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Nick Castellanos drives in 5 as Phillies crush D-backs
Nick Castellanos homered and drove in a season-high five runs, Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies pummeled the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 12-1 on Saturday to even the teams' three-game series.,Bryce Harper went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Kyl...

Zack Wheeler, Phillies aim to get back on track vs. D-backs
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to avoid matching their season-worst, three-game losing streak on Saturday when they continue their three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,The Phillies, who lost three games in a row from May 26-28, have dropped six of their past nine games t...

Diamondbacks stay hot, beat Phillies in NLCS rematch
Gabriel Moreno belted a two-run homer and Joc Pederson and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also went deep to fuel the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Each of the three had two hits and Geraldo Perdomo added an RBI single to send the Diamondbacks to their ...

Phillies face D-backs for first time since 2023 NLCS loss
The Phillies will look to exact a small measure of revenge against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday when the teams open a three-game series in Philadelphia.,Manager Rob Thomson's club had the Diamondbacks pressed up against the ropes in the National League Championship Series last October...

Diamondbacks take rubber game from Nationals
Christian Walker hit his 17th home run of the year, Ryne Nelson pitched seven strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday.,Jake McCarthy had three hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and Randal Grichuk had a two-run double among his two hits...

MacKenzie Gore out to lead Nats to series win over D-backs
Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore looks to continue his strong campaign when the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the Nationals meet in the rubber game of their series on Thursday.,Washington, which has won nine of its past 11 games, evened the three-game set with a 3-1 win on Wednesday.,Gore (...

Red-hot Jesse Winker guides Nationals past D-backs
Jesse Winker hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 3-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.,With Washington trailing 1-0, Lane Thomas drew a two-out walk against Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt, and Winker homered to center on an ...

Eyeing return to .500, Diamondbacks take on Nationals
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to reach .500 for the first time since mid-April when they play the second of three games against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,Arizona defeated the Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night to move into the third wild-card spot in the National League.,"I'm proud ...

Slade Cecconi, Diamondbacks shut out Nationals
Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, Slade Cecconi tossed six strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday.,Joc Pederson had three hits for Arizona, which has won four of five.,Center fielder Corbin Carroll, who left Arizona's ...

Lane Thomas giving Nationals lift going into Diamondbacks series
The streaking Washington Nationals host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night.,The Nationals have won three straight games and eight of nine to move with one game of .500 and into the thick of the National League wild-card chase.,Washington's run has been pro...

Christian Walker, Diamondbacks put up big numbers against White Sox
Christian Walker had three hits, including a solo home run, and drove in three runs to help the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-5 win against the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy also drove in three runs, Joc Pederson had...

White Sox seek rare series win in matchup with D-backs
With a chance to win just their fifth series of the season, the Chicago White Sox will turn to right-hander Drew Thorpe to make his second major league start in Sunday afternoon's rubber game of a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,The 6-foot-4 Thorpe (0-0, 1.80 ERA), who wa...

White Sox swat four homers, rattle Diamondbacks
Lenyn Sosa finished a triple shy of the cycle and collected three RBIs and Andrew Vaughn also homered and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix., ,Paul DeJong and Korey Lee also homered for Chicago, which won for...

White Sox P Erick Fedde faces D-backs, looks for long-awaited win
The Chicago White Sox sit 35 games below .500 and own the worst record in the majors.,Bright spots are hard to find on a squad that has lost 19 of 22 games entering Saturday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,But right-hander Erick Fedde, who starts Saturday, certainly qualifi...

Diamondbacks roll past White Sox to stay hot
Joc Pederson and Eugenio Suarez homered and Ryne Nelson pitched six solid innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks notched a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Phoenix.,Pederson and Tucker Barnhart had two hits and two RBIs as Arizona won for the ninth time in its past 13 games. Lo...

D-backs' Christian Walker on roll ahead of White Sox series
Christian Walker showed off his power by hitting two homers that traveled a combined 868 feet on Thursday.,The Arizona first baseman will look to provide more muscle on Friday when the Diamondbacks open a three-game series against the struggling Chicago White Sox in Phoenix.,Walker has hit three hom...

Joc Pederson's slam helps D-backs demolish Angels
Joc Pederson hit a grand slam and drove in five runs and Christian Walker had two homers and four RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 11-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in Phoenix.,Kevin Newman went 3-for-4 with a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, who scored 23 runs whi...

Air cleared, Angels seek series win vs. Diamondbacks
The Los Angeles Angels held a team meeting on Wednesday to address a horrid loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks one night earlier., ,The on-field response to the long pregame discussion has Los Angeles in position to win the series when the two teams finish a three-game set on Thursday night at Phoenix...

Jose Soriano keeps D-backs in check as Angels roll to win
Jose Soriano pitched eight-plus solid innings and Zach Neto and Jo Adell each homered as the Los Angeles Angels rolled to an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night in Phoenix.,Soriano (4-5) induced the Diamondbacks to hit into four double plays and recorded 16 outs on grounders...

Diamondbacks look to flex muscles in encounter vs. Angels
Randal Grichuk finished last season with the Los Angeles Angels, but his 54-game cameo wasn't productive enough for a return invitation.,Grichuk signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks in mid-February and presented the Angels with a little payback in Tuesday's opener of a three-game set...