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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 […]
Snake Bytes 6/3: Dodgers Even Series
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Multiple Comebacks Fall ShortThe Dodgers found a way to scratch out just enough against a struggling Michael Soroka and Jonathan Loaisiga in order to level the four-game series at one a piece. Missed Chances Cost Diamondbacks Against DodgersWhen one is playing a team the caliber of the Dodgers, missed opportunities will often […]
Close But No Cigar: Dbacks 5, Dodgers 6
The Dodgers evened the series on Tuesday night by narrowly beating the Dbacks 6-5. The Dbacks had plenty of runners on base, but were 1 big hit short Tuesday night. Michael Soroka struggled early in this one allowing 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings. He allowed a 2 run HR to Freeman […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #60: 6/2 vs. Dodgers
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Mookie Betts – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Kyle Tucker – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – LF Max Muncy – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Ryan Ward – […]
Do Diamondbacks Relievers Pitch Better in Quality Starts?
Inspiration. In May, the Diamondbacks had 17 quality starts. Quality starts often require the bullpen to pitch less innings. Those starts should keep them rested. More importantly, the interesting question is whether the Diamondbacks relievers pitch better in games in which the starter executed a quality start? Let’s look at that question. Data from Baseball […]
Snake Bytes, 6/2: We Beat LA
Game Recaps Diamondbacks Stifle Dodgers For Massive Series Opening Win by Alex D’Agostino [SI] It was not an easy day at the office for Eduardo Rodriguez, but you’d never be able to tell that by his pitching line. The left-hander labored heavily in the early going, fending off base traffic, allowing an earned run in […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1: Tommy & Nolan & Ketel & E-Rod
Record: 32-27. Pace: 88-74. Change on 2025: +4. May finished in rough shape for the D-backs beating swept in Seattle. For much of tonight, it looked like June would start the same way. While Eduardo Rodriguez had kept the team in the game, the Arizona bats appeared still be circling on a luggage carousel at […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #59: 6/1 vs. Dodgers
Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mookie Betts – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Kyle Tucker – RF Pavin Smith – DH Will Smith – C Gabriel Moreno – C Max Muncy – […]
Arizona Diamondbacks: June confidence poll
May results Despite ending the first month of the season with a 16-14 record, it was a bumpy first month for the D-backs. The pitching and defense in particular struggled, allowing an average of 5.5 runs per game. Arizona’s ERA of 5.09 ranked them 28th in the majors, a large factor in why the team […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview #20 : Diamondbacks vs Dodgers
In this series, every win against the Dodgers adds to my happiness. Despite my optimism, great joy would follow splitting this four-game series. Looking at the pitching matchups, the Diamondbacks have better winning chances in three of the four games. My prediction is the series is a split. In any case, don’t underestimate the underdog […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 6/1: Swoon in June?
Recaps [Arizona Sports] Diamondbacks swept by Mariners as offense disappears – The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t get any offense going for the second straight day in their 3-2 10th-inning loss to the Mariners, getting swept for the third time this season.Arizona managed just three hits in the game, leaving starter Merrill Kelly without any support. Kelly […]
Snakepit Roundtable: #Winning
So how we feeling? James Attwood: Well, my allergies have been flaring up like nobody’s business as the season change and high winds blow through. But other than that – oh, you mean about the team, don’t you? In that case, I tend to be content with where they are at right now. They had […]
D-backs 2, Mariners 3 [Guest recap]
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Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #58: 5/31 @ Mariners
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARINERS Ketel Marte – DH J.P. Crawford – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Julio Rodriguez – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Josh Naylor – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Randy Arozarena – LF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Luke Raley – RF Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Cole Young – 2B Jose Fernandez – […]
Snake Bytes 5/31
Team News D-backs seeking return to winning ways after entering mini-skid“I said it last night, we knew coming up here it was gonna be a dogfight and we got only one thing to do, and that’s go out and play our best baseball game tomorrow and try and salvage one game here,” Arizona manager Torey […]
Diamondbacks 1, Seattle 5: Pitching Woo
Well, there’s honestly not so much to say about this one. Ryne Nelson was going for us today, which I actually felt pretty good about, given that the Ryno had pitched at least seven innings in his last three starts, and was rocking an ERA right around 2.70 for the month of May. He was […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #57: 5/30 @ Mariners
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARINERS Ketel Marte – 2B J.P. Crawford – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Julio Rodriguez – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Josh Naylor – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Randy Arozarena – LF Gabriel Moreno – C Luke Raley – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Cole Young – 2B Ildemaro Vargas – […]
Snake Bytes 5/30: Not Quite
Diamondbacks News Marte’s Hit Streak, Snakes Fall to Mariners in ExtrasGeraldo Perdomo broke ot of his funk, but Zac Gallen was unable to keep the qality start streak alive. In the end, the Diamondbacks were unable to capitalize on some opportunities and fell in extras. Diamondbacks Walked Off in 10A bit better timing by either […]
Diamondbacks 6, Mariners 7: Missed Opportunities
Game Summary The Diamondbacks offense gave themselves plenty of scoring opportunities, but they couldn’t capitalize on quite enough to come away victorious in front of a raucous, sellout crowd in Seattle. The Snakes left a whopping 13 men on base and went 3 for 17 with RISP. Brutal. There were plenty of great individual stat […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #56: 5/29 @ Mariners
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS MARINERS Ketel Marte – 2B J.P. Crawford – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Julio Rodriguez – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Josh Naylor – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Randy Arozarena – LF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Luke Raley – RF Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Cole Young – 2B Ildemaro Vargas […]
How do you solve a problem like Brandon Pfaadt?
Introduction Undoubtedly, it has been a fun couple of weeks for the Diamondbacks. They’re tied for the second-best record in the majors over their last 20 games at 14-6, they’ve batted to a .248/.323/.382 slash line, and pitched to a 2.59 ERA. Those results find the team seven games over .500 and have watched their […]
Series Preview #19: Diamondbacks @ Mariners
The Diamondbacks are the hottest team in baseball. Full stop. They have won nine of their last ten. They’ve done it with great starting pitching, better than average offense, and they’ve even mixed in some spectacular defense from time to time. Yes, it comes against two of the worst teams in baseball, but even when […]
SnakeBytes 5/29: Hello, Seattle. Hello Salary Cap.
Diamondbacks News (SI.com) The Diamondbacks Have a Geraldo Perdomo Problem Franchise shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who sprung to life with an elite seven-WAR season and a fourth-place MVP placement in 2025, has a mere .671 OPS. He’s on pace to produce his worst full-season OPS since 2022, when (at 22 years old) he hit just .195. […]
Place Your Bets on the 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks: One-third done
We welcomed suckers esteemed customers into the SnakePit Casino to place bets before the season. The second game in San Francisco marked the one-third point of the schedule, meaning it’s time for another check in, and see how things have gone over the last twent-seven games. Below, you’ll find details of the various lines, the […]
Snake Bytes 5/28
Team News Sewald notches 100th save after injuries nearly derailed his career“I wasn’t even healthy enough to throw [much] last year, so a lot of that was just, am I going to get to play again? Because I’m getting older, and I wasn’t healthy,” the 36-year-old said. “So definitely more doubt just that I was […]
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