D-backs do soul searching after dreadful 110-loss season
PHOENIX (AP) — There’s no getting around the fact the Arizona Diamondbacks were a bad baseball team in 2021. Very bad. Nearly historically bad. The worst part is they thought they were going to be pretty good. In MLB’s current era, teams often tear down their rosters so they can do a total rebuild. Sometimes, […]
VanMeter hits game-winning homer, D-backs beat Rockies 5-4
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 2021 baseball season was a stunner for a lot of the wrong reasons. Josh VanMeter’s game-winning homer on Sunday provided the Diamondbacks with a rare happy surprise. VanMeter’s solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the […]
Rockies rally from seven-run deficit, beat Diamondbacks 9-7
PHOENIX (AP) — Trevor Story hit a go-ahead single in the ninth after Dom Nunez tied it with a pinch-hit solo homer and the Colorado Rockies rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Friday night. Colorado trailed 7-0 after three innings and 7-6 in the ninth, but Nunez led off […]
Wade, Giants beat D-backs in 9th, hold 2-game NL West edge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Late Night LaMonte” finally delivered at home for San Francisco on Thursday night. LaMonte Wade Jr. singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the Giants held their two-game lead in the NL West, beating Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4. The Giants posted their […]
Bryant’s sacrifice fly lifts Giants to win No. 104
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Wood and three relievers combined for a four-hitter for San Francisco, Kris Bryant hit a sacrifice fly and the Giants reached 104 wins for the first time since 1905 by beating the woeful Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 Wednesday night. Manager Gabe Kapler’s ballclub joined the 1945-46 Boston Red Sox as the […]
Seager 2 HRs, Urías, Dodgers win 100th, keep pace in NL West
PHOENIX (AP) — The dominant Dodgers rolled to win No. 100 of the season on Sunday afternoon with a mix that’s served them well all season: terrific starting pitching, a few long homers and a shutdown bullpen. It still might not be enough to catch the San Francisco Giants. Corey Seager hit two solo homers […]
Gallen, Marte help Diamondbacks slow down Dodgers, 7-2
PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte and Carson Kelly homered early off Clayton Kershaw, and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks delayed the Los Angeles Dodgers from reaching 100 wins by beating them 7-2 on Saturday. The Dodgers (99-56) fell two games behind first-place San Francisco in the NL West with seven to play when the Giants beat […]
Dodgers beat Diamondbacks 4-2, keep pace in NL West race
PHOENIX (AP) — Tony Gonsolin’s second pitch of the game was smoked by Arizona’s Josh Rojas before Los Angeles left fielder A.J. Pollock robbed a potential extra-base hit, leaping at the warning track to snag the line drive. Gonsolin raised his arms in the air, then tipped his cap to Pollock. It wasn’t the last […]
Kelly, lowly D-Backs rally past NL East-leading Braves 6-4
PHOENIX (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a tying three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning, Daulton Varsho followed with a go-ahead double and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 6-4 Thursday. Seeking its fourth straight division title, Atlanta saw its lead cut to 2 1/2 games over Philadelphia, which played Pittsburgh […]
Lovullo given 1-year extension through ’22 by Diamondbacks
PHOENIX (AP) — With a little over a week left in the season and his team tied for the worst record in the major leagues at 48-104, Arizona manager Torey Lovullo was given a one-year contract extension through 2022. The deal announced Thursday includes a club option for 2023, according to general manager Mike Hazen. […]