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Eduardo Rodriguez, Ryan Waldschmidt guide D-backs past Mets
Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt had two hits and three RBIs in his second major league start, Eduardo Rodriguez did not allow a hit until the sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 5-1 in the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday in Phoenix.,Waldschmidt doubled in two runs in t...
Diamondbacks pitchers determined to 'be better' vs. Mets
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo summoned the starting rotation to his office on a road trip in Chicago during a recent rough patch.,"It was to remind us that we are really good, and what we are going through now is not who we are," right-hander Merrill Kelly said.,Maybe the meeting was no...
Merrill Kelly, Ildemaro Vargas lead D-backs over Mets
Ildemaro Vargas had a two-run single, Merrill Kelly delivered his most effective start of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 2-1 to even the three-game series in Phoenix on Saturday.,Kelly (2-3) gave up one run on three hits in seven innings in his fifth start since retur...
D-backs hope prospect Ryan Waldschmidt can provide spark vs. Mets
The Arizona Diamondbacks believe they took a step toward addressing a slumbering offense when they promoted top prospect Ryan Waldschmidt from Triple-A Reno on Friday.,Five-year veteran Alek Thomas, whose .181 batting average typified the D-backs' sputtering start, was designated for assignment in a...
Mets outlast D-backs in 10 innings to extend hot streak
Mark Vientos and Carson Benge had RBI doubles in a two-run 10th inning and the New York Mets won their fourth game in the past five with a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday.,Vientos doubled on the first pitch he saw from Kevin Ginkel (1-2) to score the automatic runner i...
Mets outlast D-backs in 10th for fourth win in last 5 games
Mark Vientos and Carson Benge had RBI doubles in a two-run 10th and the New York Mets won their fourth game in the last five with a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday.,Vientos doubled on the first pitch he saw from Kevin Ginkel (1-2) to score the automatic runner in the 1...
D-backs eager to ignite offense in opener vs. Mets
These days, the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense is mirroring the desert climate of the team's home: dry.,The Diamondbacks have lost six of their past seven games. They've scored just 12 total runs in those losses and have been shut out twice. ,They'll aim to get it back on track Friday night when they...
Brandon Lowe helps hot Pirates slide past Diamondbacks
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 and scored twice to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win in the rubber match of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday at Phoenix.,Starting pitcher Mitch Keller (4-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four with two walks over six inning...
Pirates, buoyed by shutout win, pursue series victory over D-backs
The Pittsburgh Pirates will take aim at their fifth victory in six games when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Phoenix.,The Pirates and Diamondbacks have split the first two games of the set. Arizona rolled to a 9-0 victory on Tuesday b...
Paul Skenes fires 8 strong innings as Pirates blank Diamondbacks
Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight stellar innings and Brandon Lowe hit a towering homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night in Phoenix.,Lowe's first-inning blast off Michael Soroka was all the offense Skenes (5-2) needed as he silenc...
Pirates' Paul Skenes bids to return to form vs. Diamondbacks
Paul Skenes attempts to bounce back from a shaky outing when the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night at Phoenix.,The right-hander served up two first-inning homers and gave up five runs (three earned) and seven hits in five innings of a 10-5 loss to the St. Louis Card...
D-backs support Eduardo Rodriguez's gem, blank Pirates
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed seven scoreless innings and Geraldo Perdomo had a two-run double during a five-run sixth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks notched a 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Rodriguez (3-0) allowed two hits and three walks while striking out seve...
Sagging Diamondbacks sense opportunity in return to Arizona against Pirates
The Arizona Diamondbacks were beaten and battered on a 2-6 excursion and have fallen a game below .500.,The Diamondbacks will look to regain their form with a six-game homestand that begins Tuesday night in Phoenix with the opener of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Arizona's woes be...
Michael Busch drives in 4 as Cubs win, sweep D-backs
Michael Busch drove in four runs to lead the host Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday.,Busch doubled and scored a run in the second and broke the game open for good with a three-run triple in the fifth as Chicago finished the three-game sweep with its 11th straight win at...
Cubs eager to continue home dominance in clash vs. D-backs
The Chicago Cubs will turn to left-hander Matthew Boyd in an attempt to sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon and bump their home winning streak to 11 games.,Winners of 14 of their last 17 games overall and 13-5 at home this season, the Cubs secured a series win with a 2-0 triumph on Sa...
Cubs win 10th straight at home with shutout of Diamondbacks
Ian Happ hit a 399-foot homer into the wind, Shota Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 for their 10th straight home victory.,Happ hit his eighth homer leading off the second inning off Ryne Nelson (1-3), a line drive into the right field se...
Red-hot Ildemaro Vargas, struggling D-backs gear up for Cubs
Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas is the top hitter in baseball now that he has reached the qualifying threshold, but that might not mean the kidding will stop.,Vargas raised his batting average to a major-league-leading .404 with a four-hit game in the Diamondbacks' 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, ...
Cubs stay hot, edge Diamondbacks in series opener
Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday in the first game of a weekend series.,Busch triggered a three-run first with a bases-loaded single, then the Cubs added three more in t...
Cubs edge D-backs to pull within half-game of first
Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday in the first game of a weekend series.,Busch triggered a three-run first with a bases-loaded single, then the Cubs added three more in t...
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