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Pitching Woes Resume: Dbacks 6, Marlins 10

The Dbacks dropped the series opener in Miami on Tuesday 10-6 as the Arizona pitching was unable to keep any momentum this whole game long. The Dbacks offense would score, and then the pitching would immediately cough the lead right back up. The offense would come back, and then the pitching would give the lead […]

Diamondbacks @ Marlins discussion

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARLINS Ketel Marte – 2B Liam Hicks – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Otto Lopez – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Kyle Stowers – LF Nolan Arenado – 3B Xavier Edwards – 2B Pavin Smith – DH Leo Jimenez – 3B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Owen Caissie – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – […]

Sour Milk and Alek Thomas

Inspiration. I kept some oat milk in the refrigerator, thinking that when the time was right, it would be much better than regular milk.  Eventually the milk went sour.  I thought of Alek Thomas. Doubts appeared before it happened. “At this point, expecting Thomas to anchor center field for a competitive Diamondbacks club feels optimistic. […]

Snake Bytes, 6/9: A signing, a trade, a rumor

Diamondbacks News ‘They put up with it’: Bob Nightengale doesn’t see Ketel Marte’s behavior changing by Douglas Santo [Arizona Sports] When can Max Kepler play for the Diamondbacks after serving his suspension [Arizona Sports] Kepler can start a minor league assignment on Wednesday, when the suspension is scheduled to have 15 days remaining. If no […]

Arizona Diamondbacks sign Max Kepler, and we have questions

Arizona GM Mike Hazen hasn’t been shy about discussing what the team us looking to add as baseball heads towards the trade deadline. While the team does currently occupy a wild-card spot, there are clear areas for improvement. Speaking on MLB Network Radio over the weekend, he said “I probably need a little more thump […]

Arizona Diamondbacks News, 6/8: Turning back Washington

Game Recaps [Dbacks.com] ‘Pretty dominant’: Soroka’s latest gem salvages D-backs’ homestand – Behind another good outing from Michael Soroka, the Diamondbacks beat the Nationals, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon to avoid a sweep in the three-game series. They finished up their week at home with a 3-4 mark. “Probably an incomplete grade,” manager Torey Lovullo said […]

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals discussion

Today’s Lineups NATIONALS DIAMONDBACKS James Wood – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Garcia – 1B Corbin Carroll – RF Curtis Mead – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C CJ Abrams – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Dylan Crews – RF Pavin Smith – DH Daylen Lile – LF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Keibert Ruiz – […]

Snake Bytes 6/7

Team News Back with D-backs after trying times, Jameson looking to regain MLB footing https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/drey-jameson-called-up-to-d-backs-to-bolster-bullpen Diamondbacks’ Lack of Offense is Becoming a Huge Concern https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-lack-offense-becoming-huge-concern Latest Lawlar, Puk Injury Updates Are Great News for Diamondbacks https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/latest-lawlar-puk-injury-updates-great-news-diamondbacks Why The Diamondba...

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 […]

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