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Royals turn to Michael Wacha in bid for series win vs. D-backs
The Kansas City Royals are attempting to look beyond hot-hitting Bobby Witt Jr. as a means for success on Wednesday when they play the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,"A good team identity is diversity," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. "You can't...
Diamondbacks score early, even series with Royals
Ketel Marte homered in left-hander Jordan Montgomery's return as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Tuesday night, evening the series.,Activated from the 15-day injured list for his first start since June 27 due to right knee inflammation, Montgomery (7-5) retired 1...
D-backs activate LHP Jordan Montgomery for Tuesday start
Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery was activated from the 15-day injured list and will start Tuesday night against the visiting the Kansas City Royals.,Montgomery, 31, progressed enough from right knee inflammation to skip a rehab assignment after three-plus weeks on the IL. He threw...
Diamondbacks aim to slow Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Preparing for the second game of their three-game road series against the Kansas City Royals, the Arizona Diamondbacks have won 12 of 19, climbing from fourth place in the National League West into wild-card contention.,Four Diamondbacks hitters are leading the charge. Ketel Marte, Christian Walker,...
Bobby Witt Jr. adds three more hits as Royals best D-backs
Bobby Witt Jr. collected three hits for the fourth consecutive game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.,Witt tripled in the first inning, doubled in the third and blasted a three-run homer in the fourth.,Attempting Kansas City's cycle since...
D-backs, Royals look to prolong stout starting pitching
Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals enjoyed stout starting pitching upon returning from the All-Star break. ,They will look for more of the same on Monday when the Royals host the Diamondbacks to open a three-game interleague series.,Kansas City is coming off a dominant home swe...
Cubs topple Diamondbacks in 10 innings, avert sweep
Nico Hoerner scored the tying run in the ninth and drove in the winning run in the 10th to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, avoiding a sweep of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Dansby Swanson was intentionally walked to start the 10th, which put ru...
Diamondbacks, Zac Gallen shut out Cubs
Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll homered in a three-run third inning and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 3-0 win against the Chicago Cubs in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday evening.,Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen (7-5) navigated through five shutout innings...
Kyle Hendricks heating up as Cubs take on Diamondbacks
Kyle Hendricks will try for a repeat performance when the veteran right-hander takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arizona won the opener of the three-game series 5-2 on Friday.,Hendricks (2-7, 6.78 ERA) is coming off his best outing of t...
Ryne Nelson fans career-high 9 as D-backs beat Cubs
Ryne Nelson struck out a career-high nine batters in 5 2/3 innings to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Nelson (7-6) allowed one run on three hits and two walks for Arizona, which won for the fift...
D-backs look to pick up steam in matinee vs. Cubs
After ending the first half much better than they began it, the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to pick up where they left off when they open a three-game series at the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks won four of five games before the All-Star break and went 10-5 over the final two ...
Kevin Kiermaier's slam helps Blue Jays edge D-backs
Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam in a six-run fourth inning and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a go-ahead home run in the seventh to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix.,Guerrero had three hits and scored twice, while Ernie Clement also had t...
Kevin Kiermaier's slam helps Blue Jays edge Diamondbacks
Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam in the six-run fourth inning and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a go-ahead home run in the seventh to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix.,Guerrero had three hits and scored twice, Ernie Clement also had three...
Corbin Carroll, D-backs look to ride power surge vs. Jays
Corbin Carroll was one of the most exciting players in baseball last year in his first full major league season.,The reigning National League Rookie of the Year has been in a season-long rut but displayed signs of a breakout with two homers and a career-best six RBIs in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 12-...
Corbin Carroll (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) leads D-backs past Jays
Corbin Carroll smacked two homers and drove in a career-high six runs and Jose Herrera reached base four times on three hits and a walk to help the Arizona Diamondbacks notch a 12-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night at Phoenix.,Yilber Diaz (1-0) made his second major league start ...
Corbin Carroll (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) leads D-back past Jays
Corbin Carroll smacked two homers and drove in a career-high six runs and Jose Herrera reached base four times on three hits and a walk to help the Arizona Diamondbacks notch an 12-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night at Phoenix.,Yilber Diaz (1-0) made his second major league start...
D-backs strive to continue climb vs. Blue Jays
The Arizona Diamondbacks will arrive at the ballpark Saturday with a winning record for the first time since April 3.,Arizona rallied to produce a 5-4 victory in the opener of a three-game series Friday night in Phoenix. Alek Thomas stroked a two-run tying single in the eighth and Geraldo Perdomo's ...
Diamondbacks come up with walk-off win over Jays
Geraldo Perdomo hit a sacrifice fly to score Corbin Carroll with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Phoenix.,Alek Thomas delivered a tying two-run single in the eighth for the Diamondbacks, who...
Jake McCarthy's HR robbery preserves Arizona win over Atlanta
Eugenio Suarez homered for the second straight night and Brandon Pfaadt tossed six strong innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks post a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Phoenix.,Jake McCarthy robbed Matt Olson of a tying homer in the ninth as Arizona earned a split of the f...
Eugenio Suarez looks to help D-backs salvage split vs. Braves
Eugenio Suarez's bat was missing in action for the first three-plus months of the season but it is heating up in July.,Suarez was a sub-.200 hitter when the month began but he has rediscovered his stroke. The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman will look to keep up the torrid hitting when his club cl...