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Diamondbacks in position to take second straight series from Mets
Zac Gallen pitched the Arizona Diamondbacks to within one game of a second consecutive series victory over the New York Mets with a 5-1 win Tuesday. Each team will send out a quality arm in an attempt to secure the series finale Wednesday afternoon.,Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.06 ERA)...
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carries Diamondbacks past slumping Mets
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs, Zac Gallen recorded his first home victory this season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 5-1 in Phoenix on Tuesday.,Gurriel's two-run homer off Mets starter David Peterson (2-2) in the sixth inning gave t...
Diamondbacks, familiar foe Mets to duel in the desert again
Francisco Lindor's three-run home run gave the Mets the breathing room they needed Monday, but the agility he showed to prevent a potential stolen base in the ninth inning was a major talking point after New York's 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,The two teams will meet for the...
Mets blast 2 homers, hang on to beat Diamondbacks
Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso homered, Griffin Canning won his fifth game, and the New York Mets held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 in Phoenix on Monday.,Alonso's two-run homer off Arizona starter Ryne Nelson (1-1) gave the Mets a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning, and Lindor's three-run shot off ...
Fresh off wild win, D-backs renew acquaintances with Mets
The New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks will meet to begin their second series in a week when they open a three-game set on Monday night in Phoenix.,It is a quick rematch of the April 29-May 1 series at Citi Field, where the Diamondbacks won two of three games behind quality starts from Corbin Bu...
Diamondbacks scratch RHP Corbin Burnes, Ryne Nelson to make start
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes was scratched from his Monday night start against the New York Mets due to shoulder inflammation.,Right-hander Ryne Nelson will start in Burnes' place.,Burnes, 30, has experienced issues with his pitching shoulder in recent outings, and the team sent h...
Diamondbacks outlast Phillies in 10 innings to avoid sweep
Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo each knocked in three runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of their road series with the Philadelphia Phillies with an 11-9, 10-inning victory on Sunday.,Perdomo went 4-for-5 and scored twice, while Carroll and Jose Herrera each added two hits for A...
Ranger Suarez back for Phillies against struggling Diamondbacks
Sidelined by a sore back for the first five weeks of the season, Ranger Suarez will make his 2025 debut on Sunday afternoon when the Philadelphia Phillies go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,A staple in the Philadelphia rotation over the last three-plus seasons, Suarez is...
Aaron Nola wins first game of year, Phillies power past Diamonbacks 7-2
J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer in support of Aaron Nola's first win of the season as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Saturday.,Max Kepler added a two-run home run for Philadelphia, which improved to 6-1 over its last seven games. Nola (1-5) allowed four...
Phillies' Aaron Nola, facing Diamondbacks, continues quest for first season win
The good news for Aaron Nola is that he's coming off his best start of the season. The bad news is that he still doesn't have a win in 2025. ,Nola -- again -- will look to break into the win column Saturday evening when the Philadelphia Phillies continue their three-game series with the visiting Ari...
Kyle Schwarber, Max Kepler homer to push Phillies past D-backs
Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit seventh-inning home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Friday.,Schwarber's 10th home run and Kepler's fourth of the season helped Philadelphia win for the fifth time in six games. Jesus Luzardo allowed two runs an...
Diamondbacks activate 2B Ketel Marte from IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated star second baseman Ketel Marte from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Marte had been sidelined since injuring his left hamstring while running out a double in Arizona's game against the Washington Nationals on April 4. ,Marte, who signed a six-year, $116.5 milli...
Dealing with closer injuries, D-backs open set against Phils
Just over a month into the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks' closers are dropping like flies.,Due to injuries at the back end of the bullpen, the Diamondbacks would love to post a comfortable victory Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies.,Arizona began the ...
Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks take series from host Mets
Zac Gallen pitched six sharp innings in his 150th career start and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon.,Gallen (2-4) ended a four-start winless skid and bounced back from allowing nine runs in his past two starts against the Chicag...
D-backs put Justin Martinez on IL, transfer A.J. Puk to 60-day IL
Arizona's bullpen took another hit Thursday as the Diamondbacks placed right-hander Justin Martinez on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.,The team also transferred closer A.J. Puk to the 60-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation and called up left-hander Jose Castillo...
Overreactions and Bold MLB Predictions Heading Into May 2025
From Aaron Judge chasing .400 to the Philadelphia Phillies' recent decline, here are six bold MLB predictions entering May 2025....
Zac Gallen aims to send Diamondbacks to series win vs. Mets
The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets ended April with winning records.,But the last day of the month offered reminders that the rest of the season will present both teams with plenty of challenges.,The Diamondbacks and Mets will play the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday afte...
Diamondbacks survive harrowing ninth inning, hang on to edge Mets
Pinch hitter Geraldo Perdomo's two-run single in the seventh inning put the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks ahead, and they withstood a furious ninth-inning rally by the New York Mets for a 4-3 win on Wednesday night.,Still leading 2-1 in the ninth, the Diamondbacks' Jorge Barrosa and Perdomo lofted b...
Mets bring blazing bats, hot gloves into matchup with D-backs
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said "there's a lot to like about the offense right now" after his team scored 27 runs in lopsided wins Monday and Tuesday night.,The rest of the Mets' game isn't too shabby, either.,The Mets will look to continue their all-around impressive play Wednesday night ...
Mets' bats stay hot in rout of Diamondbacks
Francisco Lindor, Starling Marte and Pete Alonso homered as the host New York Mets remained red-hot with an 8-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Tyrone Taylor had a pair of RBI hits and Jose Azocar added a run-scoring single for the Mets, who a...