Diamondbacks 9, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Oct 28) — The Texas Rangers‘ bats fell silent as they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9–1, Saturday. Lackluster offense and uninspired pitching led to the Rangers’ downfall in this one before a crowd of 42,500. Mitch Garver chipped in with a homer in the fourth, but it wasn’t […]
Read MoreRangers 6, Diamondbacks 5 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Oct 27) — The Texas Rangers won in walk-off fashion, 6–5, on Friday, giving them a 1–0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series. A walk-off home run by Adolis Garcia helped seal the deal before a sellout crowd of 42,472. With the first game in the […]
Read MoreAstros 1, Diamondbacks 0 PHOENIX, Sep. 30 — A one-out double by Jose Abreu drove in Kyle Tucker from first base, giving the Houston Astros a 1–0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday evening. With the victory, the Astros have clinched a playoff berth in the American League and still have a chance to win […]
Read MoreAstros 2, Diamondbacks 1 PHOENIX, Sep. 29 — Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña made a tremendous diving stop to rob Tommy Pham of a game-tying single, saving the game and, possibly, a playoff berth as his Astros defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2–1, Friday night in front of 36,133 at Chase Field. Diamondbacks staff ace Zac […]
Read MoreDiamondbacks 7, Cubs 6 (13 innings) PHOENIX, Sep. 16 — Two teams thick in the hunt for the NL Wild Card. An apparent go-ahead home run correctly overturned by replay. Twenty-six position players and fifteen pitchers used. Seven runs scored in extra innings. A spectator arrested for running onto the field. The tying run scoring […]
Read MoreDiamondbacks 9, Rockies 7 DENVER, Aug 16 — Monday night, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black said of Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker, “If you make mistakes, he can make you pay. If you make pitches, like all hitters, you can get him out. But if you make a mistake, he’s dangerous, man.” Wednesday afternoon […]
Read MoreThe New York Mets have managed to stay busy this off-season with their signing of Tommy Pham. It’s a one-year, $6 million agreement, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Also, USA Today’s Bob Nightingale tweets that the contract contains $2 million in available incentives. Incentives Pham has passed his physical, and incentives […]
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