game of the second series to the […] READ MORE
The Arizona Diamondbacks opened the 2021 season with a four-game road series against the San Diego Padres. In Game One, the Diamondbacks fell into a deep hole before rallying to retake the lead. Unfortunately, the relievers lost that lead, too, and the Padres won, 8-7. Game Two saw the Diamondbacks also fall behind early, this […] READ MORE
While toeing the rubber on February 28th and throwing the first pitch of 2021 for the New York Yankees, Michael King had mixed results. He threw some good secondary pitches — a key next step in his development — to the Toronto Blue Jays‘ batters, but he also struggled with command. 35 days later was […] READ MORE
The 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers opening series was against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, in Colorado. Most people expected the Dodgers to win the four-game series, which they did. The Dodgers won three games and lost one — the Season Opener. All four games were good; however, something odd happened in each of them. […] READ MORE