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Zac Gallen pitches for the Diamondbacks in their 3–0 victory over the Brewers.

Gallen Fans Eleven as Diamondbacks Blank Brewers

Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0 PHOENIX, Apr. 10 — Right-hander Zac Gallen scattered three hits across seven scoreless innings, striking out 11 to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3–0 shutout victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night. The Diamondbacks got on the board in the bottom of the first after the Brewers went down 1–2–3. […]

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Tampa Bay Rays Match MLB’s Best Start

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are on fire as they won another game to match MLB’s best start of the Wild Card era this past Sunday. Nine games played and nine wins. That start matches the Kansas City Royals of 2003 for the best streak to start a season. Then on Monday, they won again and […]

Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks pitching against the Dodgers. Gallen will start against the Brewers Monday night.

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Diamondbacks Report: Diamondbacks Take Three from Dodgers, Brewers Up Next

Arizona Diamondbacks

Diamondbacks Report: Diamondbacks Take Three of Four from Dodgers, Face Brewers Next PHOENIX, Apr. 10 — The Arizona Diamondbacks are riding a three-game winning streak, having taken three of four from their nemesis, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Combined with their 2–2 road split with the Dodgers and 1–1 road split with the San Diego Padres, […]

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Top 100 Countdown: Cleveland Guardians’ Prospects, Nos. 5 and 4

Cleveland Guardians

SportRelay.com continues our countdown of the Cleveland Guardians’ top 100 prospects for 2023 with Number 5: Xzavion Curry and No.4: George Valera. Curry competed for a bullpen spot during spring training while Valera had five at-bats and was shut down with a sore right wrist. Curry was strong early, gave up some hits late, and […]

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Toronto Blue Jays Closer Jordan Romano’s Success

Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano’s success these past three seasons has been impressive. Still, most do not know of him. Not only is he the team’s closer for the imminent future, he has also emerged as one of the more dominant closers in all of baseball. Back with the Blue Jays Organization Selected by the […]

Josh Rojas and Geraldo Perdomo exchanging high-fives in the Diamondbacks victory over the Dodgers

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Diamondbacks Belt 16 Hits, Trounce Dodgers in Easter Hit Parade

Diamondbacks 11, Dodgers 6 PHOENIX, Apr. 9 — Every Arizona Diamondbacks starter notched at least one hit, belting 16 total in an 11–6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Easter Sunday afternoon. Josh Rojas went 3-for-5 with two runs out of the leadoff spot in the victory. The Dodgers opened the scoring in the top […]

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How the Utility Player Role has Changed in Today’s Game

General Baseball

The utility player has changed in major league baseball since the 1980’s and even the 1970’s, but nothing has been as dramatic as what we have seen over the past five to seven years. With the way the game has transformed recently, baseball’s latest emphasis is to have more pitchers on the roster. Teams find […]

Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks congratulating teammate Evan Longoria after his home run against the Dodgers. Carroll was right about to hit a home run himself.

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Diamondbacks Rally against Kershaw, Defeat Dodgers

Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 3 PHOENIX, Apr. 7 — Evan Longoria and Corbin Carroll hit back-to-back home runs off Clayton Kershaw to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a lead they never relinquished as they downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6–3, Friday night in Phoenix. Longoria went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI, and two runs […]