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Diamondbacks rally to finally get a win over Braves
Eugenio Suarez homered and had three RBIs, and Geraldo Perdomo added three hits, two runs and one RBI to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night in Phoenix.,Christian Walker forced in the tiebreaking run by walking with the bases loaded in the eighth...

Braves bid to remain unbeaten vs. Diamondbacks
Adam Duvall hit another long homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks and instantly recalled it was nowhere near as impressive as his 2021 blast in Phoenix.,Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to power their way past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night for the third straight time in a four-game se...

Chris Sale gets win No. 12 as Braves down D-backs
Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Marcell Ozuna and Duvall each had two hits and two runs while Jarred Kelenic also had two hits as the...

Braves, D-backs face off in prime-time pitching matchup
The Atlanta Braves pushed back the start of All-Star left-hander Chris Sale by one day, setting up a stellar pitching matchup against Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen when the teams meet Tuesday night in Phoenix.,Sale (11-3, 2.71 ERA) is tied for the major league lead in victories. Galle...

Braves peak late, sink D-backs in 11th
Sean Murphy hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Marcell Ozuna lined a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to center in the 11th as the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night in Phoenix.,Arizona was two strikes away from winning in the ninth wh...

Braves scratch Chris Sale, recall Bryce Elder to start vs. D-backs
The Atlanta Braves scratched All-Star left-hander Chris Sale from his Monday night start against the Arizona Diamondbacks and recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett to start the contest.,The Braves announced the promotion of Elder four-plus hours before first pitch. No reason was i...

Braves send All-Star Chris Sale to take on Diamondbacks
Chris Sale signed with the Atlanta Braves in the offseason intending to get his career back on track.,The left-hander surely wasn't expecting to be headed to the All-Star Game as one of the National League's top pitchers.,One day after earning his eighth All-Star selection -- and first since 2018 --...

Eugenio Suarez's potent bat powers Diamondbacks over Padres
Eugenio Suarez snapped a tie with a two-run homer Sunday and Ryne Nelson fired 6 2/3 solid innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 9-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Suarez drilled his seventh homer with two outs in the top of the seventh and Geraldo Perdomo aboard after a walk. He lin...

Diamondbacks finding ways to win, to Padres' detriment
They didn't have their All-Star second baseman, and they blew a late lead for the second straight game.,No problem for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who outlasted the San Diego Padres 7-5 in 10 innings Saturday night to give themselves a chance to win a second straight road series against a National Lea...

D-backs' Brandon Pfaadt exits game with left ankle contusion
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt left in the fifth inning Saturday night at San Diego after getting hit in the left ankle with a line drive.,Pfaadt exited with Arizona trying to protect a 2-1 lead after he was struck by a drive off the bat of Padres first baseman Luis Arraez. The pla...

Christian Walker, D-backs outlast Padres in extras
Christian Walker's two-run single in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres.,With Corbin Carroll placed at second to start the inning, Geraldo Perdomo bunted for a hit when reliever Wandy Peralta (2-2) mishandled the ...

D-backs' Brandon Pfaadt exits game after taking liner off foot
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt left in the fifth inning Saturday night at San Diego after getting hit in the foot with a line drive.,Pfaadt exited with Arizona trying to protect a 2-1 lead after a line drive from Padres first baseman Luis Arraez hit him on the left foot. The play l...

Padres' clutch hitting becoming the norm, to D-backs' detriment
The way Manny Machado figured it, a one-run deficit going into the bottom of the ninth wasn't a big deal, even if the San Diego Padres had just blown a 7-2 lead Friday night against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,"It's just one run," he said. "We've been in worse situations before and come back....

Manny Machado's 9th-inning homer lifts Padres past D-backs
Manny Machado's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 10-8 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arizona overcame a 7-2 deficit in the top of the ninth. Alek Thomas whacked a grand slam off closer Robert Suarez with one out to pull the Di...

Manny Machado blasts 2-run HR in 9th to lift Padres past Diamondbacks
Manny Machado's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 10-8 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arizona overcame a 7-2 deficit in the top of the ninth. Alek Thomas whacked a grand slam off closer Robert Suarez with one out to pull it wit...

Padres, Diamondbacks look for strong effort from starters
As the San Diego Padres start an eight-game homestand Friday night with the opener of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, they do so with an 11-3 record in their past 14 games and stand at a season-high five games over .500.,But to continue to climb in the standings and be the team...

Christian Walker homers twice as D-backs down Dodgers
Christian Walker produced a second straight multi-homer game as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks posted a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.,Walker socked five homers in the series to help the Diamondbacks win the final two games after dropping the opener on Tuesday.,Accord...

D-backs' Christian Walker to shoot for Dodger Stadium fences again
The Arizona Diamondbacks' Christian Walker will have another chance to do damage against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of a three-game series Thursday night. ,Walker hit two home runs Wednesday as the Diamondbacks rallied for a 12-4 victory to even the series. Walker has seven home runs in e...

Christian Walker homers twice as Diamondbacks crush Dodgers
Christian Walker continued to torment his division rival with two more home runs, and Gabriel Moreno and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also went deep as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 12-4 road victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday., ,Walker now has seven home runs in eight games ag...

Diamondbacks call up RHP Cristian Mena to face Dodgers
The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Cristian Mena to make his major league debut Wednesday on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks optioned right-hander Gavin Hollowell to Triple-A Reno.,Mena, 21, is 3-2 with a 4.90 ERA over 16 starts at Reno...