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Angels give Reid Detmers plenty of support in rout of Diamondbacks
Reid Detmers allowed three hits over seven shutout innings to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Detmers (3-5) struck out three without a walk and the left-hander threw first-pitch...

Angels LHP Reid Detmers in a groove ahead of clash with D-backs
Los Angeles Angels left-hander Reid Detmers has won just two games this season, but over his past four starts, he has been a pitcher no one wants to face.,Detmers (2-5, 4.00 ERA) will try to help the Angels even their three-game series with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix. Arizona won 4...

Pavin Smith hits first homer of season as Diamondbacks edge Angels
Pavin Smith had two hits, including a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, to help lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Phoenix.,Geraldo Perdomo had an RBI double, walked twice and also scored a run for Arizona,...

Hot Angels rookie Walbert Urena gets first look at Diamondbacks
Rookie Walbert Urena, riding a five-start hot streak, will attempt to get the Los Angeles Angels back on track when he pitches the opener of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in Phoenix.,The Angels saw their four-game winning streak end on Sunday when they lost 8-3 to th...

Three homers lift D-backs to rubber-game win over Reds
Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno homered to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits on 85 pitches in six innings....

Three solo homers lift Diamondbacks past Reds
Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno homered to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out...

D-backs' Zac Gallen looks to halt slide in finale vs. Reds
Two pitchers who are hoping to rediscover their All-Star forms will go head-to-head on Sunday in the decisive contest of the three-game series between the Cincinnati Reds and visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Right-hander Zac Gallen is set to start the series finale for the Diamondbacks, while left-han...

Noelvi Marte's 8th inning solo HR lifts Reds over Diamondbacks
Noelvi Marte blasted a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 2-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their three-game series.,Juan Morillo (1-3) replaced Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka to start the ei...

Michael Soroka, Diamondbacks set sights on reeling Reds
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Michael Soroka will try to continue winning games at a steady pace when he faces the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.,Even though Soroka (8-3, 3.28 ERA) is looking more like the pitcher who went 13-4 for the Atlanta Braves in 2019 -- becoming at age 21 th...

Fielding error dooms Reds against Diamondbacks
Cincinnati Reds left fielder Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball with two outs in the ninth to score the go-ahead run and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks went on to a 5-2 win in the opener of the three-game series on Friday evening.,Geraldo Perdomo came up with runners on first and second against Cincin...

Reds stumble into series against similarly struggling D-backs
The Cincinnati Reds couldn't correct their downward spiral while on the road, so they will try to level things out when they start a six-game homestand against the equally struggling Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,The Reds have lost six of their last seven games, most recently falling 5-4 against t...

Tyler Phillips shines as hot Marlins blank Diamondbacks
Tyler Phillips pitched five scoreless innings as the Miami Marlins won their fifth straight game, defeating the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Thursday afternoon.,The Marlins have won eight of their past nine games, and this was Miami's fourth sweep of the season.,It was also Miami's 23rd home...

Otto Lopez strives to stay hot as Marlins chase sweep of D-backs
The Miami Marlins will look to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games and record their second sweep in the past three series when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set on Thursday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks, who have lost nine of their last 12 games, ...

Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind 6-run fourth inning
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games.,Lopez improved his major-league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth str...

Marlins blank Diamondbacks behind six-run fourth
Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie hit two-out homers in a six-run fourth inning, Otto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 to extend their winning streak to four games., ,Lopez improved his major league-leading batting average to .342 with his fourth s...

Diamondbacks' task: Cool off hot Marlins
Shortstop Otto Lopez leads the majors in batting average, rookie catcher Joe Mack is coming off a 4-for-4 game, and Miami has won six of its past seven games.,In other words, this team is hot. And the host Marlins will try to clinch their third straight series on Wednesday night when they take on th...

Otto Lopez contributes early and often as Marlins defeat D-backs
Otto Lopez, whose .341 batting average leads the majors, went 3-for-5 with four runs and the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Tuesday night.,Joe Mack, Miami's rookie catcher, went 4-for-4 with three runs as the Marlins improved to ...

Marlins' Max Meyer will test ace-level stuff against Diamondbacks
The Miami Marlins have won five of their past six games. It's their best stretch since going 5-1 to start the season.,After their initial 5-1 run, the Marlins dropped four of the next five. They hope to fare far better when they open a three-game series Tuesday night against the visiting Arizona Dia...

Reports: Diamondbacks sign suspended OF Max Kepler
Max Kepler has 18 days remaining until his suspension for performance-enhancing drug usage is over. But when the ban is over, the outfielder now knows where he'll be headed.,The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Kepler, multiple outlets reported Sunday, with Sports Illustrated reporting it is a one-y...

Diamondbacks' bats awaken in time to avoid sweep vs. Nationals
Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno homered, Michael Soroka contained the highest-scoring offense in the majors and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a weekend sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Phoenix.,Carroll hit a solo homer off Cade Cavalli (3-4) in the first and M...